Religion and Spirituality in Special Education

While not a general education subject, religion and spirituality is a large part of many people's lives, and associates with quality-of-life outcomes. With this in mind, it is important that students with disabilities learn about religion and spirituality. Like health and sex ed, this topic can raise controversy and be somewhat taboo, but there are ways to integrate religion into the curriculum. These articles discuss how an educator can weave religious texts into other lessons and how religion and spirituality are linked to overarching goals in the IEP, respectively.