Educating Special Needs Students
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 teaching children with disabilities. There are several types of disabilities a child may have including but not limited to intellectual disability, autism, severe disabilities, and multiple disabilities.
Intellectual Disability According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), an intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills and originates before the age of 18 (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). In the United States, about one in ten families are affected by Intellectual disabilities (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). The severity of a child’s intellectual disability can be very slight ot a severe problem (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). Some issues intellectual disabilities in children can cause include slowed learning and development as well as a more difficult time expressing wants and needs (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). A child with an intellectual disability may also have a harder time learning to speak, walk, and even eat (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). Intellectual disability can be the result of an
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 teaching children with disabilities. There are several types of disabilities a child may have including but not limited to intellectual disability, autism, severe disabilities, and multiple disabilities.
Intellectual Disability According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), an intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills and originates before the age of 18 (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). In the United States, about one in ten families are affected by Intellectual disabilities (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). The severity of a child’s intellectual disability can be very slight ot a severe problem (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). Some issues intellectual disabilities in children can cause include slowed learning and development as well as a more difficult time expressing wants and needs (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). A child with an intellectual disability may also have a harder time learning to speak, walk, and even eat (American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011). Intellectual disability can be the result of an
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