tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post8207326408993486514..comments2023-10-31T09:19:18.737-07:00Comments on Organized Chaos: inclusion?organized chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050635225751382130noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1175684769476781639.post-24068618291016404092008-04-27T14:06:00.000-07:002008-04-27T14:06:00.000-07:00Just like we need a variety of environments, kids ...Just like we need a variety of environments, kids do too. I had a student included in my class a few years back. After weeks of behavior that wasn't much in the way of educational or socially positive... an administrator who was also a special ed guru (to me, anyway)cleared my head with her statement, "sometimes what seems to be the least restrictive environment is in fact, the most restrictive." Watershed moment for me. That student began spending some time in a learning lab environment with a small group. He gained 1/2 a year in reading levels, could focus on his math longer, and that transferred to better focus in his time in the larger classroom group. He was becoming overwhelmed in the large group and that 45 minute period in the middle of the day with a small group helped center him. The next school year that pull-out time wasn't necessary. I don't believe in pull-out as the only option, but on a case by case basis, I think it serves a need.Blinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209361947351963691noreply@blogger.com