Specials

1. The Special Olympics calls itself the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities and a “global social movement” (Special Olympics, 2015). The goal of the organization centers itself on several principles, both for the individual athletes and the larger system. Special Olympics strives to build global communities in the hope of spreading acceptance and education for the population it serves, it strongly and actively advocates for raising awareness to both the…

Advocating for Special Needs Students What exactly is a special needs advocate? They are people that work to acquire needed services for individuals with disabilities or special needs. Parents of special needs children should learn to advocate for them at school. In a classroom full of students, it can be difficult for disabled students to reach their full potential without special accommodations to help them be successful. When advocating for students with special needs, the advocate must know…

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…

Method and Procedures The setting was in two places: special education classroom and general education classroom. The special education classroom was used to instruct students on how to recruit teacher attention. The instruction was conducted with each student individually while no other student was around. The general education classroom was used to observe the target behaviors of student recruitment and teacher praise. A routine for attain the teacher’s attention during the 30 minutes of…

Special education is defined as a range of social and educational services by the public school system along with other educational institutes to individuals who are between the ages three and twenty-one that have disabilities. “Special education is designed to ensure that students with disabilities are provided with an environment that allows them to be educated effectively” (“Special Education.”). Special education is staring to grow in popularity across the U.S and has been raising awareness…

In a world in where unstable economy and indecisive times are adults’ main concern, issues as providing special education children with a proper education does not seem as crucial to most. However, as a special educator it is my duty to voice concerns about the major issues that special education is facing at this time. Our schools at any level from the classroom setting to school’s districts face many crucial concerns such as lack of parental and public support, amount of paperwork,…

Demographic Study Special education is beneficial to students who really have disabilities, but unfortunately students are being placed under special education curriculum most likely due to minority issues. ESE students face many challenges a day, school being the main part of this challenge. There are millions of students nationwide who are suffering from cultural bias which leads to disproportionate representation. This specifically targets CLD (culturally and linguistically diverse) students…

Special Education is the education practiced by special needs or students with disabilities. By focusing on each students individulatities and learning differences, special education teachers help disabled student further their education. Special education has had a noteable history; however, it has flourished greatly over the last fifty years. New technology and further research has modified special education to make it personalized for each individual’s specific needs. Special education has…

Special Education: An Impediment to Providing Effective and Safe Learning Environments for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities Problem of Practice Educating and servicing students with moderate to severe disabilities within a public school setting are growing concerns for the Inland Empire. Over the past decade San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) has sustained an influx of students who qualify for moderate to severe special day classroom (SDC) settings and special…

Introduction Special education has made significant changes over the past years, partly due to the fact that people have stood up and made a change for the better toward children with disabilities. Children are no longer put into segregated hospitals and left to die and forgotten about. Children for many years were labeled as unlovable and a disgrace and hid away from society. Parents were faced with humiliation and public scorning for having a child with a disability and lived in fear. People…