Introduction to Special Education Chapter Overview * What Is Special Education? * The Modern History Of Special Education * Prevalence Of Students With Exceptionalities * Inclusionary Practices * The Categorical Model What Is Special Education? * students with exceptionalities exhibit differences in learning and behaviour that significantly affect their educational potential - they have exceptional needs that cannot be met by typical approaches to schooling * special education
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of The Special Education Field In an ideal world‚ the general education classroom teacher would be able to differentiate instruction to allow all students to succeed. However‚ considering realistic limitations and constraints of teacher efficacy‚ time‚ and resources‚ some researchers have been skeptical of what can realistically be implemented with valid and reliable results. (Fuchs & Fuchs‚ 2015; McMaster & Fuchs 2002; O’Connor & Jenkins‚ 1996). Although there are various general education approaches
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What are Inclusive Education and special needs about? * It is about acknowledging that all children and youth can learn and that all children and youth need support. * It is accepting and respecting the fact that all learners are different in some way and have different learning needs which are equally valued and an ordinary part of our human experience. * It is about enabling education structures‚ systems and learning methodologies to meet the needs of all learners. * Acknowledging
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Computers and educational technology can be powerful tools for assisting children with special needs and disabilities. Computers can help children with attention deficit disorders focus more effectively on their learning tasks and can also assist autistic children by improving their communications and interactions with peers as they use computers together. This topic became very important to me when my cousin was born deaf. He is only three now but the assistive technology that awaits him during
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goods and services‚ education and public functions. Incorporates the earlier Race Relations Act 1965 and Race Relations Act 1968. Employment Equality Regulations Prohibited discrimination in the workplace on the grounds of sexual orientation (2003)‚ religion or beliefs (2003)‚ or age (2006). Education Reform Act 1988 Introduced a national curriculum for all children‚ including those with special needs. Encouraged tendency towards in-class additional support rather than special classes for those
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Mainstreaming Special Needs Children In an ideal world all children would be born without disabilities. This idea is not possible though and sometimes children are born with special needs. The child could have only one disability or several. A disability can be mild and treated with medication or the disability can be severe and the child will need constant supervision. Once the child becomes of age to attend school‚ the issue of whether or not to place the child in a regular classroom or special needs
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Running Title: Education of a Education of a Special Educator Barbara Brown Grand Canyon University: SPE 522 Professor Todd October 2‚ 2012 Education of a Special Educator As an educator‚ I believe that every child is entitled to a positive and engaging education. In my classroom I am an effective teacher requiring my students to strive in academics‚ socializing‚ and giving me and themselves 150%. My goal is to not only teach the subjects but promote development socially and academically
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Shaping Special Education Kenna Hubbard January 21‚ 2013 Shaping Special Education How to best serve students with disabilities? This has long been the question that has teachers and educators probing for the best possible practices to serve special education students. In comparison to early philosophies and academics‚ the special education field did not come about until the nineteenth century. Though fairly young‚ special education has had a fascinating history. With some of the earliest
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Special education only began when parent-organized groups started advocating for disabled children’s rights. Prior to this‚ disabled children were considered crippled‚ dump‚ mentally defective or feeble-minded‚ (J. E. Wallace Wallin‚ 1924). They were therefore excluded from education in public institutions. By 1975‚ more than half of disabled children were denied an opportunity to education. (William N. Myhill‚ 2004) However‚ during the 1950s and 1960s several parent-organized groups of advocacy
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EDUCATING SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS Educating Special Needs Students Katy J. Kaldenberg Grand Canyon University: SPE-226 Educating the Exceptional Learner Wednesday‚ December 14‚ 2011 Educating Special Needs Students It can be a difficult task to teach the typical child who has the ability to grasp concepts effectively. The task of teaching children with disabilities can be even more challenging. One of the most challenging tasks that a teacher today may have to preform is effectively
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