Special Investigation Branch

What are some of the strengths and needs of students of students with ASD? Individuals with ASD have deficits in social communication, and social interaction across contexts. Some needs include, communicating with everyone, participating in activities, working on tantrums, functional play skills, understanding personal space. On the other hand, some strengths include, outspoken to some people they come into contact with, obsessed over things such as outer spac, rock banks, math ect. What are…

One of the most complex issues in special education today is disproportionality. Approximately 13.5 percent of all students in schools K-12 receive special education services, however, minority students are receiving special education services at rates that are significantly higher (Disproportionality, 2008). There are higher rates of minorities being placed in special education compared to their counterparts. When focusing on African Americans, they compose 17 percent of all students in the…

“Improving Elementary American Indian Students' Math Achievement with Inquiry-Based Mathematics and Games” describes a 2008-2009 ethnographic case study of four fifth grade classrooms with varying levels of Native American student enrollment (Stone & Hamann, 2012). Dr. McMillan (2016) refers to ethnography as “the quintessential qualitative approach” (p.312). Stone contends that it remains necessary to “account for what was actually happening with American Indian and other children in these…

Background: Ms. Benalcazar contacted the Lawrence Public School District Early Childhood Division with a referral concerning her twin sons (Asher and Benjamin); although she was concerned about both boys, her main concern centered on Benjamin. Ms. Benalcazar was concerned about both Asher and Benjamin Benalcazar-Gioroux performance at preschool. Both boys have attended Hilltop Preschool on the University of Kansas campus on a daily basis. According to the mother, last year, Hilltop made a…

Advocating for Special Needs Students What exactly is a special needs advocate? They are people that work to acquire needed services for individuals with disabilities or special needs. Parents of special needs children should learn to advocate for them at school. In a classroom full of students, it can be difficult for disabled students to reach their full potential without special accommodations to help them be successful. When advocating for students with special needs, the advocate must know…

The mathematician that i pick was Albert Einstein March 14, 1879- April 18, 1955 . He was a very smart and intelligent man who had many great ideas that has had an impact on the world today. The reason i picked him is because although he had a slight disability, he was still very successful in life and was one of the most known people from the past. Not only was he wise in math, but he was also very wise in mathematics. Albert Einstein had a very different but unique personality and way of doing…

During this meeting the teacher and special educator will go over the consultation held with the parents. They will cover former techniques used for Pete’s development, his mother’s concerns and initiate group brainstorming regarding how they might offer similar development progress to ease the parent’s concerns. The teacher and special educator will keep the other teachers and important staff informed on their findings, and what needs…

be placed. Self-contained classrooms where special needs students are grouped together and segregated from the general student populations,…

ages of six and seven. In total, there are fourteen boys and eight girls in this classroom. It was also noted that none of the students in this classroom are reported as being an English Language Learner. At this moment in time there are also no special education students, because the school has not fully tested this class, to…

are from 7:45am to 2:30pm. Students take 7 classes each semester. The average class size was 26 students to one teacher. Approximately 1,790 students attend Springbrook and 42.4% are females and 57.6% are male’s students, 9.7% (170 students) are in special education, graduation rate is 84.9%, attendance rate is 93.6%, dropout rate is 7.2% and suspension rates is 3.7%. Mr. Cooper shared this information with Jessica and I. Information and statistics can be located by clicking, Springbrook at a…