Special library

The third need for families with a student with special educational needs is special education services. Some of the educational services that may be needed for the family and their child are occupational therapy, speech therapy, audiology, orientation and mobility services, academic special education services, inclusion in general education classroom, and much more or less depending on child’s needs. Some of these services…

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…

later life”. (National Policy on Education, 2004:34) According to Osakwe (2010), the Unites States Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), special education is that teaching with specially designed instructions to meet the unique needs of people with disabilities. These definitions are relevant to the present discourse, even though, special education is not for the physically challenged…

According to recent studies, it has been proven that students with disabilities benefit in various developmental areas when they are included in classrooms with their typically developing peers. In the year Two Thousand, Annette Holahan and Virginia Costenbader conducted a study where they compared the developmental gains of preschool aged children in both inclusive and self-contained classrooms. The study consisted of fifteen matched pairs of students. Students were matched on a variety of…

make adequate progress with Tier 1 interventions alone. However, the special education teacher is not as prominent, but the special education teacher can still provide expertise if an evaluation needs to be considered. Tier 3 is rather significant for the special education teacher to provide additional assistance as well as assess and monitor the student’s growth in order to know how to help the student transition. The special education teacher is involved in determining if testing needs to take…

This experience made sure that I was entering the field that I wanted and it confirmed that I wanted to be an Special Education teacher and it even made me want an internship in the summer. I have an internship at Bona Vista and I am working with children with special needs. I think more colleges should make their students go into the field they think they want as soon as possible due to the fact it helps one discover if that is actually…

disability has on a child in all aspects of their life. These children use the tool of learning to accomplish goals that manifests an encouraging outlook on their livelihood. As individuals who have a passion for caring for and aiding those with special needs, it is our duty to prepare these children to utilize the tools they learn in both classroom settings and within their personal…

Inclusion in Elementary School Settings Educating disabled students in inclusive classrooms has been one of the many accommodations made for disabled students. Although inclusion seems to many that it will decrease bullying later in life, people are being mislead. Laws are mandating that school districts must provide the least secluded environment as possible. This seems to contrast the need to keep all students and staff safe, having as many good relationships as possible, and decreasing the…

Children with Special Education How many of you really know what it’s like to handle a child with special needs? Most of you aren’t able to answer it’s difficult it requires strength, patients, a high tolerance level heir are many people who have worked with children with special needs have been bitten , hit and things thrown at them. It takes a lot of patience and respect for someone to handle those situations. Because children with special need’s tend to be very strong and teachers have to be…

My calling first became apparent to me during my sophomore year of college. During this time, I was completely unsure about what field of study that I wanted to follow. At that time, I was trying to think of anything that would help me think of which major I wanted to study. While doing that I remembered that when I was younger, people always told that I work well with kids. With that being said, I thought of becoming a teacher. My sophomore year I decided to become and Elementary Education…