Special Education

Every year thousands of students in New Jersey are classified within the Special Education Program in their school districts. In 2013, Point Pleasant Borough classified 451 students for Special Education and Related Services (NJ Department of Education, 2014). According to the New Jersey Department of Education, in 2013, there were 12,031 preschool age children classified for Special Education and Related Services (2014). Lastly, in the State of New Jersey, in the year 2013, 220,253 students…

Special education is in every school system to help students with disabilities have success in life. According to Artiles and colleagues research, children back in the 1800s were excluded from educational opportunities (Artiles, Harris-Murri, and Rostenberg, 2006, p. 260). Children with disabilities were often segregated into either a separate classroom or separate schools with curriculum that didn’t fit their needs (Artiles, 2006, p. 260). Children were held to low standards, but fortunately…

Federal Law on Special Education Children with special needs who are in public schools are usually taken care of by laws from the IDEA that is individuals with disabilities education act, the section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 and the Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act. These children are supposed to be provided for with free and appropriate education from the schools. (Murdick, par 1) The children with special needs that are to receive these services from the federal…

President Gerald Ford signed The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) into law in 1975. The law became known as the “Bill of Rights” for children with disabilities and their families, and it helped to establish the advancements and strides in Special Education policy as well as advocacy. EHA was created to make sure that children with disabilities were able to have access to public education that was free and appropriate to their conditions. It became local and statewide support and…

treat and educate special needs individuals the same as one would a person…

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…

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…

Special education has come a long way since 1817 when the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb persons opened in Hartford CT. (SPED Book pg8) There have been many positive changes to special education since then, many trials and tribulations many parents and educators in need of answers and help. Now almost 200 years later there are many barriers broken and more to be tackled. Special education is always and forever changing with time and knowledge. We will…

Educators have conceded that labeling does have possible consequences. Why are persons with disabilities labeled? W.L. Heward (2010) mentioned that “Labeling is required to be included in special education. To receive support or federal funding persons must be evaluated and place in a category. However, this can have a negative effect in that, the persons been label may see he/her been different from the norm. Nevertheless, labeling do…

Part 2: Special Education Law and Policies “As someone charged with ensuring equality in the school environment, you have heard the term inclusion-the principle that students with special needs, skill sets, and abilities should be integrated in publicly supported activities to the same extent as their nondisabled peers.” (Taylor, 2010, p. 8) To make sure that special education students are included in public education, school leaders must make sure that these students are a part of the…