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-The decision of a child's educational placements require the public agency to include parents of students with disabilities in the decision.
-Students with disabilities recieve an individualized education program (IEP) that includes the level of academic achievement in the child and how it affects their academic involvement.
-IEP's include all of the support services and staff used by the child such as therapists and counselors.
-IEP's include measurable, yearly goals, including academics and overall functional development.

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-2/3rds of students under IDEA spent 80% of their day in the general education classroom.
-Students with disabilities recieved an alternative certificate for their high school diploma, meeting the same standards of those without disbilities.

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Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA): provides free and appropriate public-school education for eligible students aged 3-21.

33% of students had a learning disability
19% with speech or language impediment
7% with autism

*95% of these students served under IDEA were enrolled in general education schools*

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-French educational policies and documents are too broad regarding statements of inclusion in the mainstream classroom.
-In a study, only 2 French providences addressed specific accomodations to special education.
-Only 7 out of those 13 providences addressed instructional strategies or exemptions in their curriculum documents.

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-France has recognized the need for preparing teachers to support students with disabilies by giving them strategies and special education specialists.
-In 2019, French educators created 12.00 new positions for learning disability support workers and experts.
-Schools are working towards more specific professional development opportunities that are geared toward inclusive educational practices.
-Some of the strategies that proved the best inclusive practices were physical, social, and psychological inclusion of students through group activities.

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-Inclusion has been mandatory in French schools since 2005.
- There has been a 7.5% increase of students with disabilities in mainstream education since this.
-Students with disabilities get assigned a reference teacher to follow their progress and communicate with parents and families.

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Teacher attitudes towards special education

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Teacher attitudes towards special education

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-Teachers have less favorable attitudes towards inclusion of special education students because they are not prepared.
-This is caused by lack of mastery experiences, societal atttudes and emotional states.
-They lack professional development opportunities and resources given by the school.