‘Inclusion’ in the classroom involves all students’ needs, however diverse, being

‘Inclusion’ in the classroom involves all students’ needs, however diverse, being understood and met. These diverse needs should be addressed and responded to through increasing participation in learning, cultures and communities, and reducing exclusion within and from education. In English Language Teaching there has been a focus on the importance of promoting differentiation within educational policies and school organizational structures. However, in the classroom, although teachers may already be trying to fulfill all student needs, they still face challenges in being able to achieve this entirely. 

The article ‘Inclusion’ by Sandra Stadler-Heer is free to read online.