in the field of special education because it allows the teacher to determine the function of the problem behavior in preparation for creating a plan to address the behavior. The knowledge gained from an analysis can be implemented in both the classroom and home‚ helping teachers as well as parents. The functional behavior assessment also plays a crucial role in helping students with emotional disturbances‚ as well as many other disabilities that are seen in the field of special education. Research
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Christi Ramirez Ramirez 1 Dr. Kuhlmann WRIT 3037 July 7‚ 2011 The Need for Cultural Sensitivity in Special Education Teachers in this changing multicultural society need to be aware of challenges in teaching English Language Learners as well as African-American students. Labeling students immediately as having a learning disability is a disservice not only to the student
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OVERREPRESENTAION OF BLACKS IN SPECIAL ED. Matt Wainright Troy State University 02/27/2009 Dr. Thompson Introduction The overidentification and overrepresentation of minority students in special educational classes has been a cause for concern (Bernahu‚ 2008). This literature review will discuss the prevalence of overidentification of African-American students in special education by presenting statistics
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Special Education And The No Child Left Behind Act Introduction On January 8‚ 2002 President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The purpose of the act is to insure all children have a fair and equal opportunity to obtain a high-quality education. In regard to special education students‚ the plan is to narrow the gap that currently exists in many schools between the advantaged and disadvantaged students. However‚ NCLB may be butting heads with another federal act‚ the
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My most special moment Football‚ one of the best sports anyone can play‚ where two teams of eleven men show how they are better than the other. This was categorically not the case at one of the best football matches I have ever been to‚ Legends Vs Dream Team which was played at Wembley in 2008. This match was played for charity‚ for the people who suffer from cancer around the world. The Legends team were the retired football players who were the best during their football careers. The Dream Team
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I’ve been a special education teacher for seven years. My first three years were spent working in a Title 1 school with some of the most economically disadvantaged children in our area. I call those my "Trial By Fire" years. Almost every child on my caseload had a heartbreaking story attached to their IEP. I cried a lot those years. I quit going to church because it was too hard for me to sit in the sanctuary full of upper middle class people that had no clue of the horrors I was seeing. That
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Physical Education is one of my favorite classes. I like it because of all of the activities we did such as volleyball‚ angle ball‚ football‚ track and field‚ square dancing and softball. My favorite activity this year was softball because my team actually works as a team and we motivate each other to do our best. The main components of the class were learning about sports and dance history‚ fitness testing‚ skills‚ and how to become physically fit. I did better in push-ups in my pre-score than
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"Work on hearts or brains". This aspiration has never wavered‚ and has only become more a part of who I am today through first hand experiences and opportunities I have had in the medical field. I have been fortunate enough to see surgeries first hand‚ work next to medical professionals‚ and get an idea of what different occupations bring to the table in the field of medicine. As a junior and senior in high school‚ going to clinicals at Toledo hospital was a wake up call. From sitting in a classroom
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ideas ever really stuck though‚ it wasn’t until I was in middle school that I found a career that I knew I wanted to do‚ something that wouldn’t just make me money‚ but more importantly make me and other people happy. I was going to become a Special Education teacher no matter what. Educational Background I moved around quite a bit as a kid so making friends and meeting new people was often a struggle for me. I lived in Virginia from kindergarten
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learning and experiences and how to best educate them. I am writing this essay to provide a description of my field experience and the activities involved in the experience. In this essay‚ I will also explain how different aspects of my experience relate to concepts that I have learned in the course. In addition‚ I will be reflecting upon the impact the experience had on me and the community. Finally‚ I will be addressing some areas of improvement along with best practices. Field Experience (J.A. Walters
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