Inclusion in regular educaion classrooms

Article Summary:
Preparing the inclusion classroom for students with special physical and health needs.



It is very important for classroom teachers to understand the specific needs for students’ with physical and/or health impairments. Teachers also must be educated to accommodate and adapt to the students specific learning needs.
There are ranges of different physical and health impairments that can be in a regular classroom. Some may include neuromotor impairments such as traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and cerebral palsy. Other conditions that are found for health impairments can include the following: congenital heart failure, hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, and diabetes.
Some classroom teachers are lucky to have intensive training programs or in-services to help them become more knowledgeable. While other classroom teachers may have one class that may have or may not have dealt with the specific impairment that will be in their classroo...