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On November of 2004, Congress ratified the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The IDEA was the first national special education law applying to all public schools in the United States. “IDEA was initially passed in 1975 as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act” and in 1990 the title of the law was changed to IDEA. IDEA was signed into law by President Bush on December 3rd, 2004 and was put into effect to work along side with the No Child Left…

Special Olympics The name of the website I am reviewing is Special Olympics. The intent of the site is to inform people on what the Special Olympics is, what they do and how you can get involved. The target audience that this website is focusing on is, people that want to become and athlete, become a volunteer, a coach, or people that want to know where the Special Olympics events are. There is also an opportunity to donate to the Special Olympics foundation if someone was looking to support the…

High-quality inclusive programs support universal options for all children by improving children’s lives in the United States. High-quality inclusive programs will have a great impact especially on children who are poor and are in need of an education system that will enable to experiences that will enable them to grow alongside their peers in a more normal environment. In which case high-quality inclusive programs will support, strengthen and resources interact with and can counteract…

Why are Special Ed students treated differently than any other student? Hannah Thomas-Perez Out of 15 students interviewed, 14 said, students, with disabilities are treated differently than students without disabilities and are separated. For instance, why is it that students who have special needs have to go around the school to throw away the recycling, instead of taking another elective like other students do? The special ed students at Portage Northern have become so use to being separated…

“Job Design: An Administrator’s Guide to Supporting and Retaining Special Educators” Citation / Source Bettini, E. A., Cheyney, K., Leko, C., & Wang, J. (2015). Job design: An administrator’s guide to supporting and retaining special educators. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50(4), 221-225. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com.uiwtx.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.1177/1053451214532346 Major Thesis Bettini et. al’s (2015) article on job design proposes leaders as the power and influence…

P.S 152; Gwendolyn Alleyne School is an elementary school located in Woodside, NY and is one of 26 elementary schools in New York City Geographic District #30. It is a public school that serves 1397 students in grades PK through 5. The school is surrounded by mostly local businesses and residential houses but covers the block on its own. The school has three separate buildings that are painted in earth tone color and a huge yard along with a small play park for the children. The school entrance…

The most common subjects learning disabled students struggle with are the language arts and math. They normally have to attend special classes so they can receive more instruction. 60% of these students’ special classes are only allotted for less than a quarter of the school day (Source Article 1). Since the students end up in other classes while not in their special classes, it leads to extremely academically diverse classrooms and stressed…

In a school the role of the Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator is to “assessing, planning and monitoring the progress of children with Special Educational Needs.” (Sutton Parent Partnership Service). They are a member of staff in a school or nursery and parents and staff go to them if they need help or advice on how to deal with a child with Special Educational Needs. The roles of a Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator changes depending on the setting they are in for example if they are in…

person. If they do not think of one of the colleagues as a friend they may address them formally. However, other colleagues may not be comfortable with this kind of formality and may prefer a warmer, friendlier style. Furthermore, a special education needs assistant, special educational needs teacher or support assistant may talk to their colleagues in a formal way. This is because usually these practitioners are generally used to it and may prefer to be addressed this way. For instance, they…

I was definitely aware of these tensions prior to studying this issue, but Katie definitely showed a new light on tracking, especially with Special Education students. I did not know the hardships and the long process of a parent enrolling their child in a special needs program. I also was unaware of poverty in the United Kingdom which I credit to my own ignorance, when I think of poverty I think of third world countries instead of looking at all countries…