Special learners are individuals whose physical attributes and/or learning abilities differ from the norm. Students who are mentally impaired‚ learning disabled‚ visually impaired‚ hearing impaired‚ physically challenged‚ and gifted and talented are often identified as special learners. Music is a vital part of the education of all learners including special learners. Music is a valuable content area and can be used as an aid in developing basic skills for all learners. Children learn to learn
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Sample MONROE’S MOTIVATED SEQUENCE Persuasive Outline Making a Difference Through the Special Olympics Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience to donate time to the Special Olympics Central Idea: it would be very rewarding to volunteer to work with the Special Olympics because they have contributed a lot in helping people with disabilities Introduction I. ATTENTION: In Seattle‚ nine young athletes began racing in the 100-yard dash as the gun went off. A. All except one little
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lot to learn about raising a child under normal circumstances‚ but when a child has special needs parents must learn this whole new language of medical and special education terms (Overton‚ 2005). Parents enter this new world where navigating for the best interest of their child is riddled with challenges and obstacles that they need to somehow overcome. This is especially true when parents are dealing with the special education program in their child’s school. The Individuals with Disabilities Education
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I begin my paper I wanted to give a little history on the background of the Special Olympics. The first International Special Olympics Games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago 1968. It was originally started by a woman named Anne McGlone Burke‚ who was a physical education teacher with the Chicago Park school district. She began with the idea for a one-time Olympic-style athletic competition for people with special needs. Burke then contacted Eunice Kennedy Shriver‚ who was the head of the
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Brandy Baker February 7‚ 2008 Article Reflection: What is Special about Special Education for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders? Landrum‚ Tankersley‚ and Kauffman (2003) examine the topic of special education interventions for emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). The authors contend that the main purpose of the article is to examine the extent to which the field of special education has developed effective practices for three contexts –inappropriate behavior‚ academic
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a. Identify the most crucial issues that impact students from differing backgrounds in special education. Discuss each issue‚ its implications and possible solutions or directions. This issue is very complex because of the multiple aspects that involve identification‚ learning‚ teaching and assessment for groups with different backgrounds. First‚ educators should always be aware that respecting and appreciating each and every culture is important for the students to build pride of their heritage
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first year of actual “kid pitch” baseball‚ and I was blessed to have my first step dad as my coach. He always found favor in creating the team of kids that nobody else wanted‚ and we would always be a competitor. It was then I noticed‚ not only a special ability to play the game but a born sense of leadership. Another beneficial factor in learning the game at any age is getting whooped by the other team‚ and having the ability to know our guys did everything we could at the best we could‚ and we knew
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The Origin of Christmas Traditions Christmas is filled with traditions and events‚ but how did they start and why do we still do them? Traditions are often passed down throughout generations for centuries‚ but the origins are often unknown or forgotten. Christmas Christmas was originally called "The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus". The word "nativity" comes from the Latin word Natalis‚ meaning birthday. The observance probably does not date earlier than 200 AD and did not become widespread
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then there is no hope for it.” Absurd Flash Fiction is taking many different normal things or ideas‚ and blowing out of proportion to make a story. Two great examples of absurd flash fiction pieces are‚ “Dinner Time” by Russell Edson‚ and “The Piano Player” by Donald Barthelme. To start off‚ “Dinner Time” is an absurd flash fiction piece about an old couple filled with rage. It gets to the point where they go crazy and it does not end well. But‚ “The Piano Player” is about a husband and wife and the
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ILLUSTRATOR: Chris McKimmie PUBLISHER: allen & unwin PUBLISHED: August 2008 Special Kev is a fascinating children’s picture book based on a trouble young boy named Kev. The book follows the story of young Kev’s special life and entertains the readers by telling the journey of how he became grounded until his next birthday. One day Kev was born. His mum planted roses and rolled out the red carpet so she called him Special Kev. He is the only one out of his eleventy million cousins who has curly
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