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Suggestions on How to Make Catholic RE Programs Inclusive. By Anthony V. Coccia EXED 550 Dr. Fisher. Research Method. Observed a Catholic Religious Education Program - 2 classrooms, 3 different Sundays Interviewed: Director, 3 teachers, and 2 parents of students with Special Needs - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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By Anthony V. Coccia
EXED 550Dr. Fisher
Suggestions on How to Make Catholic RE Programs Inclusive
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Observed a Catholic Religious Education Program- 2 classrooms, 3 different Sundays
Interviewed: Director, 3 teachers, and 2 parents of students with Special Needs
Researched a wide range of websites- Scholarly articles and journals- Websites- Books
Research Method
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Teachers had little or no SPED background- Not a requirement for volunteers
Low motivation
Collaboration is weak- Teachers do not collaborate with each other- There is a weekly written update for parents but little face to face.
What Was Discovered
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The curriculum is very traditional- Does not allow room for change
Assistive Technology is limited- The parish does not have any- Teachers do not know where to get them- Difficult to get them from the diocese
More Discoveries
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Restructure curriculum to include students with special needs
Try to change teachers’ attitudes
Find volunteers that have SPED Background
More easier: Educate, educate, educate- Provide resources and materials (Inclusion and access, 2009).
- In-service
Suggestions for Changes
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Collaboration (Kluth, 2004-2005)- Teachers with Teacher/Directors- Teachers with Parents (Connor, n.d.)- Teachers with students
Hands-on materials and Visual Aids
Differentiated Instruction (Collins et al., 2001)
Assistive Technology
More Suggestions
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Set up conferences about inclusion
The goals of the conference (Collins et al., 2001) :
- Provide methods
- Create curriculum
- Explains and discuss guidelines
That’s All My Worship
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Special Religious Development
Started by Fr. James McCarthy of Chicago Diocese in 1960.
Set up centers. Each center has a core team- Each core team belongs to the parish- Leader, spokesperson, and activity catechist on each team
Volunteers are either SPED cert or experience
SPRED ( Harrington, 2009)
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They help children become active members in the parish.- Inside and outside of the classroom
Volunteers work with students w/ special needs
They use manipulatives to talk about religion- i.e. paper crosses to talk about God (Muckelbauer, 2009)
More on SPRED
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Foundation of Inclusive Religious Education
Non-profit organization founded in 1996
Main focus is to assist RE programs with SPED
Helps subsidize the cost of SPED
F.I.R.E.
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Negative Aspect: Not a national organization- A service for Diocese of Kansas City- St. Joseph
Willing to help other diocese set up their own
Can be an example of starting block for others
Teaches all about differentiated instructions
More About F.I.R.E.
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ResourcesBlackburn, B. (2007). Religious teachers. In Archdiocese of St. Louis. Retrieved
May 1, 2009, from Archdiocese of St. Louis Web site: http://www.archstl.org/ education/ index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89&Itemid=217
Collins, B. C., Epstein, A., Reiss, T., & Lowe, V. (2001, May/ June). Including children with Mental Retardation in the religious community. Teaching Exceptional Children, 33(5), 52-58. Retrieved November 13, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database. (4563109)
Connor, D. J. (Ed.). (n.d.). Supporting inclusive classroom: A resource [Brochure]. (Available from People with Autism Special Citizens Futures Unlimited, New York City)
FIRE: Foundations for inclusive religious education. (n.d.). Retrieved May 1, 2009, from Diocese Kansas City Web site: http://www.fire-program.org/ Home/ UntitledFrameset-9.htm
Harrington, S. M. T. (2009, April 30). About SPRED. In Special religious development. Retrieved May 1, 2009, from Archdiocese of Chicago Web site: http://www.spred.org/ index.html
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ResourcesInclusion and access: Parish religious education programs. (n.d.). [Pamphlet].
Retrieved May 1, 2009, from Archdiocese of Philadelphia Web site: http://archdiocese-phl.org/ evangelization/ resplife/ prepresourcesweb.pdf
Kluth, P. (2004-2005). Paula Kluth: Toward more inclusive classrooms and communities. Retrieved May 1, 2009, from http://www.paulakluth.com/
Muckelbauer, D. (2009, February 27). SPRED leads kids with special needs on spiritual path. In gmToday. Retrieved May 1, 2009, from gmToday Web site: http://www.gmtoday.com/ news/ local_stories/ 2009/ Feb_09/ 02272009_08.asp
Schipani, K. (2007, September/ October). Inclusion is at the heart of catechists. Momentum, 38(3), 20-23. Retrieved November 13, 2008
Special religious education. (2009). The Catholic Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee. Retrieved May 1, 2009, from Catholic Diocese of Memphis Web site: http://www.cdom.org/ departments/ religious%20education/ specialreleducation.htm
Webster, J. (2004, August). Religious education for children with severe learning difficulties. Support for Learning, 19(3), 119-124. Retrieved November 8, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database. (14173565)