Running head: HISTORY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT: REFLECTIVE History of Special Education Assessment: Reflective Journal 1 Dana Hyland Grand Canyon University SPE-536 June 27‚ 2012 Reflective Journal David Perkins once said‚ “Assessment in this spirit does not concern assignment of grades or evaluation of whether instruction was effective. It’s assessment designed squarely to feed into the learning process and make the learning stronger” (Perkins‚
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1984 Winston Smith is a disillusioned Outer Party member in Oceania‚ in the year 1984‚ and he begins to question the validity of the Party and its policies‚ like no sex for joy‚ only for procreation and the ever-present telescreen‚ which monitors his apartment all day. He feels the Party is restrictive and overriding free thought and will which is what Winston feels is essential to being human‚ but he is fearful of the Thought Police who patrol people ’s very thoughts and make people "disappear"
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In the video Graduating Peter‚ Peter Gwazdauskas is a student with special needs from Blacksburgs‚ VA who is followed around by a film crew from sixth grade up until he graduates. Peter was put into special education classes with other special need kids‚ but he was not happy‚ so his mother wanted him put in general education classes. In the being of the film Peter struggled with behavior problems not knowing how to express his feeling verbally. Peter was assisted by an aide during junior high school
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Early Interventions in Special Education‚ in my opinion are extremely important. I believe that early interventions are important mainly for one reason; the earlier a problem is detected and diagnosed‚ the earlier a solution can be found to set up a plan of action that will result in a positive outcome for the child and the family. During the first years or the preschool years the human brain develops rapidly‚ therefor early interventions are important for children with special needs‚ because it allows
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Final Paper Julie Davis SPE 780‚ Fall 2015 Missouri State University Tony’s Case Tony‚ 2nd grade‚ has been referred for Special Education Services because he appears to have difficulties with visual tasks‚ holds his book close to his face‚ uses his finger as a guide when reading and appears to be clumsy. He trips over and bumps into things and walks hesitantly. Before Tony is eligible Special Education Services‚ there are pre-referral strategies that need to be conducted to see if
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Creating a Bureau of Special Education is an outright attempt to confuse not only the children but also the personnel involved. It is a simple contradiction to the very thrust of Special education which is to mainstream the children with special needs. The Department’s SPED has already been implementing the following instructional programs: Self-contained or special class is a separate class for only one type of exceptionality that serves moderate to severe types of disabilities. Itinerant
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1986 Madeline Will‚ Assistant Secretary in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services‚ introduced the Regular Education Initiative. (Dybvik‚ 2001) This initiative led to the inclusion of special education students in regular education classrooms. The Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and its amendments make it clear that students with disabilities will be educated in mainstream or inclusion classrooms. Inclusion can be defined as providing specially designed instruction
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Reflecting on the lesson #1 This lesson is about teaching winter to students with severe special needs. We talk about winter all the time with our students‚ especially when it snows or is very windy or very cold outside. I think winter is a common topic in our daily conversation‚ often used to break the ice with co-workers‚ classmates or even strangers. What’s more‚ it’s important to understand what weather reporters or other people are talking about when you need to decide what to wear. Therefore
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different needs and I will do my best to meet them all. There is no favoritism just fairness. This has to be explained and revisited throughout the school year. There is a definite overrepresentation of African Americans in special education. I think the contributing
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Plastic Perfection In 1956‚ Ruth Handler‚ an American businesswoman‚ was vacationing in Switzerland when she came across Bild Lilli‚ a doll that‚ unlike popular baby dolls at the time‚ had long‚ shapely legs and wore heavy makeup. Lilli‚ in fact‚ was based on a prostitute in a postwar German cartoon‚ but Handler was inspired. She bought three Lilli dolls‚ returned to California and in 1959 created the world ’s first Barbie doll (Lowen). Since her debut in 1959‚ over one billion Barbie
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