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understand the challenges and frustrations individuals with learning disabilities face on a daily basis in and out of the classroom. Lavoie explains in a letter in the online “Teachers. Scholastic ” (How hard can it be), that after completing his special education degree, he began to tutor a student named Craig. While tutoring this student, Lavoie made a serious mistake by telling the student that he understood how the student felt. However, Lavoie could not have understood because he is not…

different from their peers. Perhaps students who are in differ-ent cultural background require different in-struction. Teachers need to be sensitive to stu-dent’s different way of learning things. Ac-cording to Dr. Tom’s video a child can receive special education if they are two years behind and is qualified as learning disabled, mean-while he/she was struggling each year. It is not the fault of the child, rather how he/she was not given an opportunity to obtain a high- quality instruction…

powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” The education system is constantly evolving and changing in Indiana. New ways and new ideas are put into play in general education classes, but special education classes could be improved. For example, each student that is within a special education classroom does not have the same disability as another student. Even if their diagnosis is the same, the spectrum is huge and one child could be more severe than the other. By this, one…

issues in special education today is disproportionality. Disproportionality was first reported in 1968 by an educational researcher named Lloyd Dunn. Dunn observed that 60 to 80 percent of students who were misidentified for special education services were students from low-status backgrounds including African Americans and students from non-middle class environments (Vallas, 2009). Still, years later, the problem continues to exist. Minorities continue to be overrepresented in special education…

identifying, assisting, and instructing special education students. As with the anecdote above, for many years students with non-physical disabilities were going unnoticed in public schools. This was due largely in part to the method used to identify students with exceptionalities, known as the discrepancy model. According to Paul Eggen and Don Kauchak, former teachers and educational psychologists, discrepancy models expose students that may have special needs by examining gaps in student…

As individuals, we know that everyone is distinctive. From adolescence, we have all heard the quote: "we are all extraordinary in our own particular manners." Some are conceived with a creative personality, some with an athletic drive, and some with various scholarly or physical qualities. Even though many have attempted to demonstrate distinctive, those with exceptional needs are similarly as skilled with the capacity to do likewise as an aesthetic or athletic. Many still believe that kids with…

Childrenâ€TMs development will be influenced by a wide range of factors. Their background, health and Personal factors can influence their development. Health status, disability, sensory impairment, learning difficulties, genetic inheritance, gender, motivation, adult expectations, bullying, affects of discrimination, family function/dysfunction, social, cultural, financial, economic, environmental factors, disability of family members. If a pupils suffer from poor health or physical disability…

Demographic Study Special education is beneficial to students who really have disabilities, but unfortunately students are being placed under special education curriculum most likely due to minority issues. ESE students face many challenges a day, school being the main part of this challenge. There are millions of students nationwide who are suffering from cultural bias which leads to disproportionate representation. This specifically targets CLD (culturally and linguistically diverse) students…

Equal instructional opportunities for all students are a focal point of our educational system. Special education programs, including gifted education, have improved the education for all students, however, some imbalance still exists. Attaining equal and equitable education for all students is still an important topic in our system. However, the underrepresentation of students in our gifted education programs is still present. Underrepresented students refer to African-American, Hispanic, and…

also the President of her Junior Class, and captain of the volleyball, basketball and lacrosse teams. (Chainkof). Like everyone else, deaf individuals have their rights as a human being and they need to be protected. In 1975 the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was passed. “IDEA is a federal law which seeks to make sure that students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education”(Illinois Legal Aid, 1). The child’s educational services and placement must be…