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    Executive Summary

    What effect does consequences have on improving student behavior in the general education classroom? Darrell Brown AMBA 600 9043 MBA Fundamentals (2148) Professor Masi November 11, 2014 Executive Summary Research shows that meaningful consequences can help improve student behavior in the general education classroom. This paper discusses the effects of consequences on improving student behavior. More specifically it discuses two behavior management programs, the checkbook approach

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    Job Enrichment

    struggle throughout both of your lives. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ADS) adversely affects a child’s communication, socialization, and behavior. It has symptoms ranging from mild cognitive, social, and behavioral deficits to more severe symptoms where children may suffer from intellectual disabilities and be nonverbal. The five subtypes of ASD are: Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD), Rett Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

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    Music Therapy

    method of providing music therapy to special education children in the public school system. Music therapy has proven to be beneficial to special needs learners in that it promotes motor skills, academic skills, communication skills, and social skills. These skills are essential for special needs students to obtain in order to function in an academic environment and in the world around them. Music therapy provides methods of helping exceptional students develop these skills and use them in the school

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    Deafness and Hearing Loss

    DEAFNESS It refers to a hearing loss so severe that the individual cannot process spoken language even with amplification devices. HARD OF HEARING A person is considered hard of hearing if he/she generally with the use of a hearing aid, has *residual hearing sufficient to enable successful processing of linguistic information. TYPES OF HEARING LOSS * Pre-lingual deafness * Occurs before the child has acquired speech * Post-lingual deafness * Occurs after the child has acquired

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    Benefits of Inclusion

    The Benefits of Inclusion for Exceptional Students George Santos Brandman University EDUU 511 Abstract Inclusion is a very controversial concept in education today. It is the idea of including special education students in a general education class. This class will provide the special education, or exceptional student, with the support and resources needed to succeed in that environment. This paper will analyze and discuss inclusion. Evidence and support will be provided to defend the

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    The Foster Care System

    a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver which is called a foster parent. More than 463,000 children are in the foster care system. The living arrangements for foster care children are exceptional. The placement of the child is always arranged through the government or a social-service agency. Children had been physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, or their caretaker isn’t stable enough to take care of the child which result in the Child

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    Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology

    research article, what type of research was involved? Two international professors combined together on an article that discussed possible implications for special education. Dimitris Anastasiou and James M. Kauffman co-authored an article in Exceptional Children entitled A Social Constructionist Approach to Disability: Implications for Special Education. This article primarily discusses a term called the social model of disability. The article defines the social model of disability as a “functional

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    Growth and Development

    any specific factors that may contribute to her exceptional talent. Physical Development Cassy is a Filipino-American girl with black hair and dark brown eyes. Her height is 150 cm and weight is 86 lbs. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Cassy is at the 77th percentile for height and 58th percentile for weight (Hockenberry & Wilson, 2013, pg 1127). This means that she has the same height or taller than 77 percent of the children of her age, and she weighs the same or more than

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    All Star

    Welcome to Exceptional Athletics Nebraska and thank you for your interest in our All-Star Cheerleading Program! MISSION: To be a premier cheerleading facility in the greater Omaha area and to provide a fun, safe environment for children to learn and grow in their cheerleading and tumbling abilities. REGISTRATION: Forms for registration are available at Exceptional Athletics Nebraska or via email. MEMBERSHIP FEES: An annual membership fee of $40/year for 1 child or $75/year for 2 children or $100

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    How Does Homelessness Affect Children

    homeless. At the time, I did not even understand that homelessness can affect children since I had thought only adults were homeless. Looking back, it seems very thoughtless that I only thought adults were affected and my research into this subject led me to see that whole families can be affected by homelessness. Throughout this paper, I plan on talking about the causes of homelessness, the prevalence of homeless, signs that children might be homeless,

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