Behaviour Management Theories for Inclusive Classrooms

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DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING
LONDON SCHOOL OF ACADEMICS
KENNEDY RICHARD
UNIT 501

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Task A
Report
Analysis of the application of the Pedagogical principles
The word “Pedagogy” can be referred to as the interaction between the teachers and
the students and the learning tasks and the learning environment. The purpose of making the
pedagogical principles is to guide and inspire the faculty, students and the administrative
staffs involved in the designing, implementation and the evaluation of the teaching and the
learning activities (Hart, Drummond and McIntyre 2013). Meeting the educational
requirements in the development of the equitable position in an inclusive society where the
rights of each of the individuals are protected. The five key principles of a good pedagogy are
motivation, exposition, direction of the activity, criticism and the inviting imitation. It is these
principles that helps creates condition for the individual progress of an individual.
Utilisation of the core elements of the pedagogy
Inclusive pedagogy is a student-centred approach to teach the students of varied
background, learning styles and the abilities of all the learners. In this approach the teachers
and the students work together to create a supportive and open environment fostering social
justice for the individuals. Some of the core elements of inclusive pedagogy is- provision for
the meaningful participation of all learner. As per this element, an inclusive pedagogy does
not ignore differences, but advocate the different means of teaching catering to the individual
differences giving them the opportunity to engage in rich and meaningful learning.

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Another element is good teaching which is the basis of the inclusive education pedagogy. The
pedagogical models depends on the formative assessment for building up a program suitable
for each of the individuals in the group (Spratt and Florian 2015). One of the elements of
inclusive teaching is that inclusive pedagogy involves the judicious use of the technologies.
ICT technologies can be used for the development of curriculum for the student with special
needs. The designing of the learning activities will be such that the inclusive learning
objectives are rightfully met. The selection and the sequencing of the learning activities are
such that it makes use of the ICT to the fullest level. However, another important element of
inclusive teaching is that multiple means should be used for reaching the students. A
Differentiated Instruction (DI) learning can be important as it provides students with a wide
variety of methods to interact, investigate, check for the understanding and immerse
themselves in the learning process.
6.1, Criteria not addressed.
Analyse ways in which minimum core elements can be demonstrated in planning, delivering
and assessing. Refer to your practice.
In my practice settings, inclusive pedagogy can be used for the children having special care
needs. ICT can be used in the curriculum of an inclusive classroom due to the fact that these
modalities makes learning more easily for children having attention deficit hypersensitivity
disorder. Using inclusive curriculum will also help the educators to analyse the exact needs of
children with special care needs.

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Effectiveness of the use of creative and the innovative approaches
Some of the effective pedagogical approaches includes Universal design for the
learning (UDL), which is based on the three principles including- teaching via multiple
means of engagement, multiples means of representation and multiples means of action and
expression.
Liasidou (2012) has highlighted the needs of the application of a variety of learning
approaches for producing motivated learners. Under this element, the teachers help the
students to develop the personal coping skills and reflect on their own performances. As
stated by Carrington, S.B. and Macarthur, (2012), a variety of options should be produced by
the teachers and the learners to communicate properly using a wide variety of communication
styles. The teachers help the students in the setting of the goals and developing the task-
oriented strategies. Another innovative technique that can be used are- Differentiated
Instruction, where the learning curriculum is based on the individual learning needs of the
students.
The conventional way of teaching might not be suitable for inclusive teaching as
children with disabilities might have special needs. Hence there should be provision of
assistive devices to serve the needs of the learners with disability (Florian and Spratt 2013).
Use of innovative learning techniques would also help to increase the motivation among the
learners. Again, it also helps in creating the creative learners of future.
1.2, Criteria not fully met. The above does not refer to creative and innovative approaches
used in relation to your practice. To meet criteria fully take the following action:
 Set out two creative and innovative approaches you have used in your practice and
evaluate the effectiveness of them. 150 words max, no research is needed.