The Specials

I am not sure I have changed a ton in this first semester of college. I still really want to teach, and I still believe that special education is where I want to teach. A number of people might say that they are more independent or outgoing now. I had to become independent last year when I was living away from my parents for the school year, so that independence really hasn’t increased in these past few months. I would maybe say that I am more introverted now than before. While I still do not…

this first legal case study, red flags started to go up right away. The first flag was the fact that Patrick 's mother, Rose, didn 't want to be at the meeting due to being so confused. The next flag that I saw was the fact that Mellie Jackson, the special education teacher, wasn 't even in attendance. The last flag that I saw while reading this case was the fact the Rose didn 't say a single word during the hour long meeting. This means that Rose didn 't have any say in Patrick’s IEP goals. In…

If sitting wasn 't hard enough for a pre-schooler, imagine developing fine motor skills with someone who doesn 't even speak your first language. "Juan" was bright, but needed an array of supports to get his speech, fine motor skills, and patience to grade level. As the speech-language pathologist murmured to Joe (the occupational therapist) that Juan had bit her last week, Juan had snuck over to the faucet to pour a cup of water. When I nudged Joe to Juan 's attention, Joe snatched a handful…

Disproportionate Minority Representation Special Education can be provided to any student with disabilities if they qualify for an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), but is there a disproportionate representation of minorities in special education classrooms? As it appears now, there is two sides to this argument, the first being an overrepresentation of minority students in special education classes and the second being an underrepresentation of minority students in special education…

Personal View of Special Education Paper The goal of education is to provide students with knowledge and skills so that they may be successful in their life. The goal of special education then, should be the same. Even though providing knowledge and skills to a student with a disability might look differently than to a student without a disability, the goal should remain the same. Before looking at the goals of special education we must first define what it is. Next we need to know what…

would take the children longer to learn and no help would be provided on what they would need to do at home to achieve. However, a deputy head teacher of a special needs school might be preoccupied with their own needs and might not be able to talk to a child who has been on report for 2 weeks, due to silly behaviour because they have family problems. This can affect the way a child would respond in the future because the child may perceive that the deputy head teacher is not concerned about the…

Section A: Introduction My chosen area is the children and young people sector. In addition, the care setting I have chosen to look at is a special education needs setting, where the client has learning difficulties. What is the children and young people sector? The children and young people sector belongs to the special education needs settings, which is recognised by the government. The government is trying to help the children, by giving them the best accessibility that is out…

Transition of Special Needs Students in Comparison to Typical Students Mental disability covers a broad spectrum of individuals and cases that make up over a quarter of our country. Though commonly seen in day to day life, it can become an area of conflict within schools and areas outside of school. Our scope of mental disability specifically involves more extreme cases, such as Downs Syndrome. These students are put at a disadvantage when attempting to follow the school's curriculum. Schools…

The article I picked is called Teaching English to Learners with Special Educational Needs (SENs) - Myths and realities. Just off the title itself, nowadays this happens in classroom around the world. Students who walk in and not know English and who are trying to learn it, but they can’t because they have a learning disability hold them back. This article states different myths that teachers or parents may have and setting them straight. For example, it said that students with SENs can’t learn…

TACS agrees to abide and uphold all state and federal laws concerning the identification and education of students with disabilities as noted in Appendix B of the RFP- Special Education Assurances. Special education services are available to any students with a mental, physical, or emotional impairment which adversely affects his or her educational performance. TACS will locate, identify and evaluate all children with disabilities from birth through age 21. The Child Find mandate applies to…