Specials

students including those with special needs as much as possible, including their strengths, interests, learning styles and other personal information and then differentiate teaching practices so as to respond to individual needs and provide guidance and support. There are great gaps between teachers’ practice and government policy (Eraclides 2001). In fact, many teachers haven’t prepared for teaching in an inclusive classroom. Some teachers find it difficult to meet special needs of students,…

Throughout my undergraduate and the first part of my graduate experience to become a school psychologist, I experienced a lot of doubt. Psychology was something I enjoyed and was relatively good at. I decided to keep going because honestly there was realistically nothing else for me to do. School psychology was something I would continue to pursue and try for at least a few years, and move on if I still did not “love” what I was doing. My practicum experience erased this doubt. I have learned…

When I looked around I saw so many people with special needs and it broke my heart. I believe that if we would work harder with people with disabilities to be more independent most could function on their own. I understand that there are some with mental and physical disabilities that will never be able…

countries to agree and sign commitment to principles of inclusion, ensuring that all children are enrolled in ‘regular schools’ as a matter of course (Ekins, 2012). It made it clear that ‘its’ scope extends beyond those children expressed as having special educational needs: The guiding principle that informs this framework is that schools should accommodate all children regardless…

good actors, but also the special effects, can really define a movie’s greatness. “The art of visual effects is the art of what you get away with, which means you really have to study a lot about how we perceive the world in order to find out how we can trick our perceptions to make something look real when it isn’t (NOVA).” Visual perception is extremely…

Western Australia, n.d. para. 1). With the correct support provided students with a disability have the best chances to be successful learners. The government helps support schools by visiting and supporting the teacher when necessary, offering special classes and centres where required, however, this depends on the needs of the students (The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, [ARACY] 2013, p. 26). The support system, which is in place, allows students the best possible…

a fortune teller she warned my parents not to allow the school to place me in special education classes. I took a school-administered test about two weeks after the meeting with Ms. Williams, I can recall it being about a month or so later before the test, results came back. My parents had a meeting with the school administrators and were told that I had a serious learning disability and needed to be placed in special education classes. I remember the very day my parents told me I would be…

continuum of services options produces a framework for special educational professionals, as an educational placement in the LRE is essential for students with disabilities. A continuum of services can include the following educational programs: general education class, general education classroom with supplemental aids and services, general education class with related services, general education classroom with consultation or collaboration from a special education educator, general education…

There is a code of practice (SEN Code of Practice 2015) in place that offers guidelines on how to identify, assess and provide help/support for children and young people who have special educational needs as they have a right to access the curriculum in a mainstream learning environment. Children or young people with SEN will usually be provided with support in mainstream settings from early education, up to further education, sometimes…

In order for an IEP meeting to occur three member need to be present: the parent or guardian, because they know better than anyone else about their child and because it’s their right. Person likely to provide service-special education teacher, speech language pathologist, and the regular education teacher if the child will go to a general education class or is already in that class. Other people that can be present, but not limited to are the Occupational therapist (OT) if the student needs to…