It has been a decade since the implementation of Hong Kong's policy of inclusion, that mainstream schools should admit students with special educational needs (SEN). This study reports on music teachers' experiences of teaching SEN students in inclusive music classrooms. Data were derived from a qualitative multiple case study comprising 10…

General education teachers currently have children in their classrooms who are on the autism spectrum. These teachers have had little to no training in either their teacher preparation nor-school based professional development programs in teaching children on the spectrum. The purpose of this paper is to explore teaching strategies that are…

The number of English language learners (ELLs) in the United States has increased dramatically. Given this increase it is vital for teacher education programs at the pre-service level and professional learning programs at eh in-service level to address the needs of ELLs. This article presents a teacher preparation model--"a language-based…

The purpose of this study was to explore the factors influencing the beliefs middle school mathematics teachers have about English Language Learners (ELLs) in mainstream classrooms. One hundred forty-nine middle school mathematics teachers from 11 school systems in Georgia completed the "Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs about…

Recent studies have suggested that the professional training received by general educators does not adequately prepare them to properly implement inclusion-based practices. The idea of inclusion in practice has not significantly changed the situation of teaching pupils with special educational needs (SENs) in mainstream classes. This study's…

The Lao People's Democratic Republic Inclusive Education Project started in 1993 and during a 16-year period, ending in May 2009, it aimed to support the participation of all children in school, with a particular focus on disabled students. The main strategy to enable this involved working to change the education system through the introduction of…

An inservice program for regular class teachers of mainstreamed gifted and talented elementary and secondary students was conducted by resource teachers and involved consultation, workshops, and on-site visits. Evaluation revealed that close support by resource teachers prompted more open-ended and individualized assignments and greater student…

To illustrate the joys and frustrations of mainstreaming, the author describes her work with Diane, a severely handicapped six-year-old, during a summer inservice institute. (SJL)

The major hypothesis of the paper is that as mainstream education broadens its tolerance for individual differences and as mainstream educators gain in the skill and knowledge to individualize instruction, few if any students need to be referred for services delivered outside the general education system. The paper organizes reports from "state of…

The facilitator's guide is for a four session (8 hours) inservice training module on serving young handicapped children in the least restrictive environment by regular and special education teachers. The guide includes an introductory lecturette providing a rationale for early integrated education of the handicapped and examples of successful…

The Parallel Alternate Curriculum (PAC), a model providng regular content courses, in regular classes, to secondary students with learning problems, combines basic skill instruction with alternative teaching strategies. PAC, a mainstreaming implementation program, is designed to provide inservice training emphasizing the process of how students…

Shows that the incorporation of mainstreaming in inservice education related to reading requires four things: a definition of mainstreaming, the need for teacher flexibility, the need for teacher cooperation, and the identification of relevant curriculum objectives. (RL)

The instructor's manual considers the inservice training topic of special needs students' learning styles and their implications for regular class teachers. Activities are described to help participants understand modality learning and informal tests to determine modality strengths. Teaching strategies for auditory and visual weaknesses are…

The report describes the development and implementation of a Prince Georges County (Maryland) special education training institute designed to increase elementary school regular classroom teachers' knowledge and skills relating to teaching mildly handicapped children. The training institute was organized into four modules: identification of…

The described inservice teacher education program is designed for elementary school teachers who wish to develop skills in handling hearing impaired students who are mainstreamed into their classroom. The scope and sequencing of program topics is outlined. Activities and resources involved in the program are described. Ordering information for…