...Student Strengths Morgan is a 15-year-old ninth grader with mild intellectual disabilities. She is happy, cooperative, and affectionate. Morgan enjoys volunteer work at the local food pantry and stocking shelves. She works independently on task to completion with great accuracy. Morgan is currently able to write simple sentences and paragraphs on a given topic with moderate assistance. She is able to complete journaling activities that describe her day with minimal assistance or prompts. Morgan has mastered telling time within five minute intervals and reading a calendar. Morgan has mastered home-living activities such as laundry and simple mean preparation in the Life Skills Lap at school. Student Interests Morgan states she would enjoy working in a grocery store or restaurant after high school. Teachers and family members have noted that she exhibits superior skills for her grade level in the kitchen and grocery store. In the kitchen and grocery store, Morgan displays great independence, requiring little prompting or direction to complete her task. Morgan states she would enjoy living in an apartment with a roommate after high school. When asked what she wanted to be doing when she is 25, Morgan states she would like to attend a cooking school and work in a restaurant as a cook. She states working in a grocery store while she is in school would be good to pay the bills until she finished cooking school. Assessments Enderle-Severson Transition Rating Scales ...
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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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...Philosophy of Education Ruth Taylor University of Mary Washington, School of Education Introduction My thoughts and beliefs of the purpose of education is where my philosophy of education begins. I believe that the purpose of education is to ensure that all students, regardless of their abilities, are able to gain the knowledge necessary to be productive members of society. Although I believe that higher education is extremely important, there are a great deal of students that may never be able to attend any type of higher education institution. For these students, it is imperative that we as educators teach them the basic skills in order for them to be as independent as possible after their 13 years of formal education. As educators, I believe that most of us come into the profession because we want to make a difference in the lives of young people. Our students are the future of our world. They are the generation that will make a difference. We teach so that our students will be able to reach their highest possible potential in life. Since my primary focus is in the field of special education, I feel that I have a slightly different view on the purpose of education than do my regular education counterparts. My goal is to ensure that my students will have the skills needed to accomplish all of their dreams and goals, regardless of their academic abilities. We as a society learn so that we can be productive members of society and live within the societal norms...
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...their opinions on school which, typically, last their whole school careers. Teachers play a vital role in forming this outlook. I believe this because of my younger brother, Drew. He has never liked school, and school was a constant struggle for him, my mother, and my father. Drew’s dislike for school began in the first grade when he had a teacher who told him he was stupid. Throughout the whole school year all she did was put him down. Unfortunately Drew did not get officially diagnosis with ADHD until he was in the eighth grade. Even though he did not have this official diagnosis in his earlier career, his teachers should have given him differentiated instructions. From Drew’s negative experiences and as a future educator, I will never discourage my students. It is my goal to make a difference in the life of every child I get the privileged to educate. Educating children with special needs means being aware of their abilities and reflecting upon their educational development and the best possible way of helping them. As an elementary special needs teacher of students with severe disabilities, I will develop strong bonds with each student, provide the much needed support and confidence they so desperately need. I will individualize instructional programs that will maximize the learning opportunities, and I will aim to develop the social and vocational skills of my students. As a future special education teacher, I will have the privilege of helping students with unique abilities, struggles...
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...Personal Philosophy of Special Education Grand Canyon University SPE-529N: Special Education Foundation and Frameworks Philosophy of Special Education I believe that as a special educator, I would like to create a classroom with quality content. As an educator, one should be considerate of the learner’s needs. If there is a teacher who only utilizes one teaching method, I believe that the teacher should not continue to educate children. I believe that no two students are the same. Like a seashell, no two students are alike. All children possess different gifts or learning styles, and I believe that all students are adept of learning anything that they put their minds to. I believe that the parent should be a major part of the students’ learning process. Learning is an adventure in which the teacher, child, and parent should take part of. I will create a structured environment for my students to succeed. Teachers should provide productive and structured environment in order for a student to experience academic success. If the students are not within a structured environment, they will not be able to succeed in learning. I believe that the classroom shall have classroom rules that would be effective throughout the whole year. The career of being a special education teacher is a lifelong process in which you learn new strategies, philosophies, and gain experience from students and parents. Because of this, I feel that I will always have an open mind and heart...
