...Careers and Accessibility for the Blind The world of for blind individuals is one of daily goals and attaining normality, and still today there are many people that view individuals who are blind as handicapped or unable to function normally. However with improvements in technology there are actually more jobs than ever that visually impaired people can now do. According to the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) the range of jobs can include “lawyers, teachers, counselor, computer programmer, and even food service workers (American Foundation for the Blind. (2012)”. With the use of voicemail or voice messages instead of paper or email messages, speech recognition, and scanners or Braille keyboards on computers make the daily tasks easier and more convenient today. Another area that many blind individuals are now able to look at for supporting themselves and/or their families would be home based businesses where they are able to run their company via the use of the internet and communication tools that are easy for them and the people that work for them. With the internet, and the endless possibilities available for an aspiring entrepreneur things such as either being able to get to and from work or having to learn new skills is much less of a problem. In most cases for a blind individual a common hurdle they face is moving around in the world, and more importantly is moving around in the outside world without assistance from another person. In some situations it’s been...
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...Specific Population and the Advocate Role There is no doubt that trying to receive assistance for children with disabilities can be a battle. There are so many steps that need to be taken, so many departments that need to be contacted. Being redirected seems to be a norm along with getting the run around. Through all of the process it seems that the most important party has been forgotten, that is the child. Much has changed through the years with regards to assessments, classifications, severities and age grouping. Human Service workers cannot advocate enough on behalf of children. The problem lies on there not being enough advocating for children who really are presumed as not having a voice. Children are the future and it is amazing how little there seems to be done to get help to those in need. This writer believes that the assessment and classification process needs more advocating for change. The assessment and or consultation process is in this writer’s opinion very generic. Questions are asked about certain situations, children are asked to speak in formed sentences and to point at items. The problem with this assessment can arise when the child has certain words engraved for day-to-day activities but might be struggling with basic vocabulary. Some children are good at mimicking and that can be confused for knowledge. The issues and problems carry on. Every child is different and has different struggles; this assessment should be tailored accordingly. A possibly...
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...Participation Questionnaire (SPQ) is able to distinguish between students with and without disabilities. The questionnaire, developed in 2008 by Koster et al. (as cited in Koster et al., 2009), was designed “for teachers to assess the social participation of pupils with special needs in regular primary education” (Koster, 2009, p. 213). Keywords: social participation, inclusive education, Testing the Discriminating Power of a Social Participation Questionnaire Research has shown that students with special needs have difficulty creating peer-to-peer relationships in classrooms where inclusion is applied. The Social Participation Questionnaire (SPQ) was designed to determine the social interaction of students with special needs that have been placed in regular classes. The SPQ has four key themes: “friendships/relationships,” “contacts/interactions,” “pupil’s social self-perception” and “acceptance by classmates” (Koster et al., 2009). The experiment conducted by Koster et al. was designed to “test the discriminating power of the SPQ” (2009, p. 214). They hypothesized that the SPQ’s subscales were valid representations of social interaction and that it “can discriminate between students with and without special needs” (Koster et al., 2009, p. 214). The researchers used two subsamples to collect data. In each subsample, 300 primary schools had at least one student, aged between six and nine, with...
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...| DisadvantagesSIOP * Research-based * Scaffolding techniques (students must understand first lesson before moving on)EEI * Designed to help an existing lesson plan * Current knowledge and research based | | | | | | Amelia WhiteEDU-230 | | | | Advantages and Disadvantages of SIOP and EEI Lesson Plans | Helping students find their balance! | | | | | Define SIOP! * Sheltered * Instructional * Observation * ProtocolSIOP is an instructional model that teaches in English only. SIOP is not additional or replacement instructional but a complete curriculum for non-native speakers in a content area. The instructional form is meant to extent the time ELLs students receive in language support for academic content area that is required to graduate. | | | | Define EEI! * Education * Environment * InitiativeThis is an environment-based curriculum. This curriculum features 85 individual units. Each unit is aligned to up to 100 selected Science and History-Social Science content standards. This vision encourages an active and hands on experiments. This positively impacts the leaders of tomorrow and their families, schools, and communities. | | | | | | SIOP Key Points * Concrete the structure * Useful for teachers through peer review/self-reflectionEEI Key Points * Teaches Science, History and Social Science standards to mastery * Supports English Language standards | | | | | | Amelia White ...
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...September 15, 2014 Unit 2. Research paper Unit (2) Research Problem * Providing special needs school/daycare In the State of Texas as with many other States, there are little or no dedicated facilities that caters ONLY for children with very special needs (example: Children with Cerebral palsy). The parents of these children are at a severe disadvantage in that, they have little or no time to venture out and work or even to take a break from what is considered a full time job. This is a serious problem that needs to be addressed forthwith. If parents are able to obtain and sustain meaningful employment while their children are properly cared for in an environment that is conducive to their growth, development and learning. This in effect, will mitigate or lesson the burden on the Federal or State run Medicaid or Medicare. To this end, I would like to focus on what can be done to hopefully address this issue. A facility of this magnitude would be very expensive on the front end. The estimated cost of a facility of this nature is around $350 Million. However, the savings on the back end would make it a meaningful undertaking. I propose a facility of around 4,500-6,000 sq. ft. with specialized classroom for approximately 70-90 students. The proposed facility would employ several full time Doctors, Nurses, Nurses assistant and specially trained teachers. Additionally, this facility would be retrofitted with all the modern lifts and powered chairs to help completely immobile...
