This essay is entitled Educating Special Needs Students, the author will discuss and several important issues, which will be the following; the defining of Mental Retardation a term the author despises, Autism, Severe Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities, also their causes, and the impact of these disabilities have on the education of students with Mental Retardation. In addition to the above mentioned, the essay will identify areas of curriculum, necessary for students with severe disabilities and will explain why. Addressed also will be the following; using the authors’ local school district, Las Vegas Nevada, an investigation into the policies, procedures, and programs for the education, of students with Mental Retardation, Autism, and or Severe Multiple Disabilities. Lastly, an explanation of how these policies, programs, and procedures, either address or ignore the area of curriculum, the author has listed within the content of the essay.…
Students and adults can be affected by many disabilities. Some maybe genetics, some self inflicted by accidents, in order to help the person with the disability we must first understand the reason behind the problem to better help the person affected by the disability. All disabilities affect individual in different wants, from learning disabilities to blindness each person and their families are affected in different ways. Many of these disabilities will affect each student in different ways, some may learn slower than others, and require more time to finish an assignment or even more time to comprehend what the teacher is trying to rely. As a student, these individual will require assistant From IDEA in order to proceed to enter grade school all the way through high school to be able to transition to a the world and lead a normal and productive life. And with the proper guidance and family support, they will be normal productive citizens.…
This first chapter introduces you to an area of education that has greatly affected the lives of countless children in positive way. Together we will take a look at the radical change of thought that has taken place, not only in this country, but also in other parts of the world. This, in turn, has influenced our understanding of how we identify children who require special needs. Here you will see the unfolding scenario that greatly affects all of us as we are being introduced to various groups who are directly or indirectly associated with these children. They include parents, educators, legislators, and even our leaders. But in the very central spotlight are the children who are exceptional or…
This essay will discuss in detail why Mary Warnock views special educational needs as “fluctuating and contextually defined” as well as why the Warnock report (1978) had such an impact on the way children with special educational needs were educated. This essay will also outline in detail how the SEN Code of Practice reflects the understanding of special educational needs in regards to policies and practice in an educational environment as well as how the code has been altered since its original release. As well as the changes made to the original document, this essay will look into why the changes were made and the impact they’ve had. It will also identify the medical model and social model in relation to SEN in detail and how they are important when it comes to how society views people with a disability. Each view will be explained in detail as well as positive and negative things about each model.…
References: RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION.(2006). In Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults. Retrieved May 23, 2012, from: http:library.gcu.edu:2048/login?qurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cred…
However with shortage of special education teachers, and an attempt to bridge the gap with a general education teacher could lead to lack of effective instruction practices, peer support, and/or assistive technology for students with disabilities. The inability of a general education teacher to meet the goals of the individual education programs (IEP) of a special education student due to the challenge of balancing it with the general education curriculum for all other students, would create a legal issue due to the violation of the special education student’s rights under the IDEIA. In addition, this also creates an ethical issue for the general education teacher because she is faced with the dilemma of working to meet the goals of the IEP in an inclusion setting under tight time constraints. In the end the special education student may not get the full lenght of services provided in the IEP and the non-special education student may not get full instructions provided in the curriculum because of the problems associated with time management and balancing of the needs of the entire classroom. Moreover, there is a moral component to bridging the gap with general education teachers because special education students are individuals from diverse backgrounds, who require ongoing…
Special education today has the same meaning, in addition to new trends and critical issues the governed program encounters. The gratis designed instruction provides educational support to qualifying students who have special learning needs. Other individualities of students impinge on their lives in significant ways. For example, “gender has both obvious and subtle influences on the way students develop. Racial/ethnic background can involve rich cultural traditions and patterns of relationships within families and communities that can generate important differences in values, perspectives, expectations, and practices.” (Wager, Cameto, & Guzman, 2007).…
When working with students who have special needs, it is imperative that they are given the proper resources, support and placed in the most beneficial learning environment. Included in this paper is a reflection and analysis of a 5th grader named Jacob. Jacob has ADHD as well as emotional and behavioral disorders. His academic skills are below his grade level, he does not like school and he also is very confrontational. The analysis includes the various learning environments, how they can improve and/or hinder Jacob’s learning, the types of services he should receive, the various technological tools that could be beneficial for him as well as the collaboration models that should be used amongst his teachers.…
Article Reflection: What is Special about Special Education for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders?…
What has changed? For one fictional child with a particular SEN, describe the educational support available to them in 1960, and the support they would receive today, discussing what has changed and why.…
Today with so many children being born with some type of disability it is essential that schools are equipped to educate them in regular classrooms. There are many challenges children with disabilities faces and the greatest one is the myth that they cannot learn. With the appropriate instructions provided by certified special education teachers they can learn as well as the ones with disabilities. Their disabilities may range from mental retardation, autism, hearing loss, and vision impairments. Many children have severe or multiple disabilities which will cause them to need accommodations and modification to be a part of a general education curriculum (Hardman et al., 2009).…
The purpose of this assignment is to show how a mainstream primary school supports the development of special education needs (SEN) children. It also suggests improvements that could be made to increase the level of attainment in the future. This also includes legislation policy code of practise in mainstream schools, how they support the SEN students, will also look at particular disability which is the autism plus a case study about a child with autism in mainstream school.…
Hockenbury, J. C., Kauffman, J. M., & Hallahan, D. P. (2000). What is right about special education. Exceptionality, 8(1), 3-11.…
All students have a right to education and safety at the expense of the school that he/she attends, including students with special need that requires special situation with no additional cost. Having such a diverse student body, an administrator would need to have an understanding of the legal ramification that is included in disciplining and accommodating special education students academically. All students have a right to be educated and in education there is a needed to become cautious that a special educational student can be expelled and/or suspended for being offenders of the school disciplinary code of conduct, like all other students. Also, staff and administration must become aware of the procedures of the IDEA in discipline students of special needs. This paper will discuss the disciplining of a special education students and if the disciplinary action taken to discipline a students was appropriated according to the special education laws.…
Ishaan Awasthi is not an ordinary student. He has a very wild and creative imagination that brings him to different worlds, to worlds unknown to his classmates, teachers and family. He usually plays and does things on his own, he has his own special perception on things. Though his talent in painting and creativity is exceptional, he is just like every other kid, he loves to play and goof around. But the problem was, he cannot not cope with school the way other kids does. He has repeated the third grade, and still he did not show any improvement. He fails to read and write properly that’s why he was unable to pass his subjects. At the same time, he cannot attend to himself; buttoning his shirt or tying his shoe lace. A kid at the age of 9 is capable of all those things, unfortunately for Ishaan he is not, because he suffered from dyslexia.…