Inclusive Classroom Management b.ed notes in English

Inclusive Classroom Management b.ed notes

What is Inclusive Classroom?

Inclusive classroom

An inclusive classroom can be defined as the general classroom in which all the students with and without learning differences learn together.

Inclusive classrooms welcome all without any kind of discrimination.

Classroom management is normally one of the critical and complex component in teaching learning process.

In the management of the inclusive classroom the attitudes of the teachers and administration is very important.

The learning of the student is related to how the classroom is managed and controlled. In inclusive classroom extra care to be taken due to the reason that children with special needs require special attention and teaching methodologies.

Methods of Management of Inclusive Classroom

1. Planning/Curriculum

2. Sitting Arrangements

3. Use of Visual aids

4. Use of various instructional formats and Pedagogical methods.

5. Limiting the use of punishment 

6. Implement Universal Design for Learning

7. Use of ICT Tools and Assistive Devices

8. Always ask for help from professionals

9. Overall infrastructure 

1. Planning/Curriculum

Proper planning of the classroom is very important, what kind of teachers should be there, how are the furniture should be there, how will be the assistive devices will be used, etc.

The planning should be changed as per the need of the children time to time.

2. Sitting Arrangements

Sitting arrangement should be in row and should need extra space for an inclusive classroom because some students may have their devices with them.

If some students can be distracted easily they should be sit near to teachers and not near the doors or window.

3. Use of Visual aids

For instruction use visual aids wherever needed for example some symbols and signs, charts and graphs, maps, etc.

Graphics also aids the learning process and also increase the retention.

Visual aids are also very appealing, interesting and interactive.

4. Use of various instructional formats and Pedagogical methods

> Always use the teaching skills as per the students need. One strategy can not be applied on all.

>Try to find out what instruction formats is working on students and adapt that for a particular group of students and so on.

> Teachers always try to adapt new pedagogical skills to make their teaching affective in an inclusive classroom.

5. Limiting the use of punishment

Do not use punishment as this can make the children afraid of the school.

Negative reinforcement can be used instead of punishment to get desired behaviour.

6. Implement Universal Design for Learning

The design which is suitable in most of the setting and applied worldwide with good results should be implemented and updated time to time for the betterment of the management of the inclusive classroom.

7. Use of ICT Tools and Assistive Devices

Using the assistive and ICT devices such as special computers with switches, Talking dictionary, text readers, speakers or headphones, special keyboards with bigger keys, interactive white screen, etc. to enhance the learning.

8. Always ask for help from professionals

> For the proper management of the class always ask help from the co-teaching professionals such as orthopaedics, psychologists, therapist, special teachers etc. because they are trained in special education.

>Time to time counselling is also very important.

9. Overall infrastructure

For the better management of the inclusive classroom one of the most important thing is that the overall infrastructure should be excellent such as Furniture, Wide Doors, Special Labs, Libraries, Classroom Environment Related To Safety Standards, Washrooms, Ramps, Sign Board Wherever Needed, etc