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...student, but transfer students will be evaluated on an individual basis. Tutor students individually, in groups, or in mini-sessions in specific subject areas using approaches that address the learning needs of the student to become successful independent learners and to avoid at all costs doing their homework. Always display an attitude that supports a learning environment: in other words, be professional, caring, positive, and outreaching. Use computer, books, and other resources of the ASC, the library, and the faculty to prepare for tutoring and mini-sessions. Use academic and leadership strengths to constantly improve your knowledge and tutoring approaches. Attend training workshops and other meetings in order to meet certification requirements and to increase competency. If leading mini-sessions, provide for close communication, coordination with course faculty member and attend course as needed. Provide overall academic leadership and special initiatives for projects which help promote student learning. Complete tutor Training 1 (tutor Certification). Be prompt and prepared for all tutoring sessions. You must call your supervisor’s office with as much lead time as possible if you cannot meet an appointment. Provide special assistance as needed to special needs students (disability, ESL, poor learners, etc.). Always display a team approach by working together smoothly with other Tutors, using each other’s strengths and resources, and providing mutual support to...
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...Journal Special Needs Children Require Special Planning Special needs children require special planning in case of an emergency situation; and establishing a plan to care for your child who has special needs is a serious matter. If parents with special needs children fail to make plans ahead of time, and an unexpected emergency arises, local state and federal programs are available to assist and care for special needs children. In addition, private organizations can help with long term care. A trust fund can also be arranged that will explain how to care for the special needs child, and consulting a financial advisor in order to appropriately get the best way to go about the planning is best. If parents of a special needs child did not plan in advance to already have decisions made in case of the death of the parent(s). Due to various medical insurance policies requiring health information on the patient, it is a good idea to try to find the right coverage for your special needs child early. Another consideration for your special needs child is to seek information on establishing a protective trust account for your special needs child. An finally, keep a “Personal Note Book” explaining everything that you can think of about your special needs child that will be useful for someone who is unfamiliar with your child’s needs. For example, medications, foods, allergies, favorite colors, favorite clothing...
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...what life has to offer. I like to keep busy filling my life with hobbies activities and friends I would rather live spontaneously rather than plan ahead I can become over extended when there are too many exciting things to do, and hate missing out on the fun. I can be fun-loving practical and down to earth I am grounded in reality and usually keenly aware of the facts and details in my environment especially as they pertain to people I love to offer assistance especially when I see someone in need I get a joy from helping others I feel I am a great listener I try and listen and give good advice to those who need it, I am a people person I love being around people especially ones who make me laugh, my friends would say I'm rather friendly as you can say “ I don't meet a stranger”! My interest are family,my granddaughter, friends, scouting, being outdoors, singing, sewing and my boyfriend jimmy, my son is special needs so I spend a lot of time in boy scouts with other special needs children as well as being outdoors with them, they are a great help to my life and make me see things from a different perspective. My attitude is very spunky, but it depends on my current mood mornings are not my friend, my attitude is great unless someone or something changes it, my outlook on life is taking control of it and getting organized, preparing myself and family for the future. My intellegiance is music and singing, I love music I listen to music all the time, holidays, cleaning...
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...know a certain number of dolch words by a certain date. What is the evidence demonstrating mastery of knowledge and/or skills that will support the lesson objectives? Documentation of the words correct on paper. 3. Are the learning experiences relevant to the objectives? Yes 4. Is instruction differentiated? Yes, EEL and Special Education students will have flash cards, I-pads to help pronounce the words, memory match. How will ELL or special needs students benefit from these lessons? To help them build up their vocabulary by learning the basic and more frequent words. Name the activities that support learning modalities, gender, or cultural groups. 5. Are there frequent and multiple ways to check for understanding during instruction? List the strategies to check for understanding. Include other strategies not in the lessons that could be utilized to further check for student understanding. • Spelling test • Memory test • Flash card • Reading probes • Printable worksheets • Pre and post games SHELTERED INSTRUCTION OBSERVATION PROTOCOL (SIOP) SIOP is more of an effective why to plan your lesson plans to meet the needs of English Language Learners. SIOP has more detailed steps within the lesson plans that can help break every step down. SIOP Model Components consist of: • Preparation • Building Background • Comprehensible Input • Strategies •...
