Special education

the person as a social participant, as a meaning-making entity for whom the social world is a resource for constituting an identity” (p. 2). Having worked with at-risk, because that is what they label Melanated students or super predators, now Special Education some of

Special education is a relatively new concept in education. The question is why? Although, the Federal Government required all children to attend school since 1918, this did not apply to students with disabilities. Many state laws gave school districts the ability to deny access to individuals they deem “uneducable.” The term “uneducable” varied from state to state, school to school, and even individual to individual. If students were accepted into the school, they were placed in regular classrooms

Being a special education teacher is not just about helping the students and teaching. Special education teachers have more responsibilities than a general teacher. Not just anyone has what it takes to be a special education teacher. This article, “It’s not easy teaching special ed.,” by Lee Hale tells his story why he only lasted a year in a special education classroom. He chose special education to help students who struggle with learning, but in a short period of time, he realized

about when we say “special education curriculum”? At first I was a little confused about this question. I was thinking about special education curriculum in the terms of an adaptive curriculum. After reading the articles form this module and locating my own article, “special education curriculum” refers to what educators are doing to make the general education curriculum accessible to students with disabilities. Although there have been many changes related to the education of students with disabilities

Funding Sources Having sources for special education is important to meet the needs of the students. It is important for schools and the districts to know how to find these sources when they are not available to them. Per the National Legislative Conference Special Committee on School Finance (1971), funding alone cannot cure all the troubles of our public education system, but advances cannot be complete until the way educational capitals are elevated and allocation is reformed. There are many

Throughout the last decade, special education teacher shortage has continued to increase each year. Schools throughout the U.S. are struggling to keep those teaching position occupied. According to DeSutter and LeMire (2016), the U.S. Department of Education reported that 47 states predict a special education teacher shortage for 2015-2016 school year. They continued by reporting, over 50,000 special education teachers are needed to fill these positions. Many factors have come forth to why there

African American children represent a large percentage of students in special education programs, an understanding of their parents’ views on the special education process should be an integral aspect of professional preparation and professional practice (Harry, 2008). This review was conducted to understand the experiences and perceptions of African American parents who have children with disabilities and are receiving special education services. I have reviewed a total of thirteen studies that investigated

Joshua’s has been attending attends a local mainstream primary school in Sydney from kindergarten which offers a specialized education program. Joshua currently in grade 2 receives support from a strong support network of professionals which includes speech therapists, occupational therapist, psychologists, family counsellors and teacher’s aide. An Individual Education program is designed for Joshua to develop his social behaviour and sensory skills and encourages him to apply these skills in his

This video segment occurs in a self-contained special education classroom with two children Alec a 9-year-old boy with autism and Tami who will be assisting the teacher. Alec has difficulty with displaying appropriate behavior with his peers. He previously greeted a student by kissing them and he greeted another child by saying, “You are a little boy” which hurt the other child’s feelings. The teacher’s goal for Alex is to teach him socially appropriate ways to communicate with other students and

Special education in a public school setting must have efficient collaboration amongst the entire team who are involved with the child. The collaboration can consist of the parents, regular education teacher, special education teacher, principle, counselor, Diagnostician, bus driver, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, Audiologist, nurse, physical education teacher, vision teacher, assistive technology specialist, and cafeteria workers. Effective collaboration amongst the