BY FAITH BODNAR AND MARY ELLEN TURPEL-LAFOND, SPECIAL TO THE VANCOUVER SUN Inclusion doesn’t mean parking children in a class without needed supports and expecting the teacher to meet their needs. It means providing nurturing classrooms that support every learner and offering specialist behavioural supports to assist teachers in making this work. Inclusion is not only a legal and moral obligation — it is best practice. Extensive research, including a recent study done at Simon Fraser University, demonstrates that all students benefit from inclusive classrooms. We need to pay close attention to how our districts and trustees support inclusion. A district cannot claim to support best practice and evidence based principles but cut essential service to vulnerable students. vancouversun/…/children+…/10253439/story.html
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