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...Abstract The major legal issues, case law, and arguments, are investigated as a parent of a special needs student fosters a complaint that her daughter is subjected to harassment on the school bus by fellow students. This case study questions whether the lack of concern from the bus driver and negligence from the school district was the essential catalyst of her daughters’ harassment, torment, and sexual abuse. After several incidents of unsupervised abuse, the mother criticized the school bus driver the harassment rendered; however, there was little to none action taken against the other students that ultimately elevated her blouse and exposed her bare breasts. The legal issues relevant to this case study are student harassment, negligence, abuse, tort liability; breach of duty, injury, and causation, and a distinct lack of concern from the school district. Special Need Student Case Summary/Evaluation You are the principal of an elementary school. It’s Monday morning and a parent of a special needs student complains that her daughter is being harassed on the school bus by fellow students because she has Down Syndrome. Students on the bus, including a couple of other special education students, are calling her dumb, slow, slope head, and other degrading names. Her daughter is crying each night and doesn’t want to return to school. The mother has complained to the bus driver before and he has done nothing. The last straw was that these same kids pulled her daughter’s...
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...Bullying Special Needs Children in the Classroom Special needs children are very dear to my heart. My mom is a mental health therapist and seeing what she does, helping young teens with special needs, has made me want to follow in her footsteps. I am majoring in Communications to be a speech therapist for children with special disabilities such as Down syndrome. Such children are targeted for bullying for various reasons like size, behavior sexual orientation, or their appearance. Bullying affects students and their once in a lifetime social and school experiences. It can degenerate a child’s performance, self-esteem, and future efforts. The day we treat all bullying the same, is the day when school settings will become safer. Speech and language therapists manage people who have disorders with speech, language, communication, and also swallowing in adults and children. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) are relative health professionals who work with parents, teachers, nurses, and many more. They work in certain areas such as hospital wards, clients ‘homes, prisons, and the list goes on. SLT’s also work closely with babies who have difficulty swallowing and feeding. SLTs also work with children who have mild, moderate or severe learning difficulties and voice disorders such as Down syndrome. They also work with adults who have communication or eating and swallowing problems following neurological impairments and degenerative conditions, including stroke, head injury, Parkinson's...
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...educational programs services for the young exceptional learner, and transitional programs and procedures for 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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...Small Talk—Engaging Children Who Have Communication Needs By Jan Bunce and Terri Mitchell part of the conversation. Consider the following example: see?” Such repetition helps children to anticipate what comes next and to become familiar with the story. Eventually they will begin to use the repeated phrases themselves, as in this example: ommunication is nearly always the foremost concern of parents and teachers of children with special needs, regardless of the type of disability a child might have. For most children, talking is just “doing what comes naturally.” The ability to express what’s important to them develops smoothly and easily. But what happens when talking does not come as naturally? In most classrooms, the more children listen, the less they talk. Therefore, it’s important to allow time for children to carry on conversations with adults and peers. Remember, too, that opportunities for children’s conversations occur throughout the day in a High/Scope program. Here are some ideas for supporting children’s language. They are helpful for all children, but particularly those with special communication needs: U Encourage natural conversation. Often work time is considered the time for choice, play, and talking. But children will have more to say if freedom of expression is encouraged during all parts of the daily routine. By conversing naturally with others, both in groups and one-on-one with peers or adults, children develop trust and a sense of security. We...
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...with to help deliver a particular message for items such as a new product launch, a business-wide initiative, or a special sales event. Everyone in the company works together to meet client needs, which are often changing with regards to time, competition, and other factors. The company does not "pretend to have a prepackaged solution," but instead works with each client individually to determine the perfect idea and then deliver on it. One Smooth Stone hosts a diverse clientele whose needs vary widely. One Smooth Stone does contract out to other companies or freelance contractors for particular needs. The company is highly selective about who they contract with, because while those workers may not be under the same roof as One Smooth Stone, in the clients' eyes they still represent the company. Mark Ledogar attributes the success of One Smooth Stone to the great relationships the company has with its clients and the great structure within the organization itself. OSS organizational structure is flat and very decentralized which allows decisions to be made quickly. They have no departments so they can work around the clock. The level of departmentalization is minimal and frequently changes due to the number and type of clients the company has at one given time. They also provide their clients with a wide variety of specialized skills by outsourcing its special needs. This writer believes that they are using network organization and matrix organization. Ledogar said that the company...
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...AED 205 Career in Education(UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Write a 500- to 700-word reflection on the reasons why you are interested in a career in education, and what you expect classroom dynamics to be like. What inspired you? What does the ideal classroom environment look like in your mind? How will your past experiences as a student or in your current line of work influence how you will manage a class full of students? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AED 205 Challenges in the Classroom Checkpoint (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Respond to the following in 200 to 250 words: In your opinion, what are the most challenging obstacles teachers face when managing the classroom? What strengths do you possess that will help you meet and overcome those challenges? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AED 205 Challenges of Independent Work Checkpoint(UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Resource: Find Table 8.1 on p. 235 (Ch. 8) of the text. Select one challenge for a teacher, and one challenge for a student. Explain in 200 to 300 words which strategies you would use to mediate those selected challenges posed byseatwork. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AED 205 Classroom Management Goals Checkpoint(UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank...
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