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Students with disabilities in mainstream classrooms: A resource for teachers [1] by Anthony Shaddock, Loretta Giorcelli and Sue Smith was primarily written for mainstream teachers but it is also useful for parents and carers.
The resource is divided into 3 sections:
1. Students with a disability in mainstream classrooms - theory and practice including:
- How Australian society is responding to "difference"
- The impact on schools and teachers
- What is driving inclusive practice
- What supports do teachers need if they are going to teach inclusively
2. Strategies for teachers including:
- Practical teaching strategies that all mainstream teachers can use
- Differentiated Instruction
- Setting up the inclusive classroom
- Assisting with friendships and networks
- Planning, collaborating and involving others - teachers, parents, other students, teaching assistants and members of the school community
- How to contribute to change in whole school culture
3. Resources, references and websites
This resource was part of an Australian Government Department of Education, Science & Training (DEST) funded project to Improve Learning Outcomes of Students with Disabilities in Mainstream Classes in the Early, Middle and Post Compulsory Years of Schooling.
The report can be downloaded from www.dest.gov.au/schools/losd.htm
The final report for this project Project to Improve Learning Outcomes of Students with Disabilities in Mainstream Classes in the Early, Middle and Post Compulsory Years of Schooling - Final Research Report [2] (1.3MB PDF) can also be downloaded from www.dest.gov.au/schools/losd.htm
[1] Shaddock, A Giorcelli, L & Smith, S 2007, Students with disabilities in mainstream classrooms: A resource for teachers, accessed 19/11/07, (832KB PDF)
www.dest.gov.au/schools/losd.htm
[2] Shaddock, A Giorcelli, L & Smith, S 2007, Project to Improve Learning Outcomes of Students with Disabilities in Mainstream Classes in the Early, Middle and Post Compulsory Years of Schooling - Final Research Report, Report to Australian Department of Education, Science and Training, accessed 19/11/2007, www.dest.gov.au/schools/losd
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