Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

Experience of inclusive education can help everyone in the school community to prepare for a future inclusive society. All students can benefit from having two teachers in the classroom during co-operative teaching. Teachers are more apt to break instruction into finer parts, repeat directions, coach students in the use of learning strategies and offer individualised support when a student with special needs is in the classroom. Students with low achievement, who are not classified as having a special educational need, also benefit from these effective teaching strategies.

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