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...Name: Tonya Heffington Date: September 15, 2014 Life Event: The significant, uplifting, positive experience/event from my life would be graduating high school. Explanation: Graduating high school was a challenge for me. I had my son half way through my junior year in high school. I continued high school after having my son but did my school work from home for the second half of my junior year. I would turn in my work weekly to the school counselor. I then attended high school full time my senior year. I was completely responsible for my son as his father wasn't around. It was probably the hardest thing I have done in my life. Sometimes running on only hours of sleep I would force myself to get up, walk my son to daycare and go to school. I had to work hard to make sure he had everything he needed and still try to focus on school work. I graduated with honors. Reflection: Graduating high school and being able to walk across that stage holding my son made me feel very proud of myself. I felt like I could and would make it in this big world. It was a very special moment in my life. At one point I didn't think I would make it and some others didn't as well but I showed my self and everyone that I did it! Life Event: The significant, uplifting, positive experience/event from my life would be getting married to my husband. Explanation: Getting married to my husband was significant to me because we had to overcome some major road bumps. My husband...
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...status in special education. The list was narrowed down to three high profile topics that my school district is currently dealing with. The topics are student post high school transition, school bullying and school safety, and the increasing growth of students diagnosed with Autism and the lack of teachers qualified to educate those students. The expectation of students after graduating from high school is to enroll into a two or four year college, join the military, or secure a job. Unfortunately, those options are not available for special needs students leaving high school without a valid diploma. Research shows that the unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities are far greater than those individuals without disabilities. (Lindstrom, Doreen, & Mish, 2011) A student with a disability is more likely to have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Within the IEP is a section titled transition. The Individuals responsible for creating the IEP is usually the special education teacher or IEP team member. The IEP team may consist of a special education teacher, parents, students, counselor, speech therapist, administrator, and a general education teacher. If the student is at least 14 years old, then the law requires this section of the IEP to be fully completed by the special education representative. According to Egan and Gillis (2011), a thorough transition plan supports the individual student by preparing them with post-secondary education opportunities...
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...children with special needs in our communities in Ghana today, who like any other children, must have the opportunity to go to school. The term special needs or children with special needs refers to individual learners whose needs arise from physical, emotional, sensory, behavioural and intellectual conditions that have a long-term adverse effect on their ability to access the regular education facilities. This includes individuals with various disabilities such the mentally retarded, the hearing and visually impaired, and the learning disabled individuals. In the olden days, children with special needs had their education mainly in the few segregated special schools spread across the country. However, owing to the fast growing number of individuals with disability, it is now common to find a good number of them in the regular schools in the various communities. The result was that educationists began exploring various educational arrangements including mainstreaming, integration and inclusion that could bring together both disabled and non-disabled individuals in the same classroom to pursue the same school curriculum. Inclusive education is a concept that allows pupils with special needs to be placed in the regular or mainstream classes to be taught by mainstream teachers. Inclusion, which is the most current perspective in education, is the combination of pupils with and without disabilities in one classroom. Thus pupils with special needs are...
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...ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Special Education Resources Special Education Foundations and Framework UNV-529N Dr. Mendez March 26, 2014 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY: Special Education Resources The national center for learning disabilities website. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.ncld.org/ The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides resources and details on the different types of learning disabilities in both children and adults. They are dedicated to providing an opportunity to an education to every child diagnosed with a disability. By having this opportunity, the child may obtain valuable educational and life skills that will benefit them for their entire lives. The NCLD connects educators and parents with guidance, resources, educational services, programs, and professional developments that strive to promote public awareness, advocacy, and advance student growth. Information about federal laws that have affected and strengthened this organization is also available. The national dissemination center for children with disabilities website. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://nichcy.org/ The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) is a resource that is filled with information for parents and educators related to particular disabilities from birth to age 22. The website contains an excess of resources in relation to educational rights and laws, interventions, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), the special education process and services...
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...Cohesive Classroom for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Students with intellectual disabilities are increasingly represented in the nation’s public school system. Since No Child Left Behind, educators are now being accountable for providing the best education possible. Federal laws from the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) to Individual with Disability Education Act (IDEA) both specify that any and all students with disabilities are permitted to a free appropriate public education in spite of their skill level or the difficulty of the disability. If the nation’s educational system wants to get better, educators must believe that all children can learn regardless of their disability, ethnic race, or economic status. By federal guidelines, students with special needs are to be placed in the least restrictive environment. Since this is based on the individual, students may be place in a general education classroom or in a special education classroom that is more restrictive. This essay will discuss diagnosis/prescription/evaluation (DPE) and analyses of instruction for a teacher with a student with an intellectual disability. Teaching and instruction is the basic job function of the classroom teacher. The classroom environment is just as important as the instructional component of learning as well. Take for instance, would a child be more tantalized in a room that is full of bright colors, powerful words of encouragement, artwork created by peers and...
