Individualized Education Program

When I started Kindergarten it became very clear to my teacher and my parents that I needed additional help with my education. My teacher and my parents got together and started the Special Education process which included four phases; Phase One- Initiating the Referral, Phase Two- Assessing Student Eligibility and Educational Need, Phase Three- Developing Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Phase Four- Determining the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) (Hardman, Drew, & Egan, 2015).…

Advocating for Special Needs Students What exactly is a special needs advocate? They are people that work to acquire needed services for individuals with disabilities or special needs. Parents of special needs children should learn to advocate for them at school. In a classroom full of students, it can be difficult for disabled students to reach their full potential without special accommodations to help them be successful. When advocating for students with special needs, the advocate must know…

by the teacher and children as well for them to work in a well-organized and competent way. In result, through the help of a more structured schedule tasks are executed in a timely manner. Inclusion happens when the child is placed in a general education classroom. For instance, there were two children in the life skills class that were pulled out to attend their second grade math class. The presence of a paraprofessional was required to assist the child in his/her inclusion class. Moreover, the…

Therefore, educators should always consider the general education classroom first when discussing possible placement options for students with disabilities (PACER Center, 2009). In the documentary, Nathan was moved from the general education classroom to the resource room to receive an education that better fit his needs. However, he was moved back to the general education classroom after it was determined that he could succeed there (Kirk, 2002). In the future…

participation in special education classrooms damages the student’s capability for academic success. Parents participating in special education curriculums are the reason why their children either succeed or fail. Special education curriculums require a different set of guidelines from the school, and input from the parents. The lack of either is the reason for the shortfall of their child’s academic success. Parents that do not assist in their child’s individualized education program (IEP) ruin…

three member need to be present: the parent or guardian, because they know better than anyone else about their child and because it’s their right. Person likely to provide service-special education teacher, speech language pathologist, and the regular education teacher if the child will go to a general education class or is already in that class. Other people that can be present, but not limited to are the Occupational therapist (OT) if the student needs to develop motor skills, or the physical…

The process of diagnosing a child with a disability, and obtaining special education services, can be complex and take significant time. Special education services do not just start when a child is old enough to attend school, services for a student with a disability can begin as early as birth, and go until that child graduates high school, and even beyond, until they are twenty-two. To start the process, there first has to be a diagnosis. Testing was not always a major factor for pre-school…

for a few seconds. I then counted “1,2,3 my turn” and she began to tantrum when I took the IPad. I had to remove the IPad by putting it away for the rest of the day and did not give her what she wanted to stop the tantrum. I removed it because she displayed a negative behavior. I replaced the IPad with two other objects for her to work for. When an object is too reinforcing, it can become a distraction from completing tasks instead of an objective to work for. We need to explain to the…

RTI Process The RTI process of a school begin with high-quality instruction in a general education classroom. When a student needs additional intervention for some studying areas, the school will arrange a test to that student. If the student still fails of the test, the school will do some interventions. The student’ parents need to come to school to discuss with school how to do the interventions to the student. Then the struggling student will be provided interventions to increase his or her…

the process requires the integration of efforts by teachers, the community and businesses, and parents to be invested towards student improvement. A teacher leader plays a core role in facilitating a smooth and lasting partnership by identifying education areas that require improvement and sell the ideas to the parents, community and businesses and get them to invest towards the common goal of student career readiness (Teacher Leadership Website, 1998). Current or possible business/community…