Special Education

not as a tool to learn, the cost of technology, students relying too heavily on it, and that teacher training is time-consuming. Assistive technology is a tool used to help improve function in areas such as communication, mobility, relationships, education, and self-care. Types of assistive technology more related to students with learning disabilities range from…

My Personal Philosophy of Education There are numerous reasons to become an educator some are appropriate and some are not. Many teachers, coaches, and administrators have influenced me over my academic career, and have helped to mold my philosophy of education. It was a church trip working with children that I finally knew this is exactly what I wanted to do with my life. Since then I have sat and thought what made me chose this profession. The reasons that I chose this profession are to push…

Complete, coordinated services for students with advanced learning skills require a shared commitment and continuing collaboration between general and gifted education professionals and families. I believe that high quality collaboration does not remove the need for gifted education services or for gifted education specialists, but rather redefines the roles of educators in the plan for serving gifted and talented students. Collaboration calls for joint responsibility for identifying indicators…

Doctors, lawyers, politicians, and engineers all received some type of formal education to be able fulfill these titles. No matter, the position someone may hold in society, everyone has progressed to where they are in life because they had a teacher. I would like to become a teacher to stimulate the next generation to become lifelong learners and I want to be able to make a positive difference in the future of our children. Within the process of teaching, I expect to find both personal and…

disabilities characterized with general delays, meaning while they learn the same information as the general education curriculum they learn slower than typical students. Whereas a student with sever intellectual disability may be several year behind the peer in grade level. Students with mild intellectual disabilities are often in regular classrooms with added help from a Special education teacher to help in the areas of attention, memory, and generalization. While the sever…

Federation for Children with Special Needs. This book is not only important to those people leaving with disabilities but also it can assist both families and professionals. This is because it provides a comprehensive knowledge to improve the transition planning process from school to work and independent adult leaving for students with disabilities. This book has adequately referenced every step in transition as per IDEA 2004. Part of it which states that a primary purpose of education…

NCLB has replaced the Bilingual Education Act and now requires that all English Language Learners participate in statewide academic content testing. According to No Child Left Behind and English Language Learners: Challenges and Consequences the main implications for ELL students is that…

not only successfully made a positive impact on improving students academic outcomes but also been implemented in a wide range of settings, such as in the home, in public and private general education classrooms, and in special education classes (Cieslar 2008). The procedure is not only use in special education classrooms, but is now capable of being used by all classroom…

related service provider for mandated students and a psychologist for the other students. Students are from various backgrounds; majority of the students live in the neighborhood and qualify for free or reduced price lunch. The school is a general education setting, with a population of about 250 students. 1. When are you called upon to assess a student? Why? Students with IEP are assessed, as well as those without an IEP with the principle 's recommendation. There would be many reasons why the…

Elementary Grouping; a Disadvantage for the Majority Labels and ability grouping help determine a student’s future. A label can give a student an unfair advantage or disadvantage. Let me tell you about two second grade students. Both student A and student B have straight A’s, but yet there are some slight differences. Student B has a slight reading disability and a speech disorder. Does this mean student A is smarter than student B? Well, in the eyes of this particular school, student A is…