...hardly aware of a thing called “choice”/”interest”/”inclination” and so is very likely to shrivel and retreat into a shell (too young to understand that he/she is just different but not wrong)….when figures of authority simply pronounce judgements rather than trying to understand the problem an individual is facing. The incidents involving the teacher-student interactions depicted in this movie are so relevant in today’s times when you get to see and hear on television at regular intervals innovative punishments like electric shocks being doled out to students. There are particularly heart rending moments like the whole initial boarding school sequence – set to the song “Tujhe Sab To Pata Hai Na Maa” which covey the unspoken emotions of a child separated from his mother when he most needs her. It’s been a long time since I had tears in my eyes (for the...
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...that time, it was either you were smart because you read fluently, or you were dull because you simply took a longer time to read simple words and sentences. There was no in between, no label for those who had a hard time reading simply because what they try to read were different from what normal people see. The movie made me realize was about parenting about how parents should love their children equally, how they should accept them whatever conditions come with them when they wanted to have. For a person still planning g to have his own family and children in the future like I, that lesson in the movie will not be forgotten easily. With that alone, my mind was already awakened to the heavy responsibility of how parents should love his child. The students involving the teacher students interaction depicted in this movie are so relevant in today’s times when you get to see and hear on television at regular intervals innovative punishment like electric shock being doled out to students. It tells about a boy, his IshaanAwasthi, who was always getting in problem at school for being so misbehaving and out of focus from his lessons. Too often, he would be caught by his trainer they dreaming and getting low grades. Because of this, his father send him to boarding school, all alone and homesick with the hope of disciplining him. But the...
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...middle school, and high school, every child, despite ability or disability, is given the right to earn his or her education. Being a special needs student should not be an excuse to be excluded from mainstream classes, schools must learn to accommodate and work with every individual student. Handicapped children deserve attention and education just like any other child because every child can learn. Special needs kids benefit from being enrolled in mainstream classes with neurotypical students. As children begin their journey of education, they get to experience socializing with a large group of kids their age. Throughout their time together, they pick up on each other's habits. This is crucial for special needs students learning. Ogden Preschool is implementing a new program that allows 30% of the classroom to be special needs (Wright...
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...almost every classroom they should be at least one child that needs special services that is not given in the classroom. There is no one law that forces classrooms to be inclusive, but when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 it made it illegal for any facility to deny any person or persons admittance into a facility because they had a disability. Advocacy for Inclusion believes that children who have a disability should have an inclusive Education of their choosing in the same way that choices are available to students in the broader community. The below are the discussion to maintain successful inclusion education. In the Camp children with special needs are first educated in a separate special education classroom called respite care, then they are transferred into a regular education classroom, but only after they had met certain criteria that would place them in a typically developing classroom with typically developing children. But simply placing a child into respite care class is not enough to develop child and be able to learn with others but Careful planning of the child’s entrance into the normal classroom must be carried out to ensure a successful experience. Interactions between the disabled children and the children who are not disabled are a better way to promote good social relationships. When a child is coming from respite care class, other children don’t feel comfortable to learn with that particular child simply because that child is older...
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...the government to provide improved and equalized learning opportunities for all students and to bring qualified people into special education” ( Kirk, Gallagher, & Anastasia, 2000, 71). There are six key components under this act. Zero Reject The first component states that all children, regardless of ability, are guaranteed a free and appropriate public education. This stands for FAPE. This requires schools to serve children ages 3-21. A child may not be excluded from a school district just because the district feels that they are too disabled to learn. This is at no cost to the parents. Zero Reject includes providing classroom instruction or providing transportation for the disabled child. Nondiscriminatory Identification and Evaluation The second component has two purposes. The first one is to actually determine if the student has a disability and the second is to be able to determine whether the student requires special education and to what extent. The evaluation test given to the student must be administered in the child’s primary language. It must be given by a qualified person and molded to fit the specific needs of the child. Therefore, it cannot just be an IQ test. Individualized Education Program An IEP should be written for every student with an identified disability. An IEP team consists of the professionals, parents, and the child. This team meets annually to up-date or develop the IEP for the student. The IEP must include the levels of educational performances...
