the characteristics‚ prevalence and effects of dysarthria in children with Cerebral Palsy. It will also examine the effects of speech therapy on children who have been diagnosed with both Cerebral Palsy and dysarthria. The term Cerebral Palsy has been used as an umbrella term for which a number of different definitions have been proposed over the years. The most recent consensus definition recognizes that Cerebral Palsy is characterized by movement and posture disturbance‚ is nonprogressive in nature
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be educated. This debate links to the notion of inclusion being controversial‚ as it is difficult to decipher whether children with ASDs are truly included in mainstream schools‚ and whether them attending special schools is exclusive practice. There are many aspects to consider when exploring where children with ASDs should be educated. Some examples of these are government policies‚ parental experiences and the perspectives of teachers. Inclusion is a challenging term to define‚ particularly in
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Inclusion Students with Autism Abstract As the diagnosis increases at an alarming rate for children with autism‚ are the teaches and education personnel keeping up with the demands of this neurological disorder that is still not understood by so many professionals? Some say that the environment and genetic factors are playing a huge part but with so many unanswered questions about the developmental disability‚ there are not many places for the teachers who teach these
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Inclusion of Students with Autism Taking the class Introduction to Special Education this semester has been a great learning experience for me in many ways. The class has been my first learning experience with special education and I have learned that it is much more than what I originally believed. So far in class this year I have learned about IEPs‚ inclusion‚ learning disabilities‚ diseases and illnesses and how to best manage and educate the students with these challenges daily in the school
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Special Education Inclusion addresses the controversy of inclusion in education. It argues that inclusions controversy stems from its relation to educational and social values in addition to individual worth. Stout states the important questions that should always be asked when discussing inclusion. She gives us some arguments from advocates on both sides of the issue and everyone in between. She recognizes that inclusion has no simple answers. She merely intends to overview the concepts of
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Special Education Inclusion What is OnWEAC? Welcome to OnWEAC‚ the Web site of the Wisconsin Education Association Council. WEAC represents 98‚000 K-12 public school teachers and education support professionals‚ faculty and support staff in the Wisconsin Technical College System‚ education and information professionals employed by the state‚ retired members‚ and university students studying to become educators. OnWEAC provides services to members and non-members‚ including a database
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Inclusion is a burgeoning issue in our educational system. It has been said that the most effective means of combating discriminatory attitudes and fostering an atmosphere of acceptance within the framework of education for all is to increase the inclusion of students with disabilities in mainstream schools (UNESCO‚ 1994‚ as cited in Foreman & Kelly‚ 2008‚ p. 109). There are multiple definitions and interpretations of inclusion‚ but at the heart of them all is the belief that every student with disabilities
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Inclusion is a key priority within Scottish education. What do you understand the concept of ‘an inclusive school’ to involve‚ and what are its implications for you as an individual teacher? This essay examines the concept of inclusion and its current meaning for Scottish education. Initially‚ I will look at how the concept of inclusion is defined and the rationale for inclusive education. I will then focus on the history of inclusion‚ whilst examining the differences between integration and
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Inclusion: Educating the Exceptional Child History of Education Shanona Merrell February 19‚ 2010 The inclusion classroom is a classroom that has a mixture of students with and without disabilities. I selected this topic because I was an inclusion teacher at the local head start. I am writing about this because while I was a teacher I learned that the students learn how to help one another and the non disabled students learn a lot about the disabled students. They learn how to assist the
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Cerebral palsy remains one of the most common debilitating diseases in the world. Factors such as neuromuscular incoordination‚ use of soft diet and delayed oral clearance of food make maintenance of optimum oral hygiene a challenging task in these children. The compromised oral hygiene in turn make these children highly vulnerable to dental disease. Maintaining optimal oral/dental health in CP children is of utmost importance as these children usually suffer from several associated general health
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