Differentiating Within An Inclusive Classroom - 1766 Words

Section 1:- Rationale This paper will be about differentiating within an inclusive classroom. Differentiating in the classroom today is basically that â€Å"students have multiple options for taking in information, making sense of ideas and expressing what they learn† (Woodcock, Dixon, Tanner, 2015, p. 62). And inclusive classroom is basically a classroom where students have and fair and equal opportunity to learn. As inclusion is basically about the school adapting to the students, and not the student adapting to the school, which is defined as integration. Teachers today need â€Å"to find more constructive ways to collectively respond to and take responsibility for helping our children and youth† (Ellis, Hart, Small-McGinley, 1998, p.142). I†¦show more content†¦The Disability Standards for Education (2005, s. 3.3) states that adjustments is â€Å"a measure or action (or a group of measures or actions) taken by an education provider that has the effect of assisting a student wi th a disability in relation to an admission or enrolment (to apply for the admission or enrolment), in relation to a course or program (to participate in the course or program), and in relation to facilities or services (to use the facilities or services).† I know this first hand as to my condition doing university, because I knew I was struggling because of what was happening to me, so I went to the university to help, and they provided me with Reasonable Adjustment (RA) to assist me in my education at university. These adjustments were in the range of attendance to lectures to extension to assessments and special conditions for final exams. Section 2:- Implementation of the Strategies The case study I have chosen is Michaela Richardson, who is six years old and is in Year 1 (Stage 1). From the data supplied, I have found out that she likes rhyming words, and is very independent in her problem solving, she also works well with other students. But she prefers to struggle with difficult work on her own, even though the teacher gives her guidance and instructions. She searches blindly for answers and battles her way to