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Today I learned from reflecting our third class session about how in special education it is important when doing assessments and utilizing the results into a student’s IEP (if the student is a special education student), that careful consideration has to be made prior to considering the validity of the assessment that is being used. I learned that essentially if an assessment has a reliability coefficient that is .80 to 1.00 then it would be considered reliable to use. However, if the…

with special needs is lots of patience. There has to be a love for the job or there is no point in keeping it. She believes special education is more challenging than general education; that while there are less students, there are more layers with the classroom composed of students of different grade levels and abilities. Another factor of being a special education teacher is paperwork, she feels that there is more paperwork in the job than teaching. A tip for teaching children with special…

assistance to students with language and literacy problems though various differentiations/modifications and assessments. This framework was introduced in 2004, after there was an increase in the number of students who were nominated for special education services. Many officials believed if the approach, Response to Intervention, was effectively implemented throughout schools, there would be a significant decrease in the amount of underperforming students. Response to intervention is composed…

attaining a master’s degree in Northern Illinois University’s Special Education and Early Education…

4. Results of the Study Introduction This chapter presents the results from the survey created to examine the areas of growth of OT within the school-based setting. The results included in this chapter look at the question “What are the biggest challenges facing occupational therapy in the school system?” We will also look at the following survey questions: “Which skills are underutilized in the school system by OT? Do you feel the role of occupational therapy is understood by your co-workers…

student learning without putting unnecessary restrictions. Furthermore, LER also ensures that accommodations are made so that regardless of a student’s disability they are still able to learn to the best of their ability. This helps students with special needs be able to receive and equal education that allows students to reach their highest potential. Schools use tools such as the continuum of placement alternative to help find the right environments that allow students to find balance and work…

restrictive environment for students with special needs. There are others who strongly argue against full inclusion with the primary claim that is not beneficial to any of the students or teachers involved. My views align fully with neither. As inclusion can be greatly beneficial, but it is not made for all students, I focus on the idea of partial inclusion. Full inclusion is defined as: “Full inclusion means that students who were classified “special” or “exceptional” because of individual…

the student as special needs or as a special education student (Anderson, Minnema, 2005). ELL students are labeled as special need or special education because of the lack of test fairness. The test unfairness is caused by the assessments and evaluation tools that are used to determine whether students meet the qualifications for special education, because they…

classroom. Ms. Vicki spends dedicted time each morning assessing the students on letter recognition, sight words, number senses, etc. The data allows Ms. Geotzinger to keep a track of student achieve and respond if intervention is required. The school’s Special Education Teacher comes in twice a week to work with three children with lanague delays goals aligned with their IEPs. A Handwriting Without Tears specialist visits the classroom everyday working with students in small groups on their…

to the teacher respectfully and didn 't seem to mind the children with special needs in their class. The children in the regular education classroom were very tolerant of the students with special needs in the classroom. Whenever they were acting out, the children were able to ignore their behaviors and continue on with their work. The teacher had mentioned, that she didn 't have to do much extra work for the child with special needs (Salazar, Personal Communication, November 4, 2016). I…