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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Year 12 Unit 1 Model Answers Question 1 (a) Outline what is meant by alternative dispute resolution and how it operates within the civil justice system – 14 marks The phrase alternative dispute resolution‚ also known as ‘ADR’ essentially is a range of ways to avoid full scale litigation. Access to justice is a fundamental right and is protected under Article 6 European Convention of Human Rights‚ therefore‚ if society is to operate effectively there must a way of ensuring that disputes between
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Accounting 350 Name Quiz #5‚ Winter 2010‚ Chpts 9 & 10 1. Oslo Corporation has two products in its ending inventory‚ each accounted for at the lower of cost or market. A profit margin of 30% on selling price is considered normal for each product. Specific data with respect to each product follows: Product #1 Product #2 Historical cost $40.00 $ 70.00 Replacement cost 45.00 54.00 Estimated cost to dispose 10.00 26.00 Estimated selling price 80.00 130.00 In pricing its ending inventory
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heavy pin as it would a light pin. The point of the bells inside the soda bottles is so that a student who has visual impairments knocks it down they will be able to hear the bells jingle. This adapted game of bowling was designed particularly for special needs children‚ 5 years and older‚ who are ambulatory. However‚ it is possible for a child in a wheelchair to also use this equipment if they have the ability to kick or extend their arm downward far enough to reach the ball. The ramp‚ which is made
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The development of distance education has resulted from so-called push and pull factors: the technological advances created user demand‚ while extensive usage of technologies led to further development in technology. (Lewis et al‚ 1999). One can distinguish between four generations of distance education technologies. The timeframe of the first generation is from 1850s to1960 and the technologies employed are print (correspondence classes)‚ radio and instructional television. The second generation
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What it means to be a Special Education Administrator Special education administrators lead schools and facilities specifically for special populations. The everyday tasks include: setting goals‚ abiding by laws set in place for special education students‚ forming a set of rules to be implemented and carried out by students and staff‚ and communication with the parents and guardians of the children under his/her care. This profession is not limited to students with learning disabilities. It can
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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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SPED Team Grand Canyon University SPED Team Intellectual disabilities (ID) in education require proper planning‚ collaboration‚ communication‚ accommodations‚ modified lessons‚ and detailed individualized instructions. Intellectual disabilities affect many aspect of a person daily life with a variety of emotional‚ mental‚ social‚ and physical characteristics (Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation‚ n.d.). Intellectual disabilities are also known as mental retardation (National
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I was born and raised in Washington D.C. As a child‚ I attended an elementary school called Thurgood Marshall. I was placed in Montessori at the age of three and from there my education began to develop. Around the age of five or six‚ reading became a challenge for me. I struggle with pronouncing words and comprehending what I had previously read. For instance‚ in the first grade my teacher would pick students to read sections of the mini pages in the Washington Post Newspaper. One day‚ I was one
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