Build empathy skills to teach students aggressive behavior
doesn't resolve conflict
School districts across the country are on red alert where school violence is concerned. Could teaching students how it feels to be in another student's shoes help reduce their tendencies to act out in violent, and sometimes fatal, ways? Psychologists at the University of Denver say yes.
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True inclusiveness requires a whole-school approach
Schools are required by the IDEA to include special needs students in the general curriculum. But while progress has been made on this mandate, many schools still segregate students with disabilities from mainstream students. The heart of the problem is the lack of a school-wide belief system, says a noted professor and inclusive education consultant.
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'Looping' program alleviates transition anxiety for students
For 11 years, teachers at a Kansas elementary school have taught students for two years at a time in fully inclusive classrooms. The school's psychologist says the 'looping' program helps the school meet its mission of providing education in an inclusive setting and aids students on the fringe of being identified as needing services.
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