Observation of Special Needs Classroom SPE/300 June 16‚ 2013 Leigh Anne Guminger Observation of Special Needs Classroom On June 26th and 27th‚ I observed in a special education classroom in Lathrop Elementary School. The head teacher was Janelle McQuerry. Mrs. McQuerry has 9 years of teaching experience. All of her nine years have been spent in special education programs. This was a summer program‚ so it was not the same as the program during the regular year. During the two days of my observation
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Kim Abbs Young Children With Special Needs Unit 3 Project I live in the state of Wisconsin. If I had a child with developmental delays I would go through an organization called Wisconsin Department of Health Services. This offers a wide variety of services such as counseling‚ in home services‚ and transportationi for the child. There is also a great organization called Wisconsin Ties. This organiztion helps to get you referred to the right people and connect you with other paretns
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Prisons are made up of several types of offenders‚ however within the prison populations‚ there are those offenders which make up the special needs category or those who are known for substance abuse. The reason why these special need inmates affect the jail and prison system‚ both on a federal and state level would be because of the specialized attention in which they require. If these prisoners are not given the proper attention that is needed for their disability‚ they can because a danger
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Should Special Needs Students Be Taught in an Inclusive Classroom? In 1975‚ the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)‚ was enacted by Congress to ensure that children with disabilities have the opportunity to receive a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. Before IDEA was enacted‚ students with disabilities were taught in a regular education classroom‚ but were not given any accommodations to help them learn. IDEA’s purpose is to provide an education
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For my choice project I chose to interview a parent who has a child with special needs. The parent I chose to interview is a person I work with. She is a mother of two children‚ a son and a daughter which her son has been diagnosed with autism. Her son is ten years old and has been living with autism since he was diagnosed at the age of three. I have known this mother for about three years now and have helped her in many of the autism fundraisers that she puts on to raise money for her autism support
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Special Needs Prisoner David Thompson University of Phoenix Special Needs Prisoner The American penal system is comprised of every element of society imaginable. There are people from all walks of life being held in one prison or another across our great country for crimes they’ve committed or allegedly committed against mankind. Be it at the state‚ federal or county level‚ the U.S. prison system does not discriminate with regards to those who are physically challenged. Be it a prisoner
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Instructional Management in terms of Framing the Goals. Table 9 shows principal instructional managements in terms of framing the schools goals as assessed by two groups of respondents. As depicted in table principals rated themselves “always” in all indicators namely with highest weighted mean of 4.88 for “uses data on student performance when developing the school’s academic goals” and lowest weighted mean of 4.58 for “uses needs assessment or other formal and informal methods to secure staff
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Transition in special education programs is the movement from program to another. Transitions can be: • from one grade classroom to another; • from one school to another; • from one program to another; or • from school to postsecondary‚ college‚ vocational program‚ or other program. http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/su/g/transition.htm Students who are at this stage in their lives should consider these steps: Map Your Path Choosing a college or career shouldn’t be like a game of
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this strategy would be to have the students work together to arouse curiosity and help them learn the material. Sometimes students will be more eager to learn if they are working within a small group setting. It gives them a more individualized approach to the material than in a whole class setting. They may be more motivated to participate within a small group setting. To apply this strategy‚ I would separate the students into multiple small groups of 3-4 students each. Then I would assign a worksheet
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the next activity she wanted the children to create their own pumpkin in the way that they pictured him and heard him described. Once the children got into their groups the teacher and a child helper passed out all the materials the children would need. Glitter‚ glue‚ crayons‚ beads‚ string‚ and scissors were all passed out to each group. They all received a card board cut out of a pumpkin and were now told to decorate him the way that they comprehended it from the book. From the very beginning the
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