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...their struggles and difficulties. Having a career in special education I feel can be very exciting and rewarding. In my opinion I feel working with children and youth with disabilities is a great way to give back to your community. I will be guided by my values and shall give it my interest, my enthusiasm, my passion, and most importantly, myself. I will strive, always, to encourage and support the dreams and aspirations of others, learn about others, and contribute to the betterment of my community. I believe education is one of the most important tools a person can have in life. Every child deserves to receive the best education possible, regardless of special needs. Being placed in the least restrictive environment, gaining necessary life skills and learning how to relate and communicate with people from different walks of life is imperative to the academic growth and success of any student. I have taught children with special needs in two school districts for over five years. It has always been my passion to help each child discover their individual gifts and talents and to reach their full potential. All children carry special gifts inside of them. I believe that anyone working with a special needs child has the responsibility to identify those gifts since they often go unnoticed. People often focus on the deficiencies of special needs children, but I feel more attention should be focused on their gifts. As a special education teacher and advocate, I encourage all students...
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...Special Needs Lora D. Purcell SOC120 Instructor Sue Meckert February 20, 2012 Beginning a new career choice at my age; has been a bit overwhelming. I have had to write many challenging papers. This paper for SOC120 has been especially difficult for me to write. I could not relate to the topics my instructor gave us to choose from, none of them clicked with me. We were given permission to write about any topic, as long it was okay with her. I chose a topic that is very dear and passionate to me, special needs children. That is why it becomes difficult for me to write theory based papers, I write from my heart and tend to forget to add the theoretical points to my paper. I hope to share how my thoughts on the subject of special needs will be informative and will enlighten the reader. Trying to inform the public of the special needs environment is a challenge. People need to be taught how to react and respect them, along with family members that care for them. As it is stated; America is a wonderful melting pot of cultural diversity. I believe that the majority of people are open minded and try to be fair. Something happens, though, when some people come in contact with adults and kids with disabilities. It is understandable to be fearful of the unknown. (1) The community I live in is becoming more aware of how they should react and respond to the special...
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...To be an effective special needs assistant certain qualities and skills are required – as outlined below: Chapter 12 and Chapeter 15 “Communication skills (relating to children, giving positive feedback, etc.) Interpersonal skills (e.g. working effectively with co-workers and supervisor) Practical skills (e.g. assisting with clothing, feeding and hygiene, assigning with the preparation of the classroom, assisting with the organisation of the children at assembly, etc.” (1) Caring, friendly and approachable Special needs children totally rely on their SNA for support and guidance in the school environment. Therefore I believe that being caring, friendly and approachable is a vital quality to have in order to allay any fears the child may have. I know that my daughter responds much better to a person who smiles, uses an upbeat tone and has a gentle manner than she does to someone who is impatient, unfriendly and uses loud commands. It is also important to be attentive, listen and watch carefully to what the child is trying to communicate to you. (2) Patient In my...
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...Lifelong Learning 4/7/13 When you become a teacher you will be working with students with numerous disabilities and each student that has a disability must go through several different procedures. As a teacher or a parent we want to make sure each student and/or child is ready for the next step in their lifelong learning process. Getting the students with disabilities ready for their life you must follows many procedures and each procedure is different because it is a stepping stone giving each student the necessary tools they need to succeed in their lifelong learning. Early Intervention does make a difference it is a process that helps service students that may be at risk of falling behind in their academic level. This service is designed to help students receive help for their special needs. This is a program that makes sure students with special needs have the same right as every other student to get the best education possible. Diagnosing a child’s developmental disability is the first step that must be done. What does a developmental disability mean? A developmental disability shows areas that children are delayed in and allows the teachers and parents to work on those areas. “Children with developmental disabilities often struggle with language, mobility, learning, self-care and independent living” (CRC, 2011). “Developmental disabilities are typically identified early in infancy or childhood, but can also be discovered in adolescence. Roughly 17 percent of children...
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...| | Individual with Disabilities Education Act Litigation Every person is different and every person learns in a different way or style and every person deserves the opportunity to an education. This could justify need for differentiation but could it also justify a need for a special education program? To answer the question pose, first we have to answer why there is a need for a special education program? Horace Mann explains it more eloquently; he says “education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance wheel of the social machinery”. Personally, I feel this quote explains the need for special education. Educating students with disabilities levels the playing field with their peers and enhancing the studies of those children with special gifts and talents advances their learning. Students with learning disabilities should be educated in the least restrictive environment, those gifted should be among peers with similar strengths and all their abilities and inabilities should be accommodated. Special education is the legal definition of programs that provide greater support for certain students and is sometimes referred to as (EC). Exceptional students does not refer to a specific location or fixed concept, however, to include a broader range of services from a smaller individualized learning environments, to assistive technology, and/or a modified curriculum that capitalizes on student’s...
