Reframing Inclusive Education: Supporting SIWDs through classroom community and asset-based pedagogy

Harvard HGSE

Historically, general education classrooms have been sites of exclusion for students identified with (dis)abilities (SIWDs) and based on the assumption of a unidirectional benefit from general education students to SIWDs. Studies have shown that general education students and SIWDs benefit socially and academically from inclusive environments. Uplifting the brilliance and contributions of SIWDs hinges on the daily pedagogical decisions we make as teachers to disrupt these assumptions. In this…