Though special education has improved by leaps and bounds in the past 50 years‚ we are still seeing the effects of disproportionality. Disproportionality describes the phenomenon of overrepresentation of certain races and ethnicities in the special education programs in schools. For instance‚ African American and Amerindian groups have a much larger representation in special education programs when compared to their actual population size in the school. This overrepresentation for special education
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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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Why is a special education teacher a good resource to help deal with student behavior problems? A special education teacher is a good resource to general education teachers when they are dealing with students exhibiting behavior problems because they specialize in working with individuals with disabilities. Some special education teachers will work with individuals with specific types of disabilities while others may work with a range of disability types. Since these teachers are more knowledgeable
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Fraud in Special Education Published: August 7‚ 2012 Over the last several weeks‚ Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli of New York has issued audits detailing millions of dollars in fraud by private companies that provide special education services to preschool children with learning‚ developmental or other disabilities. With more than a dozen audits in the works‚ the bad news about the troubled program is clearly not over. And the scope of the wrongdoing could be broader still given that many of the
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within the Atlanta Public School System have become the greatest advocates for their students. The author says that one of the greatest blessings of his professional life is the opportunity that he has to speak with hundreds and hundreds of his Special Education colleagues. Before and after his seminars‚ Lavoie has had conversations and discussions with countless teachers from coast to coast and everywhere in between. These conversations have truly been a joy‚ and these on-the-fly exchanges has given
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Thursday‚ September 17‚ I went to Hillcrest Elementary/Visual Performing and Arts School to observe Mrs. Mary Jackson’s music class. When I got there the students were sitting in their chair and learning about the music notes AGF. I saw two Special Education Teachers in the class and they told me that they were here to help the exceptional students. These notes are short notes and high pitch notes. After the lecture‚ Mrs. Jackson had the student watch and learn the song “Fiddle Eye Fee” in which
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I had the pleasure of visiting Mrs. McCotter’s Autistic classroom. I arrived at 1:00 PM on Tuesday‚ November 27th. Her classroom is at Ealy Elementary in West Bloomfield‚ which has a wonderful special education program. I chose to observe in an autistic classroom because it is something I had never experienced before until now. The classroom was incredibly nice and everyone was so welcoming! The classroom is arranged with a variety of stations. There is the play station‚ the movement station‚ their
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Ashley C In each classroom there are about seven to ten students‚ some who required a dedicated aide and others independent. The classroom that I observed had a total of nine students‚ five aides‚ and one teacher. With the ratio given‚ it is apparent that the students are about half with and without the need of one to one supports. Although the students’ support needs vary‚ many of the independent students in the class need additional assistance due to their minimal communication skills. In this
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opportunities for children in their care including support for those with special educational needs or any disabilities. In placement and my role: This is done by having policies and procedures in place‚ and having equipment for those with disabilities like having ramps for the to access the building. This is achieved as there is ramps to get into the main reception and ramps so they can access the outside area. Those with special educational needs there is a SENCO which helps to identify any educational
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