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... This authorization detailed that every child, being unconcerned of the child’s abilities, are assured a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). School districts were required to be of assistance to children ages 6-17 and ages 3-5 and 18-21 if the state additionally schooled any non-learning disabled students in those particular age categories. 1. Nondiscriminatory Identification and Evaluation. It is necessary to take care of biased habits ending in non-linking and placing of young persons into special education (for example; children with ethical and language barriers) this authorization set-up necessary buffers. The determining assessments involved were: (a) administered in a child's primary language, (b) given by qualified personnel, (c) tailored to assess specific areas of need (not just IQ tests), (d) comprised of more than one procedure, (e) selected so as not to discriminate against the child's disability, and (f) administered by a multidisciplinary team in all areas related to the suspected disability. http://college.cengage.com/education/resources/res_prof/students/spec_ed/legislation/pl_94-142.html 2. Individualized Education Program (IEP). An IEP must be written for each student with an identified disability. Each IEP is uniquely designed to meet the individual needs of a particular student. (A team of individuals known as the IEP team meet annually to develop or up-date the IEP for all students receiving special education or related services…A group...
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...young students with disabilities. I will also give the strength and weaknesses in the assessments and interventions used in early intervention used in early childhood special education and suggestions for improvements. Lastly I will tell of the transitional programs for young students with special needs and outcomes expected from these programs. First I will explain about the diagnosis of development disabilities. Diagnosis of development disabilities can sometime be completed at a very early age, in most cases parents determine that their child has a disorder problem where it involves their child health. Sometimes the disability can show up in their physical behavior. There are specialists that can notices things right after the child is born or even after the child is a couple days old. In most cases it be specialists within the Intensive care until within the hospital that first see the signs or even the doctor that the parent pick for the child has train eyes to see what the parent may not see within the first month. Both the specialist and the child doctor work together to find out what the child needs is to survival or even if the can thrive physically within this New World that they have enter. Once they have diagnosis the child, the next step is the child goes in the Early Intervention. As the child enter into Early Intervention there are Priorities that...
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...Special Populations BSHS/402 Case Management Special Populations For this paper, the writer will select one special population that she believes she wants to work with and assist. The first step involves discussing the populations reviewed and the one selected as well as why the selection was made. The writer will discuss why the interest formed on that specific area and what she thinks she would bring to helping that would benefit this specific population. Special populations include groups of people who may face vulnerabilities because of circumstances. People within these populations are cannot advocate for themselves and depend on others for support and services. People who fall into the category of vulnerable populations are children, the elderly, the disabled, and the mentally disabled. Populations Reviewed For the purposes of this paper, I looked into two different special populations. The first group I reviewed was the elderly. The elderly often face ridicule and stereotyping and this can lead to abuse and neglect. In fact, many elderly people function independently in society but for others, aging cause problems with their ability to make sound decisions, care for their own physical and financial needs, and several other issues. This is why many of the elderly need the assistance of support services. The second special population I reviewed was children. Children can be put at risk in a number of different ways. Because of the breakdown of the natural...
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...class and caste backgrounds. It would recognize the differential potential in children and build on their talents. It would provide the space to question and critique and constructively engage with children's curiosity. The experience of schooling must go beyond the transfer of information from knowledgeable teachers to passive children treated as empty vessels that only receive. Such an experience must facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences. Further, a good school is a space that is welcoming to a child, a space that is friendly and allows every child to express herself and realize her talents. Unfortunately, our current system of education and its delivery lacks energy and creativity. It tends to be pedantic and not engaged with a child's innate curiosity. It does not inculcate in them the power to reason and negotiate with their surroundings on their own terms. It also tends to perpetuate various hierarchies including those between the teacher and the child. Further, it has been inaccessible to children from marginalized communities, which not only leave a section of the population out, it also reduces diversity in the classroom. With the advent of the Right to Education Act, 2009, elementary education is now a fundamental right of all children in India. The Act has...
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...centuries. Thus, the first task in post- independent India was to provide a constitution to the people which would not make any distinction on the basis of sex. Article 14 of the Indian Constitution declares that equality before law and equal protection of law shall be available to all. Similarly, Article 15 of the Indian Constitution says that there shall be no discrimination against any citizen on the grounds of sex. Further, Article 15(1) guarantees equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment. Article 15(3) provides that the state can make special provision for women and children. In Union of India v. K.P.Prabhakaran,1997,11SCC 638, where Supreme Court held reservation of certain posts exclusively for women is valid under article 15(3), article covers every sphere of state action. Besides, Directive Principles of State Policy which concern women directly and have a special bearing on their status include Article 39(a) right to an adequate means for livelihood. Article 39-A of the Constitution provides equal justice and free legal aid. The state shall ensure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunity and shall in particular provide free legal aid by appropriate legislation or schemes or in any other way to ensure the existence of opportunities for securing justice....
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