Special Education Reform
Education has evolved over the 100 year timeframe 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 100 years and how it has shaped and changed special education. It also discusses changes that still need to be made to continue to evolve.
Three Important Moments
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left behind Act was one of the turning points in education, but most importantly a major turning point in special education. This Act allowed schools to determine the quality of the students and how well the students perform on tests that are set by federal government …show more content…
There are so many reasons as to why parents are not receiving the resources that they need. These could be changes in social economically issues, medical practices that have, over the last half-century, amplified parental responsibilities for the care of their children (Czapanskiy, 2014). All these aspects are burdens to parents and therefore Czapanskiy address two essential areas that this act is lacking in, first are practices that support parental competence and second are practices that conserve parental resources. (2014). There is a need of more resources for parents that have a special needs and even though the disability act protects these needs it’s important to have them available to parents, so they do not feel the burdens and hardships of having a special needs child in public …show more content…
Autism, Asparagus, ADHD any other learning disabilities has changed how special education is used for these categories. Since there has been a rise in these disabilities it is clear to see that there is a need to truly understand how these learning disabilities are tested and how parents can get the resources they need. According to Stephen E. Block (2006) students with ASD (Autism Syndrome Disorder) have always been found in the special education population, it was not until 1991 that the U.S. Department of Education added “Autism” as a specific special education eligibility category. (Brock, 2006). The Department of Education has come a long way as far as specifying if Autism is an eligible for special education. However, there are pitfalls that come with these changes and fall outs of children not able to receive the services they
Education has evolved over the 100 year timeframe 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 100 years and how it has shaped and changed special education. It also discusses changes that still need to be made to continue to evolve.
Three Important Moments
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left behind Act was one of the turning points in education, but most importantly a major turning point in special education. This Act allowed schools to determine the quality of the students and how well the students perform on tests that are set by federal government …show more content…
There are so many reasons as to why parents are not receiving the resources that they need. These could be changes in social economically issues, medical practices that have, over the last half-century, amplified parental responsibilities for the care of their children (Czapanskiy, 2014). All these aspects are burdens to parents and therefore Czapanskiy address two essential areas that this act is lacking in, first are practices that support parental competence and second are practices that conserve parental resources. (2014). There is a need of more resources for parents that have a special needs and even though the disability act protects these needs it’s important to have them available to parents, so they do not feel the burdens and hardships of having a special needs child in public …show more content…
Autism, Asparagus, ADHD any other learning disabilities has changed how special education is used for these categories. Since there has been a rise in these disabilities it is clear to see that there is a need to truly understand how these learning disabilities are tested and how parents can get the resources they need. According to Stephen E. Block (2006) students with ASD (Autism Syndrome Disorder) have always been found in the special education population, it was not until 1991 that the U.S. Department of Education added “Autism” as a specific special education eligibility category. (Brock, 2006). The Department of Education has come a long way as far as specifying if Autism is an eligible for special education. However, there are pitfalls that come with these changes and fall outs of children not able to receive the services they