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...I am writing this letter to express my interest in receiving the Traineeship Scholarship. I have spent the past six years of my professional career as a kindergarten teacher. Through my experience working with students who have special needs, I realized my desire to shift my focus from general education to special education in hopes to fully service their academic and social needs. In order to fully service the students, families, and teachers I will be working with as a special education teacher, I knew I needed to continue my education beyond my Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education (certificates in Title I Reading and Math and a Kindergarten endorsement) and my Masters Degree in Teacher Leadership. After accepting the position...
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...Roles and Responsibilities in Special Education Melinda Harper Grand Canyon University Special Education Program Development and Funding 523 Dr. Justina Kwapy July 16, 2014 Roles and Responsibilities in Special Education The world of education is anything but static. It is in a constant state of change with everyone hoping to do the greater good for our children. Roles and responsibilities of those who help the children continue to grow and evolve, and educators learn how to manage the diverse classrooms of today. The roles and responsibilities of those educators who are contributing to the education of our students with special needs have evolved over time. Considering how the Romans treated those with disabilities by leaving infants outside to die, or Greek philosophers made grave statements that they should not exist, to even earlier years in the U.S. creating institutions named, State Asylum for Unteachable Idiots, I feel that the world of special education has come a long way and still continues to grow in a positive manner. With the growth and progress that is being made students are no longer sent to institutional homes or facilities. Many families are caring for their special needs children. There are schools that are for special needs students that offer supports and services to the students, but many students are returning back to their home (local) schools. Teachers are receiving more education and extra training to better meet the needs of the...
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...An Individualized Education Program is a written document that is made to provide a free and appropriate education to every eligible disabled student. The IEP gives an opportunity for both parents and professionals to join together to develop and create a specially designed instruction to meet each individual student’s needs. It is created through a team and is reviewed at least once a year. The team that is responsible for creating the IEP must include the student’s parents, one or more general teacher if the student is participating in a general education enviornment, one or more special education teacher, and a school district representative. The purpose of the IEP process is to make sure that the delivery of special education services and...
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...Life Action Plan Directions: Identify an area that you feel needs to be improved. Consider selecting an area that will provide the greatest opportunity for growth or an area that can make the biggest impact on your success. Complete the worksheet with information to address the area you have selected. Note: Please remember there are 2 pages to this document. My life role – Identify your life plan role (this may be you as a student or professional). To become a teacher in the K-3 grades working in Special Education. My long-term goals in this role – Identify one outcome you plan to achieve within the next 2 to 10 years in this role. 1. Finish my Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education/Special Education. 2. To work with Special Education children in the local school district as a volunteer or an aid as a step toward a full-time position working with kids. 3. Obtain a full time position as an aid in the local school district in the elementary school working with Special Education. 4. To work hard in college to receive the best grades I can get, A’s preferred. 5. Make the Dean’s list at GCU for as many semesters as possible... My short term goals in this role – These are outcomes you plan to achieve in 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. Each one should bring you closer to achieving your long term goals. 1. Research all the elementary schools in and around the nearest towns right away. 2. Call the elementary schools and put in applications to be an aid or at...
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...IDEA, the Individual with Disabilities Education Act, is our nation’s special education law. The IDEA guides how states, school districts, and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities. The ADA protects the civil rights of people with disabilities in all aspects of employment, in accessing public services such as transportation, and guaranteeing access to public accommodations such as restaurants, stores, hotels and other types of buildings to which the public has access. There are six principals that the IDEA law has done to help students with special needs: 1. Zero Reject: Rule against excluding any students 2. Nondiscriminatory Evaluation: Rule requiring schools to evaluate students fairly to determine if they have a disability and, if so, what kind and how extensive. 3. Appropriate Education: Rule requiring schools to provide individually tailored education for each student based on evaluation and augmented by related services and supplementary aids and services. 4. Lease Restrictive Environment: Rule requiring schools to educate students with disabilities alongside students without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate for students with disabilities. 5. Procedural Due Process: Rule providing safeguards for students against schools’ actions, including a right to sue schools in court. 6. Parental...
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