Principles for Educating Students with Disabilities
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Principle 1: All Students Can Learn
This principle has two important implications. First, all students, no matter what characteristics or behaviors they may bring to a classroom, are capable of learning. It means that all students with disabilities are capable of learning, even students with the most severe disabilities. There are differences in what students learn, how they learn, or the pace at which they learn, but they all have the capability. Let’s meet three fictional students:
(clicking on the names of the three students will open a new browser window, close the window to return to the page)
| Kim | Natalie | Katrina |
Kim, Natalie, and Katrina are learning. They may learn the same skill at different ages or different skills at the same age. They learn at different rates and in different ways, but each has learned something in the past and each will be capable of learning more in the future.
The second implication of Principle 1 is that, if a student is not learning, the instruction needs to be changed. While all students can learn, they do not learn the same way or at the same pace. Instruction may need to be tailored to each student and changed until the best method is found.
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