The roles of teachers in the process of inclusion of students with SEN in mass education classes

In this article, the roles of the teaching staff in mass education institutions, from the primary level, to facilitate the process of inclusion of students with special educational needs are addressed. These roles are analyzed both individually and from the perspective of the classroom teacher’s teamwork with other specialists involved in the inclusion process of students with special educational needs, but also in partnership with their families. Conceptual aspects are presented regarding the roles of the teaching staff in an inclusive context, to ensure a quality education, adapted and individualized, in relation to the needs, type and degree of disability, psycho-individual and cognitive characteristics of students with special educational needs, taking account of the discrepancy between chronological and mental age, which requires inclusion in mainstream education classes, being schooled alongside typical students, as well as concrete examples from their own scientific research.