What is special education/inclusive education/ specially designed instruction? by Colleen McClure

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Inclusive education is for everybody, unbiased and no prejudice. Not only for the extreme ends of the spectrum.

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It’s for everyone. Adapting learning for all learners

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Special education is paying specific attention to students with exceptional needs.

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different pedagogical approaches to ensure all students are having their needs met

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When a student needs more one on one help and need more support than what can be given

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Inclusive education is for everyone, leveraging people's differences to create a space where everyone feels welcome.

for everyone

mora1_4 — 2026-01-06 17:14:22 UTC

For everyone

adaptive

catering to individual needs to strengthen group

Ensuring everyone is safe and present

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Modification and accomodations for learners. Modifications such as altering assignments for specific learners. Accomodations such as more time, subtitles, instructions in first language.

mgibbon3 — 2026-01-06 17:14:36 UTC

It is making students feel welcome in the classroom and implementing resources to support all students.

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instruction that is catered for an individuals specific learning needs

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Inclusive education is for everyone. It is about including everyone in ways that work for them, and providing opportunities when available. It can be personal, or delivered to a whole group.

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More individual. learning plan for each individual

mora1_4 — 2026-01-06 17:15:16 UTC

Supports students of all disabilities and spectrums

mgibbon3 — 2026-01-06 17:15:51 UTC

Adapting education for students specific needs

Inclusive education = for everyone, and intended to help us understand the diversity of learning needs within a classroom to remove barriers. We often prescribe certain categories for students but everyone has unique needs, strengths, and weaknesses.

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IPP's and IEP's used to help each student achieve their goals or make at minimum make progress in the classroom.

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trying to account for the different needs of different students

blanket approaches often fail to provide inclusivity in classrooms

mora1_4 — 2026-01-06 17:16:12 UTC

Meets the specific needs of students and their learning styles / needs / challenges

For everyone! Creating a lack of isolation in the classroom, not leaving students out in the form of success and socialization. Using techniques to accommodate different learning styles, often context dependent. Equity for your students, meeting them where they're at.

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For specific needs, classrooms that have been reformed in curriculum, structure, design, outcome expectations.

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Making sure everyone can participate with it being comfortable to them. Check ins, meeting students where they are. Mindfulness; not making assumptions. Listening to people.

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The exclusion of exclusion

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Specific and individualized strategies to address certain learning challenges that are not accommodated by the standardized system of education.

mgibbon3 — 2026-01-06 17:17:13 UTC

it is tailoring to towards specific individuals to accommodate to their learning styles

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Increasing seats at the table, not taking them away. Increase table size if necessary.

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Increasing quality of life for all

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Special education is a type of inclusive education for students with specific needs for learning, adapting teaching to students' needs

mora1_4 — 2026-01-06 17:17:39 UTC

Making sure everyone is safe and feels included/welcome. Making sure everyone's needs are met. The foundation of class community, and allows students to learn in a place where they belong.

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Inclusion is making an active effort to ensure everyone feels included, safe and comfortable being themselves. An inclusive environment is free from bias and free from prejudice.

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Keeping students of all levels and abilities engaged in learning.

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Deviation from standardized curriculum and practices to address specific student needs and learning goals.

Adapting your course for the students, rather than trying to change/adapt your student into your teaching.

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It can be presented in many different ways, whenever the "mainstream" ways of education are not applicable for all individuals. It looks very different depending on individual needs, but is centered around offering speciliazed solutions for challenges.

mgibbon3 — 2026-01-06 17:19:30 UTC

visibility, acceptance, judgement free, improving community, fostering relationships, understanding diffrences, celebrating strengths

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Inclusive education is a pedagogical approach that focuses on accommodations. It is designed to be for everyone's different learning styles, from individual to collaborative.

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Instructions personalized for students in the classroom, made to include everyone's specific needs, creating plans for said students' needs

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This is insutrction designed for a specific route or outcome, differing depending on the student or need of the classroom. It can be crafted individually, and may be dynamic or change over time; this is tied to problem solving skills.

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The importance of destigmatization to recognize the unique strengths we each bring to school and the larger world.

Primary bring everybody into the topic type education

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Learning designated towards individuals with specific learning disabilities

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Inclusion is all about helping students achieve the same goals, despite the differing steps. It is also tied to seeing the students and making them feel accepted and as a part of the group, while also activley making decisions that include everyone. It is breaking down barriers to ensure education for all.

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Similar to the RTI (response to intervention), each students fall on certain tiers ( tier 1 = universal, tier 2 = targeted support, Tier 3 = Individualized intervention). Each of those students needs different kinds of help/instruction.