BE A SPECIAL EDUCATOR What does it mean to be a Special Educator? Grand Canyon University September 1‚ 2010 What does it mean to be a Special Educator? What does it mean to be a special educator? This question arises frequently in the world of education. There are many people who ask themselves this question every day. One could say that a special educator is an individual who has special interest and a passion for primarily interacting with children with disabilities. The special educator
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Collaboration in Special Education Collaboration is a style for direct interaction between at least two coequal parties voluntarily engaged in shared decision making as they work toward a common goal. In special education‚ there are three ways in which team members can collaborate: coordination‚ consultation‚ and teaming. Coordination: Communication and cooperation are the key elements to a successful coordination between parties‚ By sharing information‚ the various actors can work more efficiently
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Special education has changed in many different ways throughout the last century. The views of they way students with differences should be taught and treated have changed as people have become more open minded. The education laws have also seen a turn about. One major area of education was in a desperate need of changed opinions and beliefs. Education for children with learning problems has emerged from no education to special funding and programs especially for those individuals with
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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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Running head: The Needs of Special Offenders The Needs of Special Offenders Professor Gregory Baugh Jeremiah Ritzenthaler University of Phoenix/CJA 234 The Needs of Special offenders Inmates with special needs‚ the mentally ill‚ and the substance abusing inmates all make up a large number of the prison population. These inmates affect the prison systems in different ways. Providing programs for the mentally ill inmates is extremely difficult for correctional staff. A very high percentage
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Chapter 4 starts with how general teachers help assessing special kids from observation‚ diagnosis‚ decisions‚ and evaluations (p.100-104). And there are many resources‚ a bunch of tests and assessments included. High-stake test: a criterion referenced test that compares students’ performance to a benchmark; standardized achievement test that compares one’s performance to the average; psychological tests and other assessments (p.105-111). And before we move on to a thorough discussion on curriculum-base
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Introduction Special Needs Assistants came into existence in 1959 (The Open College‚ Janurary). Since then they have been employed to help students with disabilities in particular who attend specialist support schools or standardised mainstream national schools. Special Needs Assistants may be employed on a full or part-time basis (INTO‚ 2013). The benefit of the special needs assistants skills has been used to aid school authorities in making appropriate assessments and decisions‚ in terms of the
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Special Occasion Speech Before beginning‚ I’d like to offer my sincerest gratitude to ChMlotte and Justin for allowing me 10 be pan oflhls special occasion. Aho‚ I wouJd like to say thank you 10 Charlotte’ 1 parenU for .11 that you’ve done to make this !he special day tha! il is. And‚ of course. my gntefuln~ to Justin’ s parentS for all oryour suppon and all that you’ve done to make this‚ by all accounts‚ the perfect day. I love 1 wedding - especially when it happens to such great people
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What has changed? For one fictional child with a particular SEN‚ describe the educational support available to them in 1960‚ and the support they would receive today‚ discussing what has changed and why. In this essay I am firstly going to write about what is meant by the term special educational needs; then I will talk about the history of my chosen topic which is autism; when it was diagnosed‚ who diagnosed it‚ how labelling can affect a child suffering from autism‚ and what treatments are available
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Nowadays‚ there are many special purpose schools‚ ones for outstanding students majoring in academic‚ music or sports‚ established worldwide. Most of them are pragmatic‚ however‚ some are not. There is high budget funding to the special purpose schools for many reasons while some of the end results are unsatisfied. Regular schools‚ unlike the special purpose‚ have ordinary students‚ who are neither exceptional nor foolish and receive a common budget from the government. The consequence is more satisfied
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