Special needs

Chapter 3, watching the videos, reviewing the websites and based it on my experiences working with Students with Special Needs including self-contained classes with a ratio of 12:1:1 and least restrictive environments ICT, I selected Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) as a topic related to special education. This topic is related to one of the major components of students with special needs, Individualized Educational Program (IEP). As stated in pg.53 under teacher rights and…

when considering inclusion in early childhood settings, it is important to note that not all child care administrators and day care facilities are experienced or knowledgeable enough to accommodate the needs of all children with disabilities. Moreover, while full inclusion of children with special needs in a regular child care program is considered to be an attribute of high quality early childhood education (ECE), it is not always the preferred method practiced in Canada (Finding Quality Child…

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years. “Inclusion is defined as providing specially designed instruction and support for students with special needs in the context of regular education settings.” (Lindsay) This just means that all students have the same equal opportunity in the traditional educational setting. Children with disabilities have been placed in a separate setting than their peers for many years. It’s been said from special education teachers, parents and administrators that separating students with disabilities are…

Scenario This scenario will revolve around Pete Parkson, a young 2nd grader that has transferred to Hope Primary Elementary School with his parent’s relocation to the area for personal reasons. Pete has Auditory Processing Disorder, or APD, and will need to have an IEP made for him. Luckily, his parents had managed to slide their move into the school semester and they have arrived in the middle of summer vacation to make the initial transition easier for Pete. The school staff, together with his…

that describes special services for very young children specifically from birth to age 2. Early intervention is focused on informing and empowering families to access resources and advocate for their children with developmental delays. Early intervention brings social services, professionals, parents and doctors together in planning intervention programs at home and school. [pg 329 textbook] Early intervention leads to many services that can help to provide and to protect the needs of disabled…

Every year thousands of students in New Jersey are classified within the Special Education Program in their school districts. In 2013, Point Pleasant Borough classified 451 students for Special Education and Related Services (NJ Department of Education, 2014). According to the New Jersey Department of Education, in 2013, there were 12,031 preschool age children classified for Special Education and Related Services (2014). Lastly, in the State of New Jersey, in the year 2013, 220,253 students…

The process of diagnosing a child with a disability, and obtaining special education services, can be complex and take significant time. Special education services do not just start when a child is old enough to attend school, services for a student with a disability can begin as early as birth, and go until that child graduates high school, and even beyond, until they are twenty-two. To start the process, there first has to be a diagnosis. Testing was not always a major factor for pre-school…

exercises. Observation is used extensively for children with special rights, as with all children, in order to gain insight into the child's thinking process and understanding of self. The Reggio Emilia philosophy, in which each child is accepted for his or her unique learning style, facilitates acceptance of all children. The continuum for acceptable behavior is quite broad. A child who is very active is not seen as a problem but as a child who needs to move around during the day, and…

for children who are receiving special services and are for children from the age of three to twenty-one. Parents are involved in the process of making the document. This plan is meant to help children with unique needs reach goals to learn and acquire new skills. The IEP must be followed at all times and everything must be administered to what is put in the plan. The IEP must include the child’s current performance level, educational goals, any services that may need to be provided to help the…