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Inclusion

Meaning in child development & early education, with examples

/ɪnˈkluːʒən/nounCore term

In child development & early education, inclusion means: Making sure every child, whatever their needs, background or abilities, can take part fully in the life and learning of the setting and feels they belong.

In Turkish: kapsayıcılık, kaynaştırma, kapsayıcı eğitim

How it is used

Used in policies, training and inspection. Settings have an inclusion policy and talk about inclusive practice. It covers special needs and disability, but also language, culture and family background.

Example sentences

  1. Inclusion means adapting the activity, not leaving a child out.

  2. Our inclusion policy explains how we support children with additional needs.

Common collocations

  • inclusion policy
  • inclusive practice
  • promote inclusion
  • full inclusion
  • special educational needsLearning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for a child to learn than most children of the same age, so that extra or different support is needed.
  • SENCOShort for special educational needs coordinator, the member of staff who organises support for children with special educational needs and works with families and outside professionals.
  • bilingualAble to use two languages, or growing up with two languages, for example one spoken at home and another at nursery.
  • learning environmentThe indoor and outdoor spaces, resources and atmosphere of a setting, arranged so that children can explore, play and learn on their own and with others.

More terms: Special Needs and Inclusion

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