"I was fighting for the wrong thing all this time."
A mother of a high school son realized when she heard Dr. Julie Causton speak, that her years of
battling with the school for more and more supports for her son, so he could be independent, was opposite of what was most important.
Are we asking for more specialized services from adults in our child's school vs. looking for ways they can be successful with natural supports?
In my recent conversation with Julie Causton she spoke of changing some direct service time for our children to consultation time. You may be wondering why that
would be a good idea. The answer is one of the best gold nuggets Julie shared.
Go to the 14 minute 30 second spot in the video to hear explain why less direct service time can be a good thing. Click here for the video. Listen to the podcast version, Click here.
As you would guess, there are many
other nuggets about inclusive education that you will love hearing from Julie!
Co-teaching is such a key to inclusion. In order for schools to be successful with inclusive education they need to re-structure and not try to maintain a resource room and a self-contained class in the building.
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The best way for a student to learn to be on task and on target is to surround himself with others that are on task and on target.
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Smaller class size is good for all learners. When we only offer smaller classes to
students with disabilities we are saying separate is better, segregation is better.
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You'll want to watch the whole video to hear how Julie responds to audience questions about:
• advocating for inclusion when the staff is recommending pull out services,
• how general and special education teachers can find enough time to plan,
• what an Equity Audit looks like,
• how your district can get training from Julie, and so much more!
