Special Education

I did all of my observations with Mrs. Bowmann in the afternoons, and one morning, while she had her students within the special education classroom. I observed around the same time each time I went it so I was able to see the routine the students went through. I also got the opportunity to observe the students aid within the classroom as well as follow the special education students to art class to participate in an inclusion setting with their other peers. I was able to speak one on one with…

Throughout my early school years, I struggled to learn. I attended two different preschools, a kindergarten, and two different elementary schools, in two different states. During that time, I was evaluated for special education services and placed on a 504 plan at St. Albert the Great. With the adaptions and the help from my teachers, I was able to make grade level progress and move on high school, at Mercy Academy. During my years at Mercy, I learned to overcome my learning differences by…

The special education lead teacher agreed but presented the option to place the student in a self-contained classroom. Conversely the assistant principal suggested that the student be serviced in an alternative school since his behavior has consistently disrupted…

observe a Special Education Day Class (SDC) at Cordova High School in Rancho Cordova. The instructor is Mrs. Melody Smith-Williams, a 10th - 11th grade Special Education English teacher. The observation took place on Friday, May 13, 2016 from 9:00am -12:00pm. On the day of my observation there were 27 students (8 English learners, 6 African- Americans, and 13 white). There were also 2 Para-educator, besides Mrs. Smith-Williams, and a student Aide present in the classroom (13 of the special…

Polli Mays who is one of the EC general curriculum resource teachers at Reedy Creek. Throughout the day, I observed her co-teaching in 3rd and 5th grade classrooms as well as teaching kindergarten and then 1st grade in the resource room. The special education classroom is separate from the school in a building behind the school. It is decorated like most classrooms with posters and letters on the wall. There are a lot of visual and very colorful stimuli located on the walls of the classroom.…

who interact with them, and different processes/aspects of special education. For this assignment, an individual who frequently interacts with children with some form of disability was asked a series of questions. Amy Edwards - a special education teacher at McKinley Elementary located in Xenia, Ohio was interviewed. Ms. Edwards first became interested in special education at a young age. The pastor at her church had a daughter with special needs. Ms. Edwards had the opportunity to get to know…

When I started Kindergarten it became very clear to my teacher and my parents that I needed additional help with my education. My teacher and my parents got together and started the Special Education process which included four phases; Phase One- Initiating the Referral, Phase Two- Assessing Student Eligibility and Educational Need, Phase Three- Developing Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Phase Four- Determining the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) (Hardman, Drew, & Egan, 2015).…

Music in Special Education Music education is one of the most important aspects in the grand arena that is education. Yet, it is one of the most neglected. This seems to be backwards due to the mass benefits to include: better average scores on standardized tests, less drug use, better time management/organizational skills, as well as multitasking. Instituting music education can help all aspects of education, including all varieties of education. This includes special education. Most people…

Special Education is the education practiced by special needs or students with disabilities. By focusing on each students individulatities and learning differences, special education teachers help disabled student further their education. Special education has had a noteable history; however, it has flourished greatly over the last fifty years. New technology and further research has modified special education to make it personalized for each individual’s specific needs. Special education has…

course of the last seven weeks of class, we discussed a wide range of topics in relationship to Special Education Law, including: adequate progress, discipline, FAPE, and more. Below I will synthesize and integrate some key points from the reading, reflect on an “aha” moment that made me think and evaluate what was being said, discuss my professional progress in relationship to my coursework and education thus far, discuss my prior believes about adequate progress and how the readings may have…