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Showing posts with label social inclusion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social inclusion. Show all posts
Monday, April 8, 2013
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Hanby's inclusiveness provides an education- Hanby Middle School in Oregon
Joyce Rogers said that beginning with her daughter's first day of kindergarten, it was important she be included in a traditional classroom environment.
Now 14, Rogers' daughter Ariel, who was born with Down syndrome, spends more than 80 percent of her day in mainstream classes with her peers at Hanby Middle School in Gold Hill.
"We really wanted an inclusive program from day one," said Rogers. "And she is doing what every other kid is doing."
Hanby Middle School was recognized by the DSASO earlier this month with an Inclusion Excellence Award for its work with students such as Ariel.
Rogers, who works as a reading specialist for the Down Syndrome Association of Southern Oregon, said that her daughter spends each day in the classroom as any other teenager would, a practice that isn't as common in neighboring school districts.
"I can't imagine not running a school this way," said Scott Dippel, Hanby's principal.
Dippel said that while he believes all schools likely make an effort to integrate students with intellectual disabilities into mainstream classrooms, the effort isn't always simple.
"It does at times take a lot of work, and faith," said Dippel. "Some parents are hesitant."
Dippel said Ariel's case was the perfect combination of willing parents and an inclusive school that trusted Ariel would be comfortable in a regular classroom.
"The association told us we were very unique," said Dippel.
Read more of Teresa Ristow's Mail Tribune article HERE.
Now 14, Rogers' daughter Ariel, who was born with Down syndrome, spends more than 80 percent of her day in mainstream classes with her peers at Hanby Middle School in Gold Hill.
"We really wanted an inclusive program from day one," said Rogers. "And she is doing what every other kid is doing."
Hanby Middle School was recognized by the DSASO earlier this month with an Inclusion Excellence Award for its work with students such as Ariel.
Rogers, who works as a reading specialist for the Down Syndrome Association of Southern Oregon, said that her daughter spends each day in the classroom as any other teenager would, a practice that isn't as common in neighboring school districts.
"I can't imagine not running a school this way," said Scott Dippel, Hanby's principal.
Dippel said that while he believes all schools likely make an effort to integrate students with intellectual disabilities into mainstream classrooms, the effort isn't always simple.
"It does at times take a lot of work, and faith," said Dippel. "Some parents are hesitant."
Dippel said Ariel's case was the perfect combination of willing parents and an inclusive school that trusted Ariel would be comfortable in a regular classroom.
"The association told us we were very unique," said Dippel.
Read more of Teresa Ristow's Mail Tribune article HERE.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Inclusive Approach For Special Students Pays Off For All At Hub Elementary
At the Henderson school, where up to 35 percent of the 228 students have a disability, there are two certified teachers in every classroom — one in general, elementary education and one in special education. The school’s academic philosophy is that “it’s not the students who are disabled, but the curriculum,’’ and that it is the job of teachers and administrators to help students learn through digital textbook readers, visual arts, or movement.
Read Akilah Johnson's Boston Globe article HERE
Read Akilah Johnson's Boston Globe article HERE
Monday, June 22, 2009
Buddy Play
Do you need to work on your child's play skills? Buddy Play promotes natural interaction and learning between kids with special needs and their typical peers. Seeing the need for more social, inclusion opportunities for kids with special needs and their typically developing peers, Bernadette Fatehi started Buddy Play.
Bernadette says: "It is natural for children to learn from each other. Younger siblings have always aspired to do and be like their older brothers or sisters. Likewise, when any child is with a group of peers, he or she will have an opportunity to mimic or practice behaviors and skills that they will use throughout life. It is my opinion that any time children with special needs and “typical” children come together as one group, both sides can learn a great deal from each other!"
Bernadette says: "It is natural for children to learn from each other. Younger siblings have always aspired to do and be like their older brothers or sisters. Likewise, when any child is with a group of peers, he or she will have an opportunity to mimic or practice behaviors and skills that they will use throughout life. It is my opinion that any time children with special needs and “typical” children come together as one group, both sides can learn a great deal from each other!"
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social inclusion,
social skills,
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