Integration, inclusion

Intergration is for students who are in sub-separate classes who are working towards being in a “regular” class. They are intergrated into the regular classroom for small periods a day, to help them transition or to see if a regular classroom will be successful. Inclusion is when special ed students are in a regular classroom for the entire day. They receive services and therapy from support starff, in their classroom. Hope this helped.
Abrams

I think it depends on your school system. In our schools, and “integrated classroom” is one that has NT children and special needs children in the same classroom. Some of the children might have all their needs met by a SPED teacher who is in the classroom 1/2 the day. There is usually an aide in the classroom for the other half of each day. Other children in the same classroom might have more severe problems which require pull out time in a resource room. About 1/2 of our elementary classrooms are considered “integrated classrooms”.

For the few children whose needs cannot be met with some version of this model, there are also some “self contained classrooms” that have only a very few children with a SPED teacher.(and sometimes an aide as well) These children usually stay with their teacher all day, and do not join the regular classes. These are usually children with pretty severe problems who are also easily overwhelmed with the social aspects of a “normal” class size.

Karen