In-class Support for Children with Special Needs in Mainstream Schools

Authors

  • Thérese Day

Keywords:

In-Class Support, SEN, Mainstream, Special Educational Needs, Inclusion, Inclusive Education

Abstract

Class and supplementary support teachers* in Ireland are currently challenged to work together more closely as practices shift from a model of withdrawing children with special educational needs (SEN) for supplementary teaching to teaching them effectively alongside their peers in the mainstream class.

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Published

2021-01-24

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Day, T. (2021). In-class Support for Children with Special Needs in Mainstream Schools. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 18(2), 79–87. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/156

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2005)

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