Special Relationship

With close to 6 million students aged 3-21 receiving special education services as of 2012 (Institute on Disability: University of NH, 2014), it is obvious that there is a need for qualified special education teachers nationally. One might mistakenly think all that is needed is a bachelor’s degree. The required certification is only s small part of what it takes for an effective special education teacher. First and foremost, a special educator needs to have a sound understanding of learners.…

am providing services while learning. The name of the organization I am working with over the spring break is identified as Special Olympics. Special Olympics has a lot of remarkable individuals, the only entity different about these individuals are their mental capacity or physical impairment; their learning performances are slightly lower than the average person. Can special needs individual obtain information and are they considered to be “normal”? These are questions that have crossed many…

the specialized curriculum and strategies necessary to benefit their educational needs. Often, the self-contained special education students’ only interaction with the general school population is during meals in the school cafeteria, and possibly in some of the social settings, such as recess or general assemblies. The benefits of this type of setting is that the teachers are special trained in-depth to respond not only to the academic needs of the child, but also often to their physical and…

of clinical experinces and working with the community partners (Anderson, Smith, Olsen, & Algozzine, 2015). The results of this model was determined on two open – ended questions. Do you believe your chioce to complete the dual major instead of special education or only elementary educationonly was a good…

“Job Design: An Administrator’s Guide to Supporting and Retaining Special Educators” Citation / Source Bettini, E. A., Cheyney, K., Leko, C., & Wang, J. (2015). Job design: An administrator’s guide to supporting and retaining special educators. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50(4), 221-225. Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com.uiwtx.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdf/10.1177/1053451214532346 Major Thesis Bettini et. al’s (2015) article on job design proposes leaders as the power and influence…

There are many pro’s , and fewer con’s of inclusive learning environments- that will further be discussed. Inclusive learning environments allow general education teachers , and special education teachers to work closer together supporting goals, objectives, and the needs of students, further developing curriculum that is maximized for inclusive learning environments. Inclusive classrooms support a wide variety of learning approaches, and similar lessons, or curriculum- can be presented in…

suspected must meet two criteria to have eligibility. First, they must be determined to have a disability that is covered under IDEA. Second, they must need special education and related services because of their disability. 2. Protection in Evaluation Protection in evaluation refers to testing each student that is suspected of needing special education services and allowing the student certain protections through that process. The student must be tested in a non-discriminatory way before…

County Public Schools. Clermont’s mission is “using a professional learning community to create a safe learning environment that ensures high academic achievement for all students by offering them a rigorous and relevant education supported by relationships” (Clermont Elementary School, 2015). Based on the statistics found on the Fairfax County Public Schools, Clermont hosts 532 students ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade. Of the 532 students, only 91 receive free and reduced lunch…

Historical issues/laws that effect special education In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the United States Supreme Court found that “separate but equal is inherently unequal in the context of public education.” (Brown, 1954). Although the case dealt with racial segregation, it served as the legal foundation for the rights of children with disabilities. In 1975, congress enacted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA), which was later renamed the Individuals with…

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…