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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…

Inclusion: Should Special Needs Be Mainstreamed Schools today try to include or mainstream special needs children into the classroom. Inclusion is the process in which special needs students are incorporated into the average classroom (“What is Inclusive Education”). This explains how they are to be treated like students who are classified as normal in a school setting and not as separate or different. This process is also known as mainstream, another word meaning to include special needs…

The Special Education Team The Special Education Team comes from the same school district. The district is comprised of approximately of 2500 students with approximately 125 special needs students. Mrs. Lori Fairchild-Romero The special education teacher, has been teaching special needs students 25 years. She has her Bachelor’s degree in EMH (Educable Mental Handicapped) and her Master’s in Early Childhood Special Education. Mrs. Fairchild-Romero has completed the Place Test for Generalist she…

an evaluation from you and Kate. This is completely up to you guys since you are Jack’s parents. Special education is an evaluation process that children go through to determine if they need extra services for quality learning. This process is going to be very overwhelming to you both at first. I’m sure you might feel that you’re defensive that the school thinks that your child needs to be in special education or maybe just angry or guilty. On the other hand, some parents may suggest that their…

significantly, especially for special needs students. However, this does not mean that these special needs students should be segregated solely on the basis that they are “different” from the typical child. This is where inclusive education comes in. A popular topic in education for the past few decades, inclusion aims to integrate special needs students into the general education classroom, providing them with the least restrictive environment. In addition, inclusion enables special needs…

was greatly affected which soon affected my mental development. When I started Kindergarten it became very clear to my teacher and my parents that I needed additional help with my education. My teacher and my parents got together and started the Special Education process which included four phases; Phase One- Initiating the Referral, Phase Two- Assessing Student Eligibility and Educational Need, Phase Three- Developing Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Phase Four- Determining the Least…

Realizing Amazing Potential (R.A.P.) before and after school program. In my undergraduate program I always knew I wanted to working with children, but it was a challenge for me to choose one career path I felt my work would make a difference. The defining moment for my career was the passion I found working with special need students, and the hard work to help them succeed academically. Being part of the education growth for students with special needs helped me find the career path I fell in…

teacher's mind divided into two portions, (1) to understand special children and (2) to manage normal students. These things may tolerate teachers when they hear about "Inclusion System". It's not easy for a teacher to handle two different brains at a time, they are…

with disabilities in schools across the United States. The history behind these acts has brought us to a place where students with disabilities and their families have greater equality and more rights in public schools. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is a civil rights provision that was enacted in 1973. Section 504 prohibits the discrimination of persons with disabilities from organizations and employers that accept government funds. This includes school and private schools accepting…

On March 11th, I interviewed a teacher who works as a Gifted Education teacher in an elementary school. The teacher I interviewed asked for her name and school to remain out of the paper. “I teach 1st through 4th gifted. The gifted program is meant for those who need an extra push in school.” Instead of having IEPs, gifted students have GIEPs. GIEP stands for Gifted Individualized Education Program. My teacher has been teaching the gifted program for 20 years. She started out subbing for a few…