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    Intellectual Disability Student Population Within‚ at the least‚ the United States‚ we are most familiar with identifying individuals that lack cognitive skills as having “mental retardation‚” but the legal term that is now being used is “intellectual disability.” Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that protects the education of certain disabled children from age 3 up to the age of 21. Under IDEA‚ intellectual disabilities is one of the thirteen categories in which students ages

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    I worked as a teacher of children aged 5-12 with learning difficulties ADHD and Autistic spectrum children. My work included attending to the pupil’s personal needs and implementing personal programmes‚ including social physical and welfare matters. I encouraged pupils to interact with others and engage in group activities for example peer group activities‚ games‚ chanting slogas and music class. I also encouraged pupils to act independently as appropriate for example by arranging their bags‚ shoes

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    THE IMPACT OF USING TECHNOLOGY ON STUDENTSACHIEVEMENT‚ ATTITUDE‚ AND ANXIETY IN MATHEMATICS Maxima J. Acelajado‚ Ph.D. De La Salle University Manila‚ Philippines e-mail: acelajadom@dlsu.edu.ph ABSTRACT This was an experimental study designed to determine the effects of using technology‚ specifically graphing calculators‚ on studentsachievement in College Algebra‚ attitude‚ and anxiety in mathematics. The respondents of the study belonged to two intact classes consisting of 66 freshman students

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    day-to-day basis. The impact on the family comes in different ways‚ the parents are not the only ones who are impacted‚ and it ranges from the siblings of the child with disabilities to the long distance cousins. A child with a disability can often place a set of extra demands or challenges on the family. Each family member will play some type of role in the child’s life. Family is the support and care system for the child throughout their life but it is often overlooked at the impact of each family member

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    Background Summary Sam is an 18 year old student with Specific Learning Disability. She is currently in her senior year of high school‚ but plans to attend school until she is 21 years old. Sam will be completing a specialized course of study that includes both academics and vocational preparation to receive a high school diploma. Sam will reside at home with her family which includes; mother‚ father and younger siblings. Sam’s likes to look at magazines‚ store advertisements‚ and comic books.

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    The Impact of Motivation on Student’s Academic Achievement and Learning Outcomes in Mathematics among Secondary School Students in Nigeria Adedeji Tella Osun State College of Education‚ Osun State‚ NIGERIA Received 10 January 2007; accepted 19 April 2007 In our match towards scientific and technological advancement‚ we need nothing short of good performance in mathematics at all levels of schooling. In an effort to achieve this‚ this study investigated the impact of motivation on students’ school

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    labeling always benefits students with disabilities. When someone is labeled they are often seen for their disability before they are seen as just being a person. People tend to focus more on the disability of the person and the fact that they cannot perform a task instead of modifying the task so they can perform it to the best of their ability. Labeling a student under one of the thirteen categories may distinguish which disability the child has but‚ not all cases of that disability are the same. No

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    your power."-Hugh White. When you ask somebody what their greatest achievement in life is‚ majority of them will say that it is some trophy or award they won in some competition. However for me‚ the word achievement has a whole different meaning; because for me‚ my greatest achievement is not a trophy or an award I’ve won‚ rather‚ it’s something I’ve learned. Mistakes are something we all make every day; but it is learning from them which really makes all the difference; and that is what I have

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    as an individual because he felt that he was refused information because of he has a learning disability. He points out in his letter of complaint that strangers in the bed next to him where given more information about his condition than he was. This is not protecting or respecting the individuals dignity or confidentiality. It also shows that Scott was discriminated against because of his learnig disabilities. The Code: tells us that nurses and midwifes must not discriminate in any way against

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    In a presentation about parents and families of students with disabilities‚ the Riley family came up and shared their experiences about living with Catherine‚ a woman who has Down syndrome. The three presenters who shared were Molly‚ Nola‚ and Catherine. Molly‚ who is Catherine’s older sister‚ talked about what it was like growing up together with Catherine and how it affected her life. Nola‚ Catherine’s mother‚ told what it was like bringing and raising a child with Down syndrome in this world.

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