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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…

Introduction Special education has made significant changes over the past years, partly due to the fact that people have stood up and made a change for the better toward children with disabilities. Children are no longer put into segregated hospitals and left to die and forgotten about. Children for many years were labeled as unlovable and a disgrace and hid away from society. Parents were faced with humiliation and public scorning for having a child with a disability and lived in fear. People…

appropriate education. This important legislation was put into effect in order to improve and equalize learning for all students as well as to provide special services to meet each student’s unique needs. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed in 1975 and went into effect in 1977. Public Law 94-142 was the foundation for special education legislation and has helped millions of children with its six key mandates. These key mandates include zero reject, nondiscriminatory…

overweight, there’s not a lot wrong with me. Do we as teachers and adults do the same thing to our students? I once took a graduate level class for an organization by the name of LA GEAR Up that made me take stock of how I perceived others. As a special education teacher, I have observed students with their pain and their joy and how we seem to share them both. The lessons were on a level that the students could comprehend with their different disabilities, but then I had to tackle the…

people with disabilities. The actions I would take to advocate for students with disabilities are actually going into these schools and educating people about the issue of mainstreaming and inclusion. Many people are just unaware of the fact that special needs children can learn to, they just might need a little extra help. Changing their mindset can have a major affect on the school district, the world, and most importantly the students with disabilities. It only takes one to start a change…

for a few seconds. I then counted “1,2,3 my turn” and she began to tantrum when I took the IPad. I had to remove the IPad by putting it away for the rest of the day and did not give her what she wanted to stop the tantrum. I removed it because she displayed a negative behavior. I replaced the IPad with two other objects for her to work for. When an object is too reinforcing, it can become a distraction from completing tasks instead of an objective to work for. We need to explain to the…

In the article titled Memories from the Other: Lessons in Connecting the author takes the reader on a journey as he reflects on his educational experience as a student afflicted by learning differences. His story illustrates an educational system that creates the ‘other’ and works to marginalize ‘at risk’ students with learning differences (Knestrict, 2006). Early on, Knestrict was labeled as different (other); thus, placed on a slower academic track void of positive connections, which he…

students with disabilities, only that some students may need extra supports to achieve competency. The purpose of the standards is to establish minimum grade-level competency expectations” (Haager, & Vaughn, 2013). If music teachers, art teachers, and special education classrooms are required to have students meet grade-level expectations regarding ELA and Math standard, new curriculum will be needed for all classrooms; however, modification can be provided with extra instructional material.…

what you may do with your life. 1. Although there are many occupations out there, the one I would choose would be a Special Education teacher. Those who go into the career of teaching are obviously not in it for the money, but they’re simply in it because of their love for teaching children. There is a story behind my chosen career, one that is worth sharing. My brother has been in Special-Ed all of his life, and because of his disability, he has struggled. Jerran, my brother, has had both…

psychologist. If your child is not diagnosed with LD, but you still have doubts, get another evaluation by another psychologist (it is possible that you might have to pay for it), (NICHCY, 2011). The school will take provisions for your child 's special education. Meet with the individualized education program (IEP) team to review your child’s educational and social goals, and the strategies that would be implemented, (NICHCY, 2011; Perez, 2013). Keep a good communication with the professionals…