Special Education

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…

Special education works best with effective collaboration among members of the special education program (IEP) team. The collaboration must be more than the IEP meeting itself. It insures the team continues to communicate and work together to meet the student’s needs. The goal is for the team is for the student to be successful. When general education teachers and special education teachers work together along with the IEP team, the student becomes, our student, and the goals of the IEP drive…

providing for appropriate special education services for those students who qualifying is similar as well. With a focus specifically on England, which occupies the southernmost region of the UK, this section of the paper will examine the policy framework, programs, and assessments of exceptional needs students through a comparative lens with that of similar structures and services throughout the United States. The United States collectively refers to the term Special Education as the educational…

parent 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…

Education is one of the key elements in our society and a great building block for expanding your wealth in the future. Without it, our society would make no forward movement and it would be stuck in an ongoing loop of ignorance. As a whole, we came together and decided it would be best to pass on information we have obtained from generation to generation. That is where the profession, teaching, has come into play. Teaching is one of the most fundamental professions in the world now and it is…

since you are Jack’s parents. Special education is an evaluation process that children go through to determine if they need extra services for quality learning. This process is going to be very overwhelming to you both at first. I’m sure you might feel that you’re defensive that the school thinks that your child needs to be in special education or maybe just angry or guilty. On the other hand, some parents may suggest that their child needs an individualized education plan, and are grateful for…

of the most exciting times for families is the start of formal education for their child. This time is met with much excitement and anticipation as they begin preparations for the success of their child’s formal education. Now imagine being a parent of a child with special needs; instead of the feeling excited, you feel overwhelmed and concerned about whether your child’s needs will be met in their formal education. Special education is instruction designed to meet the needs of the student with…

Introduction Since the passage of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, now codified as IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the required adequate yearly progress (AYP), students are being served in various ways and the United States is striving to improve the quality of the educational practices and academic outcomes for students with disabilities (Palmer, 2015 and Stoutjesdijk, Scholte, & Swaab, 2012). In an attempt to meet the mandates…

I am interested in seeking a Master’s degree in Special Education because I want to pursue the best training and education possible to excel at my job. I enjoy learning and want to reflect this and pass this on to others. I’m a committed student who is dedicated to my education and the future education of my students. My goals as a teacher are to sharpen my student’s academic skills, drive them to think alternatively, and influence them to step outside of their comfort zone. I intend to help my…

that effect special education In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the United States Supreme Court found that “separate but equal is inherently unequal in the context of public education.” (Brown, 1954). Although the case dealt with racial segregation, it served as the legal foundation for the rights of children with disabilities. In 1975, congress enacted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), which was later renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…