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How to Write an Inclusive Curriculum

Inclusive teaching forces the teacher to take new approaches to communicating the same materials. In any given classroom, students with different abilities, strengths, weaknesses and handicaps exist. These factors may be physical, mental, social or a combination of each. By writing an inclusive curriculum, a teacher benefits herself, the students who require special approaches and even those who do not, because seeing things from multiple perspectives is a valuable learning approach for anyone. To write an inclusive curriculum, you must leave room for flexibility and unexpected obstacles in the class schedule.

Instructions

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      List known learning handicaps or disabilities in your class. Attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, dyscalculia and behavioral disorders of varying degrees may exist in your classroom, and each student with one or more of these issues will need a unique approach.

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      Assess how your classroom material would be difficult for a student with each disability to comprehend. Write a separate assessment for each type of disability. For example, write out how a math lesson would be difficult for a student with ADD to understand, and how it would be uniquely difficult for a student with dyscalculia to understand.

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      List alternative methods to teaching for each type of disability present in your classroom. For example, if there is a student with dyscalculia in your math class, write out ways to visualize math problems, solve written math problems with physical, tangible objects or play math games.

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      Use alternative methods with the entire class at the same time, rather than with the disabled or handicapped student alone. Use both traditional and alternative methods in a single lesson. Write your lessons with both of these approaches so that every student has time with both approaches.

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      Conduct regular reviews of your teaching methods. Hold parent-student conferences to assess student comprehension and compliance on projects and homework. Have students fill out surveys about their comprehension, enjoyment level and suggestions about class material and presentation. Alter your presentation of material constantly as feedback suggests changes.

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