Special Investigation Branch

All of humanity develops their identity at different points of their lives in a variety of ways. There are many factors that affect development such as the community one lives in and an individual’s race, gender, values and culture. If everybody develops differently why is it that some children are being denied proper education, friendships and a chance to show the world their strengths before they even step foot in a school? The answer can be found in deficit thinking in the education system.…

Introduction According to Dragan 2014, for children at schools, daycare centers, after-school facility, residential settings with disabilities often are often present with great supervisory challenges. When the needs of these children are not adequately addressed and the child is injured or killed, neglectful supervision can be seen as a proximate foundation. Children with autism, developmental disabilities, mental health, or physical disability require specialized programs and services with…

assessing those skills. Edweek.org, a web page of news of special education progress argues, “Cameras in Special Ed. Classrooms a Complex Issue: A new Texas law requiring such cameras at the request of parents and teachers raises questions about cost, privacy, and even whether they'll help protect children,”(“Education Week”) This article explores the new experiments that doctors, teachers, and scientists are doing to demonstrate to parents with special children that it is important to give them…

Viriginia, & Pullen, 2013) The first one would be collaborative consultation. In collaborative consultation the special education teacher gives advice to the general education teacher. I know from experience that the special education teachers are always the go to people for advice. The second method is the co-teaching method. Co-teaching is when the general education teacher and special educational teacher work together to teach the students. I believe on our campus we use co-teaching most of…

Due to the fact that what happens in the early childhood classroom will affect happens as the student goes up through the grade levels. Teacher no longer need to be an island inside their school. As part of collaboration educators and other professionals must create and establish a time in their daily or weekly schedules to meet and discuss students with disabilities, sharing lesson plans, and strategies to allow everyone be build off of each other to help achieve IEP goals (Vakil, Welton,…

This article explains how Industrial light and majic had to develop new tools and techniques to create the charachters in the movie Warcraft. They first talk about how it was challenging to create these orcs specifically becsaue they where these huge creatures that had and Iconic image to them. They knew that these charachters would sell people on the movie so they had to get them right. advances in motion capture allowed them to get the motion right but the had to follow through with the look…

Special education has many entities. It cannot be ignored because it involves many people from all different walks of life. It does not discriminate but when it appears, it must be handled properly. Special education laws have changed over the years and opportunities have been made available for teachers to continue to be in the know of the changes that have taken place. An interview was given to Mrs. Pauline Lilly to discuss the changes that have occurred during her time as the school…

Special education emerged in the context of social reform, inspired by belief in natural rights and individual worth, and the conviction that, through education, every person can contribute to society (Cushner, McClelland & Safford, 2012). The authors maintain in important respects, it began as a rescue mission. In 1860 nearly two thirds of the countless “unfortunates” who languished in American almshouses were children with sensory or other physical or cognitive impairments. By the 1870s, state…

This is where some of their answers differed greatly Interview With Teacher On Wednesday May 23rd I met with a Special Education…

In 2004, Ray and Karen stark began The Hugs Project, “to ensure that every American service member knows they are loved and appreciated by those that remain at home enjoying the freedom they provide”. The Hugs Project began serving active duty men and women by sending care packages overseas. The board members began this program to help veterans feel connected to their homes. The care package program has served as a community partnership. Many churches, scouting groups and caring individuals…