Correct Answer - Option 1 : making subtle provisions for special category children
Inclusive education means including children with disabilities in regular classrooms that have been designed for children without disabilities. It goes beyond children with disabilities and refers to an education system that accommodates all children regardless of their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, linguistic or other conditions.
For teaching in an inclusive classroom, a teacher needs to possess competencies and make provisions that help her/him to plan and implement strategies that provide students with wider access to the regular curriculum.
The teachers in an inclusive classroom should have the-
- ability to problem-solve, to be able to informally assess the skills a student needs (rather than relying solely on standardised curriculum
- take advantage of children’s individual interests and use their internal motivation for developing required skills
- make appropriate expectations for each student, regardless of the student’s capabilities. If teachers can do this, it allows all students to be included in a class and school
- to learn how to value all kinds of skills that students bring to a class, not just the academic skills. In doing this, teachers will make it explicit that in their classrooms they value all skills
Thus from the above-mentioned points, it is clear that Inclusion in schools primarily focuses on making subtle provisions for special category children.
Teaching Strategies used in Inclusive classroom-
Cooperative Learning-
- Students in a group may have the same or different goals to achieve.
- Students may be assigned different roles.
- Students accept ideas from others.
- Students help each other to learn.
- Students interact with each other to solve problems.
Peer Tutoring-
- supervision and regulation of the performance of a tutee
- providing appropriate contingencies for approved behaviour
- exposing the relationships on a topic and providing appropriate examples to clarify doubts
