FACILITATING INCLUSION WITH INTEGRATED CURRICULUM - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Integrated curriculum is a model that minimizes instruction in isolate d academic disciplines by combining goals and objectives from a variet y of areas. Teachers using integrated curriculum may select a subject for instruction and include related topics from other areas in the uni t plan. Students with special needs often require instruction in life/ independent living, social, and academic skills; however, those subjec ts are not normally included in the content of general education class rooms. By using an integrated curriculum model, teachers can infuse sk ills from these areas into the typical content focused on in the class room.