Inclusive Education (IE)
It is a new approach towards educating the children with disability and learning difficulties with that of normal ones within the same roof.
Inclusive education is also called inclusion.
Inclusion is education that includes everyone, with non disabled and disabled people (including those special educational needs ) learning together in mainstream Schools , Colleges and Universities.
The principle of inclusive education was adopted at the “World conference on special needs education”
Inclusive education means the place where the children with or without disabilities participate and learn together in the same class.
The idea behind inclusive education is that students with special needs will be placed in the same classroom environment as other students of their own age who do not have special needs.
Inclusive education implies all young learners young people with / without disabilities being able to learn together through access to common pre schools and schools with an appropriate network of support services.
Importance of inclusive education
A . Children develops a positive understanding of themselves and others
- Appreciates diversity
-Growth of respect and understanding
-Inculcates culture
B. Develop friendship
-> Social skills like
- following directions
- Using manners
- Working with others
- good hygiens
- Greetings
- Being sportive
- Listening to others
C. Children learn important Academic skills
-> learn to write read and do math
D. Greater Sensitivity
- understand how words can hurt
- practices patience
- Learns Empathy
E. Better understanding of strength and weakness
F. Development of healthy citizenship
G. Achievement of universalization
H. Fulfill constitutional responsibilities
