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My personal philosophy of special education drives not from teaching in the field, but from, observations, and personal experience, and the workshops I attended. I have had the opportunity to work with individuals with special needs in many different settings, all this help cultivate my knowledge in handling the needs of the special needed student. Special needs students have the ability to learn, to function, to grow, and most importantly to succeed. The difference comes into how they learn or how they need to be taught. There are as many beliefs about the "hows" as there are teachers and each of us forms our own philosophy through our experiences and research. As a student in a special education teachers’ program, learners with

Behaviorism is one of the most used theories in education. Due to it can fit in both a classroom setting and at home. Educators had sought out the reason why for many years. But due to each child learns a different way so should the educator. Behaviorism was study by many great Psychologists over the years. Just to name some that had done work and publish books on the subject are, John Watson, Ivan Pavlov, Clark Hull, and B.F. Skinner.

This paper provides a brief summary of special education services and explains how special education teachers can motivate their students in many different ways. In fact, this paper indicates the benefits of motivations in the special education process for both teachers and students and how teachers should motivate their students in order to reach a full satisfaction on students’ learning. Also, there are some general ideas that used on any special education class by teachers in order to motivate their students with learning disabilities are listed in this paper. In fact, the purpose of this paper is to provide teachers and educators who are working in the field of special education a general understanding of the variety of skills that students with disabilities have and could prevent them from learning effectively just as seem as their normal peers. Therefore, this paper could help teachers to motivate their students in the classroom.

In special education it is vital to have an understanding of human behavior and how it relates to learning disabilities. It is imperative to have a grasp of the concepts of the models and how it relates to the educators of tomorrow. (Wheeler, John J., Richey, David Dean, 2010) Understanding models of behavior also helps to have a more cohesive and positive classroom.

When I was first asked, “What is your philosophy of teaching special education,” I didn’t really know what to say. I have taught general education and specialized classes, but I have never taught special education before. Regardless of whom my audience is, my basic philosophy of teaching remains unchanged and is applicable to any audience whether they are general education students or special education students. My philosophy of teaching postulates first, everyone can learn; second, everyone learns in different ways; and third, I am a facilitator of learning.

Parents send their student to school with the expectation that they will desire to become doctors, lawyers, educators, and perhaps even the President one day. Most educators open their doors on the first day of school longing to receive a classroom bursting with scholars. However, this is not always the circumstance. For this is not a perfect world and there are children who have disabilities and it is one’s duty to stay prepared to educate them too. Therefore, students with these special requirements such as, emotional and behavioral disorders, physical and health impairments, and traumatic brain injury need their educators to know effective teaching strategies based on research, how to develop their self-confidence and develop their self-support

Education has evolved over the years and special education has come a long way from where it began. However, there are still changes that are needed for special education. This paper gives an outlook on three major events in the history over the years and how it has shaped and changed special education. It also discusses the changes that still need to be made to continue to evolve.

There are many different aspects of the special education system. One area of interest is the best practice teaching strategies in a direct instruction (DI)/special room as it pertains to students with a disability, in particular, students with disabilities who have the cognitive ability to do grade level work or higher. Some scholars referred to these students as “twice exceptional”. The recent studies of twice-exceptional students are limited, but there are several scholarly authors moving forward with continuing research. There are many different sources over special education and the different roles played by the actors involved. The research done for this work is focused on establishing

Within the past decades and a big discussion has occurred regarding the most appropriate setting within which to provide education for students in special education. Although the change in the educational environment is significant for handicapped student the concepts of inclusion also bring up new issues for the regular education classroom teachers.

As a teacher, I would enhance the learning of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills of individuals with exceptional learning needs, and increase their self-awareness, self-management, self-control, self-reliance, and self-esteem. Moreover, special educators emphasize the development, maintenance, and generalization of knowledge and skills across environments, settings, and the lifespan. Special educators possess a repertoire of evidence-based instructional strategies to individualize instruction for individuals with exceptional learning needs. Special educators select, adapt, and use these instructional strategies to promote positive learning results in general and special curricula2 and to appropriately modify learning environments for individuals with exceptional learning needs. They enhance the learning of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills of individuals with exceptional learning needs, and increase their self-awareness, self-management, self-control, self-reliance, and self-esteem. Moreover, special educators emphasize the development, maintenance, and generalization of knowledge and skills across environments, settings, and the lifespan.

Therefore, schools tend to put children with disabilities in the same classroom and have them learn the same material at the same pace. That resulted in children with disabilities to not succeed. A supreme court decision was made that all schools must provide private one on one schooling to such children with disabilities. Since 1975, great strides have been made in improving educational opportunities. The great strides can be attributed to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act which is now called Individuals with Disabilities Act.

The past century standards and expectations for students has increased as well as the qualifications mandated for educators. The educational system continues to change as new ideas, policies, court cases, ethics, and inadequacies challenge the exsisting procedures or methods of educating students worldwide. Each new change within the system has had both positive and negative results for diverse learners. The most influential changes can be noted as being the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and School Choice. This paper will discuss the role of each of these adaptations within the special education and how it has been helpful and harmful to diverse learners. This paper will

Special education teachers are trained to work with children who have a wide range of disabilities. One of the primary responsibilities of a special education teacher is to assess her students' cognitive abilities, and modifies the standard age-appropriate curriculum to create a custom plan for the student. This plan is called an individual education program(IEP). An IEP often includes a number of social and emotional development goals as well as specific academic areas to be taught. The special education teacher’s core task is to meet each of the goals established in the students’ IEPs. In some cases, the special education teacher is located in a separate classroom. When this is the case the teacher will creates lessons geared to meet the objectives of the students’ IEPs. In many instances, special education students are placed in regular classrooms. In that situation, the special education teacher attends classes with her students. She often will work with students on life skills and behavior modification techniques as well. Skills that special educational teachers should possess include, better than average stress management, great multi-tasking abilities, quick thinking, and creative problem solving. A special education teacher must be able to think outside the box and develop an array of teaching methods and techniques to meet the needs of each individual student. Special education requires a vast amount of detailed record keeping, so it is essential for these teachers

Throughout time education and specifically special education has evolved. Laws have changed, acts have been passed, but most importantly research has been conducted on how students with exceptionalities learn best. Through the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) “require that schools use programs, curricula, and practices based on scientifically-based research to the extent practicable” (“Evidence-Based…”, 2011). Educational interventions should be strongly supported by evidence of well-conducted research studies (“Evidence-Based…”, 2011). Some of the criteria includes: using a sound research design, research is based on high quality data analysis, and other researchers are involved to review the results (“Evidence-Based…”, 2011). Research-based practices can be matched to a student’s individual needs and skills in the classroom starting during the IEP process (“Evidence-Based…”, 2011).

In this course, I learned about the some of the principals such as parent participation, Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in special education and general education law. These principals were established when the special education law passed in 1975, right after the civil rights movement. Prior this law, students with disabilities did not have the rights to be educated and go to public schools. In this course, I have learned about student management, personnel management issues and how to solve the problems.