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Clermont Elementary School is located in Alexandria, Virginia, and is part of Fairfax County Public Schools. Clermont’s mission is “using a professional learning community to create a safe learning environment that ensures high academic achievement for all students by offering them a rigorous and relevant education supported by relationships” (Clermont Elementary School, 2015). Based on the statistics found on the Fairfax County Public Schools, Clermont hosts 532 students ranging from…

visited was at Kiser Dayton Public School, preschool classroom with IEP and special education program. Second school was Horizon Science Academy, where I observed fifth grade and recourse room. Lastly I visited Kiser schools again, and observed Self contained multiple disability classrooms. I had a great involvement with these three amazing teachers that help me to understand how important and valuable is it to be a special education teacher. Ms. Szumnarksi is an amazing teacher with great…

One of U.S. national trends is adopting a new method for deciding eligibility for special education: Response-to-intervention method (RTI). This model engenders a modification of teaching techniques, before referring the student to special services, and the student’s response to the intervention that will determine if the child will receive special education or not (Hallahan, Kauffman & Pullen, 2015). Though, the process could be long and delay the proper allocation of the students when they are…

INTRODUCTION Special education is required by law, to be freely implemented for all children that need it (Gibb & Dyches, 2016). In order for a child to be identified as requiring special education, a parent or teacher will need to submit a formal referral showing efforts for unsuccessful interventions. Before a child is placed in a special education program, five implications must be meet by the school. First it must be free and meet state standards. Secondly, the student must be…

As a special educator, it is your job to show and teach your students mechanisms for future success. It’s your job to teach them the skills so that they can ultimately become independent. WHEN YOUR STUDENT SHOWS INDEPENDENCE, PRAISE, PRAISE PRAISE! The best…

attends Parkview Elementary School. He currently has an Individual Educational Plan because of a learning disability. He also receives speech services at school twice a week. Tommy is currently placed in a Special Day Class (SDC) Since the first grade. His current teacher, Ms. Parker has expressed concerns of Tommy’s behavior. Tommy has been in a Special Education Day Class since he was in first grade and was in the same class all the way till third grade. He has been moved to a new class for…

Inclusion: The concept of inclusion in schools has received increased prominence in recent times, with legislations such as the Education Act (1998), Equal status act 2000, The Education Welfare Act (2000), The Equality Act (2004), and The EPSEN (2004) further highlighting its importance. A truly inclusive school extends far beyond the presence of students in the classroom. It values diversity and is proactive in fostering the development of each student. Each student in an inclusive school,…

Man oh man! Do you know someone with dyslexia? Dyslexia is a learning disability. This is a disability that you come in this world with. When you or someone has dyslexia it means that you have trouble with reading, writing, and spelling and sometimes with talking. You have some famous people who had dyslexia. First of all, dyslexia can be inherited. You can get it from a family member and it can be more than one person in the family to have dyslexia. It occurs in both children and adults. When…

When I was younger, I defined the term mental health to refer to those who suffered from intellectual disabilities, what I use to refer to as mental retardation. One of the main reasons for this association was the special education classrooms in high school that helped educate and take care of children who suffered from serve autism and other intellectual disabilities. These classrooms were the only opportunity I had to be around people who struggled with incapacities, and because of that I…

Being known as “The Father of the Atomic Bomb” is a great accomplishment. To have this association as well as being known as “The Pope,” “The Prophet,” and “The Admiral” to his associates, an individual must be intelligent and have a background that allowed them to grow and prosper in physics (Latil 113). The man with this honor is Enrico Fermi and without him, who knows what would have happened in World War II. Enrico Fermi had multiple experiences and obstacles in his life, but all of the…