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In the article “Including Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students with Co-occurring Disabilities in the Accommodations Discussion”, it discusses the accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing (SDHH) and those students who are deaf or hard of hearing with additional disabilities (SDHH+) in a hearing predominant school. A recent study showed lack of accommodations in literature for two sub-groups of SDHH+; students with learning disabilities and students with attention deficit…

Throughout the introduction and break-out groups, Dr. Bremer did an amazing job explaining various aspects of teaching and assisting special needs students, including the ethical dealings that have occurred. In 2004, the IDEA was created to ensure the same opportunities and fairness was forwarded to those students who are a part of the special needs classification. This made it possible for these students to be a part of regular classrooms in order to further their learning experience and,…

One child arrives in the morning and goes to the special needs classroom in the afternoon. While the other child arrives when the class is on the playground. This I that child eats lunch and naps in the regular class before returning to special needs classroom. I observed the child with disabilities arrive in the morning and be included in activities with other children but from time to time the…

changes in special education, teacher, learner, and content interaction, and finally a summary of the chapter. There have been major changes in special education over the years. The changes in legislation allowed all students to have access to appropriate public education and schools were no longer allowed to turn a student away based on any sort of prejudice. These changes led to the public’s perception of people requiring special education to change for the better. When teaching in a special…

student body make up consist of. In addition to that once in the schools there are multiple perspectives when it comes down to how services work regarding special education teachers and general classroom teachers. Depending on the student one teacher maybe required to implement a service while another on does not. I interviews three teachers, one special education teacher and two general…

have Down’s syndrome at school? These students are part of the Exceptional Children program nationwide, and are part of this program because they have disabilities; or limitations on his/her ability to walk, listen, talk, or learn (Inclusion and Special Education Terminology Glossary). They need assistance in performing tasks, and the only way for them to receive that help in school by people other than their teachers, are students who join EC Buddy Clubs. The EC Buddies are part of Project…

understand that at some point throughout a teaching career, there will several times where we will come across students who are identified as exceptional learners. Special education offers knowledge on a wide range of learning disabilities that children struggle with, as well as behavioural issues. Although teachers may not be special education teachers, at some point this role must be taken on to accommodate a child in the classroom. The odds of having a student in your class that has a…

The purpose of the experiment was to determine how altering the amount of mass in a makeshift rocket will affect its distance. Our hypothesis stated that when more mass is added to the rocket, its distance will also increase. To investigate this theory, we conducted an experiment in which the mass of the rocket would be changed using differentiating amounts of water. To measure the height of the bottle rocket, we took rope and attached it to the girth of the liter bottle to determine how high…

Very few people really understand the educational needs of students in special education. Some may have had a cousin in special education, or they may have volunteered at Special Olympics, or they remember the student with Down Syndrome. Few people really understood their elementary class when they were in school. With those experiences they think they understand special education and all that is involved. As we know, special education is an umbrella term for many different forms of educational…

Erika is a 32-year-old white female that teaches first grade general education. She has a Bachelor degree with teaching credentials and has 25 students in her classroom. She has been a teacher for 5 years. She has two children with an IEP for Speech or Language Impairment. They leave the classroom twice a week for 30 minutes for speech class. Jennifer is a 45-year-old white female teaches kindergarten in general education. She has a masters in education with a teaching credentials and has 22…