in Special Education has been a longstanding and frustrating problem across the county since its creation in 1975 with the signing of Public Law 94-142 by President Gerald Ford. Of the groups and degree studied‚ the most attention has been given to the overrepresentation of African-Americans‚ particularly in the categories of Emotional Disturbance and Mental Retardation. However‚ a group and degree studied much less frequently is the underrepresentation of Asian-Americans in Special Education. While
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Case Study Benchmark Assessment When working with students who have special needs‚ it is imperative that they are given the proper resources‚ support and placed in the most beneficial learning environment. Included in this paper is a reflection and analysis of a 5th grader named Jacob. Jacob has ADHD as well as emotional and behavioral disorders. His academic skills are below his grade level‚ he does not like school and he also is very confrontational. The analysis includes the various learning
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schooling and observing many different teacher styles I have come up with my own philosophy of teaching. As a future teacher my main philosophy is everyone learns concepts different and student should be treated as individuals. Students are humans; they have different thoughts and different way to enjoy learning. As an educator I want to make sure they embrace their skills and help improve in the areas they need to help on. In my field of special education as a teacher and a person who has a learning disability
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Ensuring Ethical Practices in the Delivery of Positive Behavior Introduction Ethics refers to questions of right and wrong. Ethical professional conduct within the field of education ultimately relates to the potential to cause harm (or benefit) to the student. Ethical conduct requires that the practitioner stay within the bounds of the ethical procedures developed for the discipline that the individual is practicing. Ethical conduct standards are based in common sense (in regards to potential
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Personal Statement After much deliberation‚ I have concluded that I truly miss teaching. In December of 2003‚ I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree in special education from Arizona State University. I graduated magna cum laude and was full of enthusiasm for my new career. Over the next ten years and countless emotional conditions while teaching‚ I became ill and needed to rethink my employment options. After months of recovery‚ I took on the responsibility of being my son’s primary
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Overrepresentation in Special Education: Slide 3 Review of the Literature: Slide 4 Review of the Literature: Slide 5 Review of the Literature: Slide 6 Statistics of Overrepresentation: Slide 7 Statistics of Overrepresentation: Slide 8 Statistics of Overrepresentation: Slide 9 Strategies for Improvement: Slide 10 References: Slide 11 Questions or Comments: Slide 12 Overrepresentation in special education is when more minority students eligible for receiving special education services than white students
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Over representation of students who are ethnically and racially diverse in special education transpires when some groups of students possess a greater need for particular services. For instance‚ there may be a higher percentage of Latino students where Spanish is the primary language used for communication. If so‚ these students deriving from Latino origin will most often require English language instruction. As a result‚ this particular group would demonstrate over representation of students from
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19‚ 2011 Special Education Augmentative Communications Augmentative Communication embodies methods used to replace or enhance speech and or writing for students with impairments in those categories. It is used for many impairments including cerebral palsy‚ autism and intellectual impairment. Augmentative Communication is essential for those who need temporary or permanent aid. The first use of Augmentative Communication was around the 1950’s and increased during the 1960’s and 70’s. This was
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disorders. Students that do not have a hearing loss‚ but their brains are not effectively interpreting the auditory information being put out. In the schools you will find someone who is known as the Speech and Language Pathologist. This particular teacher is there to help and coach students who have a speech impairment or disorder. Many times schools simply call it “speech.” Last semester I got the opportunity to shadow a SLP for a day. Their job is incredible‚ and almost made me second guess my
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Introduction: The purpose of this handbook is to provide an overview of federal special education laws and also a framework for those needing information about special education issues. Its intended audience includes school developers‚ administrators and staff; school district personnel; and parents of students with disabilities who are or may be attending our schools. Special education: In November 1975‚ President Gerald Ford signed the legislation now known as IDEA into law. The statute focused
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