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treat and educate special needs individuals the same as one would a person…

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…

Ryan 1 Special needs children are misunderstood. They can be really nice children that some people may think are weird. They can also be really smart or they could be considered challenged. People can get jealous because special needs children take other people’s attention away from them. Special needs children need to be better understood so that they can receive the same education as other kids and avoid being bullied so they can experience the socialization that schools provide. Special needs…

Special Education Reform Education has evolved over the 100 year timeframe and special education has come a long way from where it began. However, there are still changes that are needed for special education. This paper gives an outlook on three major events in the history over the 100 years and how it has shaped and changed special education. It also discusses changes that still need to be made to continue to evolve. Three Important Moments No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left behind…

Act of 1973, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights law that protects qualified individuals with disabilities. It also protects them form discrimination in the work place, and at schools that receive federal funding. It prohibits educational institutions from denying educational services, activities or programs to students with disabilities. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is a civil rights law that prohibits…

students continues to grow, many schools are not prepared to face the challenges that ELL students will encounter. Schools struggle to provide ELL students with the appropriate type of assistance that is needed for the students. Research shows that when schools are not prepared to solve problems with ELL students, the schools will classify the student as special needs or as a special education student (Anderson, Minnema, 2005). ELL students are labeled as special need or special education…

recent years, as schools serve a more diverse population, with an ever-changing and expanding group of students with special needs, schools have been forced to handle behavioral situations with students who bring to the classroom challenges that all educators must be prepared to handle. As a result, “new approaches are needed that attract all students to become engaged with their own learning and that of their peers” (Fullan, 2007, p. 179). Looking back, students with special needs often spent…

Imagine, for a moment, that you are an elementary school student. You sit in your classroom, trying your best to make it through a lesson. The fluorescent lights overhead seem too bright, and they will not stop humming. Your teacher is talking, but it is impossible to listen. Behind you, one of your classmates taps their foot. There are countless posters on the front wall of the classroom, and you attempt to read them all. A fly buzzes around the lights. You stare down at your worksheet, trying…

with disabilities is a research-based field that is dedicated to educators who believe in the growth and the well being of special kids. This topic discussed will introduce: what a disability is, how are kids referred to special education, how can we accommodate these kids, and what benefits can the kids have after high school. Teaching students’ with disabilities is a special task; a person has to have the knowledge, skill and patience to work in the environment. I have worked with students’…

Inclusion exposes special education students to a learning environment in which they are exposed to other children and different teaching techniques. This may be a great help to these students as they are allowed to interact with other children who learn differently and are in normal classrooms in which they can grow and learn as a part of a whole rather than an individual in a special education classroom. This can lead to greater educational growth in the special education pupil as well as a…