The Specials

SPE-350 Weekly Journal Entry #8 Final Reflection Over the course of the last seven weeks of class, we discussed a wide range of topics in relationship to Special Education Law, including: adequate progress, discipline, FAPE, and more. Below I will synthesize and integrate some key points from the reading, reflect on an “aha” moment that made me think and evaluate what was being said, discuss my professional progress in relationship to my coursework and education thus far, discuss my prior…

course and being out in the field for 20 hours, special education was not my ideal teaching job. Special education was always intimidating to me because there is so much important information that is needed. IEP’s, parents, and goal setting are just a few to name that intimidated me until now. After getting to experience being in a special education room with the students and asking Nicole Degroot questions about these topics, I now I feel that special education may be the positon for me. From…

Since the introduction of CTE programs, the special needs education has grown immensely (Barry & Leather, 2012). There has been a diversification of career programs such as information technology, biotechnology, hospitality, engineering among others, giving the students an opportunity to join different fields of expertise (Barry & Leather, 2012). As a substitute teacher, one of the challenges special education face is the equality of resources in CTE teaching and learning…

student and community member I am. However, what cannot be conveyed through these records is the immeasurable passion I have for my intended major, Special Education. My lifetime goal is simple; to positively impact the lives of those who need it most. The last 2-3 years have further confirmed this desire as I began my real-world experience in the special education field. Being a peer assistant for students with disabilities taught me how to communicate with nonverbal students, how to be…

Implementation of iPads and other mobile devices as teaching tools in special education classrooms provide significant improvements in academic learning, as well as improvements in behavior, social engagement, communication and self-determination. Not only does the use of iPads help students in special education classrooms, they are also easy and manageable for teachers and parents to utilize. iPads are easy to operate, malleable in terms of updating applications, programs and software, and they…

One of U.S. national trends is adopting a new method for deciding eligibility for special education: Response-to-intervention method (RTI). This model engenders a modification of teaching techniques, before referring the student to special services, and the student’s response to the intervention that will determine if the child will receive special education or not (Hallahan, Kauffman & Pullen, 2015). Though, the process could be long and delay the proper allocation of the students when they are…

Name of article and how you found it: “Report: Restraints On Special Needs Students Were ‘Excessive’ At Holyoke School” (Published by WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station) I found this article through a google news search of “Special Education Law”. Describe the key issues presented in the article: The setting in this article is a public school in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The article was published on February 17, 2016. It has come to light that abuse may be taking place at this public school that…

on the pillow we are constantly communicating to those around us. In special education class rooms there are several proficient ways of communication. The children have different ways of communicating with the teacher and vice versa. I am going to talk about the different approaches as a teacher you can make to improve the quality of the way you communicate with the children in your special education classroom. Being in a special education classroom all thought out my high school senior year I…

being a parent of a child with special needs; instead of the feeling excited, you feel overwhelmed and concerned about whether your child’s needs will be met in their formal education. Special education is instruction designed to meet the needs of the student with disabilities. Although today we take for granted that students with disabilities are accepted and educated in the public school classroom, it has not always the case. Prior to any legislation, children with special needs were not…

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…