Special reconnaissance

on whether special education students should be integrated into regular classroom settings or if they should be kept in separate classrooms. Every student, with special needs or not, learns in a different way. Special education students especially have different ways of learning and their academic needs are not often met in a class specifically for those with disabilities. Through mainstreaming students who “earn” the right to be in a general education class or fully including a special…

(NCBL) mandating that all children are placed in a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment (LRE) possible (Camargo et al., 2014). Inclusion in special education can be defined as, “the education of students with disabilities together with their nondisabled peers” (Carson, 2015, p. 1398). Special Education professionals are now legally and ethically obligated to place students in classrooms with the greatest access to typically developing students and the…

I am not sure I have changed a ton in this first semester of college. I still really want to teach, and I still believe that special education is where I want to teach. A number of people might say that they are more independent or outgoing now. I had to become independent last year when I was living away from my parents for the school year, so that independence really hasn’t increased in these past few months. I would maybe say that I am more introverted now than before. While I still do not…

Collaboration is more than teachers working together, it is comprised of individuals working with each other for a common result. Collaboration can further be broken down into characteristics that make for successful outcomes. In the inclusion classroom the special education teacher is often the professional most likely to collaborate. Some characteristics are easier to accomplish while others are more difficult. To achieve successful and productive collaboration several prerequisites to…

Hayes, 2011). Observational learning happens throughout one’s lifetime, and the most critical time is when a child is discovering the world around him (Argosy Course Notes, 2015). Children learn by the actions of others and some of the benefits that special needs students…

students who are eligible for Special Education (NJ Department of Education) Under IDEA Act, the federal law that guarantees all children with disabilities, have the right to have access to a “free and appropriate public education” This individualized plan address the child unique learning disabilities; and the district, and the school, has the obligation to implement it. Students who have problems in math, language arts, or any other subject could be eligible for Special Education. Before…

Teachers perceptions of themselves and inclusion For the majority of teachers interviewed their reservations regarding inclusion were directed at their own shortcomings. One teacher felt very strongly that where inclusion failed it was her fault I question my knowledge, of the child, of their condition, of how to adapt the work, what can I do to make them more comfortable Yet another teacher commented I feel very much if inclusion fails it fails because I not a good enough teacher This…

education teacher, a special education teacher, and a teacher’s assistant. There were 22 students in the classroom and eleven of these students had IEP’s. Four of the students were ELL students. Throughout the day students were pulled for speech and occupational/physical therapy. In addition, an ELL teacher would push in for math and writing lessons. The classroom space consisted of one room with a door to an adjacent smaller room in the back. The back room was used to test the special…

indirect service delivery models such as Special Education Teachers, Guidance Officers and other in service administrators which were once considered direct service delivery models. However, due to collaborative consultation roles within inclusive schools direct service delivery models are diminishing (Hughes, 2015 module 1). These indirect service delivery models are seen as consultant roles and are more sought after in…

Moving on, the “vision for children with SEN and disabilities is the same as for all children and young people - that they achieve well in their early years, at school and in college, and lead happy and fulfilled lives” (DfE, 2014). Nevertheless, this has received criticisms as Kalambouka et al (2007) state, there is “less agreement about whether this principle can be realised in practice, and even if it can, about what the impacts might be on the achievements of pupils with SEN” in mainstream…