Inclusive Teaching and Learning, Parenting, Leadership and SEN
Welcome to Inclusiveteach, a community dedicated to supporting children with diverse needs and empowering educators to create inclusive learning environments. Our story began with a passionate teacher and SEN parent, who recognised the need for resources and support in special education.
We devoted our career to helping children with a range of needs, particularly those with Autism and Communication difficulties.
Inclusiveteach.com started as a reflective blog but it quickly grew into something much bigger. Today, it is a thriving website that offers a wealth of resources for teachers and over 700 articles related to special education. Our mission is to provide a platform for educators to share their experiences, ideas, and best practices in creating inclusive learning environments.
At Inclusiveteach, we believe that every child deserves access to high-quality education, regardless of their abilities or challenges. We understand that this requires a collaborative effort, which is why we invite educators, experts, and advocates to join us in our mission, many articles have been written in collaboration with others. If you’re interested in contributing a guest blog, we would love to have you on board. Together, we can create a supportive community that empowers educators and helps children with diverse needs reach their full potential.
There are four main pillars to the content here:
- Special Education Teaching – Providing teaching resources including sensory stories written for PMLD, SLD and EYFS Learners. Behaviour, inclusion, and need/diagnosis specific article and ideas.
- Education Recruitment – Helping teachers, TA’s and School Leaders on their interviews and application processes.
- SEN Parenting – Strategies and ideas for everyday life.
- Leadership – Reflections on my career to date and leadership ideas and tips.
Thank you for being part of our journey. We look forward to working with you to create a brighter future for all children.
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Hi,
I am writing on behalf of The Alcohol Education Trust and wonder if you could contact me via email please as we have some resources for pupils with special needs that we would like to make you aware of.
With best wishes,
Kate
Hi! My name is Jacob and I am a special educator, musician/educator and person who grew up with a learning disability due to a brain hemorrhage at birth. Growing up, I had a pretty normal childhood: I had friends, went school, extra-curricular activities, etc. However, I always felt a little different. I saw things differently than my peers. When most kids chose X, I’d choose Y. It wasn’t until first heard live music that I fell in love and wanted to learn more. I was on the 3rd StreetPromenade in sunny Santa Monica, CA and I was overheard a street musician playing the clarinet. It was an amazing sound, like something I’ve never heard before. Now, I’ve definitely heard music before… but this was something else…. It was Jazz. I was simply blown away at the complexity of the way the horn could bring the notes up the scale, down, and all around the horn.
After a few years of studying music, I started to make the connection of using the syncopation of music (i.e. the rhythm) as a way to remember and recall information for MYSELF. I had a pretty tough time remembering information (mostly short term); HOEWEVER, I had this strange ability to retain hundreds of short tunes in my head and I could recite them with ease. In class one day, I was ‘day dreaming’ and the teacher asked the class to take out a piece of paper. I didn’t hear the words, but as students around me were taking out paper, all I heard were what sounded like a beat— it was a group of 7 sounds when the teacher spoke… I didn’t listen to the teacher’s words (as I was distracted J) , but I heard it as a “rhythm” and it made me think of the “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” that coincidentally was also 7 sounds (i.e ”how I won-der what you are”, etc = 7 syllables/sounds = “Take out a piece of paper”). It was definitely a strange experience. I wanted to tell others about it but I felt strange that I was weird. I kept it to myself, but I started to use this same formula to remember little things such as math concepts (PEMDAS), basic tasks, (“Remember to”), etc. I started to tweak the process too by using any song, adding visuals and acronyms, etc. What it started to do was inadvertently build my confidence in school and in life. Using music to my advantage gave me a feeling of self-confidence that I did not know I possessed.
I now use music in any way I can as a method for memory retrieval, behavior management and life skills for students with disabilities. Music is such a powerful way to communicate; it is no wonder it has been referred to as “universal language”, as it has the power to speak to anyone!
Thanks!
Jacob L.
facebook.com/ModifiedMusication
Jacob. I am so sorry I didn’t reply to this. Very rude of me. I as wondering if I could expand this into a blog post? I really want to boost the number of posts written from an Autistic perspective.
No worries at all. Feel free to email me for details.