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Inclusion
By Sandy

Personally I have never seen a model really work but this year I started doing reverse inclusion inviting students from the regular class to my class and it works so well. They get to interact with my children and work with
my kids and my students are not "left out". The reason why I say I never saw it work - so many times my kids are left aside because it isn't properly put into place. Regular teachers and special education teacher rarely have the collaborative time to make it work. Nice on paper but in reality... When you are a special education teacher teaching several grade levels in 1 room it is

hard to meet the needs in each individual classroom even having assistants to support. Having these students come into my room has made it easier to make it work they come in for projects in my room and enjoy it and it isn't belittling my children I love it and will continue doing this. They are peers in their regular class and we worked it out that we rotate so everyone gets a chance to come to my room and both ends love it the children love coming to my room as my children like having them down. The social aspect is important. It is also difficult if you are an ES teacher so many times our students need more support and it is very stressful on the regular ed teacher to meet these types of needs. Consider the whole picture before placing children in various setting. Each student is an individual and there are situations where inclusion is very appropriate. For some of the more involved students it can be very difficult without the proper supports in place. Which rarely happen.