Special Education

This Assessment is an analysis of my observation in a self-contained special education classroom. The location of the classroom is in a high school setting. The school is located in a suburban area in the city of Metairie Louisiana. This essay is a representation of my practicum experience and the evaluation of the lessons being taught in the classroom. The learning objective is to ensure that there is effective teaching method of individualize instruction for students with disabilities by…

A student may be having a bad day or it could be a result of something. In special education, some small aspects can create big problems. If a student’s medication is off or their routine has been messed up, can cause a student to have an off day. If a teacher is close with his or her students, the teacher is better able to see what is causing issues and adjust lesson plans. It may be extra gym or just talking to the student that allows the bad day to cease. However, the teacher needs to know…

in depth analysis of his teaching. Scott has been teaching physical education for five years and this is his first year at Pleviak. Each class that we teach has anywhere from around thirty-six to fifty-two kindergarten students. Depending on the time we might have a combination of; one class that is a monolingual general education and the other class a bilingual education, or a monolingual general education and a special education class with one teacher assistant for the students who have…

Positive Changes The positive change that has impacted Special education is transitional services, supports that assist students before graduating from school. For example, some students Individualized Education program have vocational training instead of academic programs to assist in preparing to function when school is completed. Students with disabilities are given resources to prepare for the working environment in the community by visiting places such as a Day HabitationLibrary, and…

Special education refers to the practice of educating students with special needs due to their physical disabilities, or learning difficulties. These disabilities include autism, speech impairment, development delay, vision impairment, and orthopedic impairment among others. Such students have special requirements which are difficult to be achieved within the normal classroom environment. The advancement seen in the sector of special education cannot be discussed without mentioning the main law,…

What is it like to be a Special Education Teacher for Extended School Year? I learned during my field observation that being a special education teacher for Gwinnett County Public School opens the door to many opportunities, one of which is the availability to work as a teacher for Extended School Year (ESY). Students are eligible for ESY services if they have an IEP and have data to support significant gains made on their individual goals and objectives. In addition, the student has displayed…

to impossible for me to follow along, even with the words right in front of me. While that does not mean that students should not be held accountable for focus in class, teachers need realistic expectations for beginning ELLs. Especially in a special education classroom, I will need to be careful to vary the activities so the students are more motivated to pay attention yet have the opportunity to do something they feel confident they can handle. When doing the actual math lesson, it was really…

What is Special Education? There are still some whom really don’t understand or even know what a person who is considered to have special needs and special education are. By definition a person who is considered to have special needs refers to any disability requiring specially designed instruction. This term acknowledges one or more sensory, physical or mental disabilities, and also addresses exceptional gifts and talents. Then Special Education can be referred to specially designed…

Alicia Martin and she is a Special Education Teacher at Crestwood High School in Cresco, Iowa. I found questions to ask that would to me into the right direction. I was hoping to get a special education teacher more than a student aid because I felt that a special education teacher would have more to offer when it comes to different factors dealing with IEC and would also have their hands more involved in the students learning. I also wanted to know about how students with special needs still…

Disproportionality in Education Disproportionality in Education is a very serious problem in our country today and has been historically. Many children do not get the education needed to move on to college, and some do not receive the functional life skills needed to function in our great society. Disproportionality can come in many forms and many ways. Some examples would disproportionality in special education, discipline, educators, and rule versus urban environments. “A child’s…