Teaching Inclusion to Teachers

According to the Twenty-Second Annual Report to Congress on Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, over the past 10 years the number of students with disabilities attending schools and classes with their nondisabled peers has gradually increased. This means there needs to be more special education and regular education teachers prepared to teach in inclusive settings.

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) currently funds many grants that are meant to train both special and regular education teachers to better serve students with disabilities in the regular classroom. To read more about these efforts, you may read the report on-line at www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/2000/index.html.

It is also available for free from ED Pubs.

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