Essays Tagged: "students with disabilities"

Article Review: "Growing with Inclusion: A Personal Reflection" examines one woman's experiences with inclusion and disagrees (2.5 pp.)

To date, more and more students with disabilities are being moved out of self-contained special education environments into ... tally and physically, according to Dickson. There are concerns about how the "typically developing" students will interact and socialize with the child(ren) with special needs. Feedback from parents i ... r of inclusion, especially those of "normal" children. Inclusion will also not be beneficial to all students because "a classroom environment that works for one child may be a disaster zone for anothe ...

(3 pages) 124 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

A review of the article "Why students with special needs have difficulty learning mathematics and what teachers can do to help." Covers congnition and strategies

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Feb 2003"Why students with special needs have difficulty learning mathematics and what teachers can do to help" p ... at teachers can do to help" pg. 308For the past two decades, US public schools have been blamed for students' poor performance in mathematics. As a response to our nation's low ranking in recent inter ... dards has led many educators to set high curriculum standards requiring a multitude of concepts for students, to acquire and master. Although many secondary students are disadvantaged by this approach ...

(2 pages) 103 0 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Special Education Law

Throughout the years, the general attitudes concerning the placement of special education students have changed over the years. The recent trend toward independent living for special educati ... h Section 504 by making "free and appropriate public education" available to eligible and qualified students with disabilities. Special education and related services must be made available to any chi ...

(6 pages) 285 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

A Study of Learning Disabled Students Engagement in Inclusive Classrooms APA format

A Study of Learning Disabled StudentsEngagement in Inclusive Classrooms.Massey UniversityFor decades studies have shown that coll ... educationally purposeful activities.(Kuh 2003) Research also suggests that the engaged behavior of students with disabilities is the single best predictor of academic gains (Greenwood 1990; Bulgren 1 ... 97; Dev 1997; Kushman 2000). Thus, if general education classrooms promote the active engagement of students with disabilities, it would be expected that academic achievement would also be improved. K ...

(14 pages) 312 0 4.8 Aug/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION (USE) CAN BE A BLESSING TO LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN UGANDA By Walubo Jude Tadeo Makerere University Kampala Uganda - East Africa

As government makes a shift to Universal Secondary with priority to students with disabilities, policy makes including educational institutions, in the cabinet and at p ... ted for.There is need for sensitisation to do away with the negative attitudes of most teachers and students towards children with disabilities are in many respects still a hindrance to the success. T ... is for UPE. The situation in rural schools as per the state of buildings is even worse because many students study under trees and the situation is awful when it comes to time for rainy seasons or ext ...

(9 pages) 77 0 4.6 Jun/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Inclusion - Pros and Cons

ational and social values, as well as our sense of individual worth. Inclusion is the assignment of students with disabilities to regular classrooms in neighborhood schools for the entire school day. ... ly that the child will benefit from being in the class rather than having to keep up with the other students. Physical accommodations, sufficient personnel, staff development, technical assistance, an ...

(3 pages) 189 0 5.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Two Main Theories of Special Education There are two main

a help will then get it.The inclusion theory is one of the four goals set forth by the congress for students with disabilities. The goal of inclusion is for all persons with disabilities to achieve fu ... hild will be taught in a regular classroom. Some of the advantages of the inclusion theory are that students with disabilities increase their language development and they improve their social interac ...

(2 pages) 20 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Two Main Theories of Special Education There are two main

a help will then get it.The inclusion theory is one of the four goals set forth by the congress for students with disabilities. The goal of inclusion is for all persons with disabilities to achieve fu ... hild will be taught in a regular classroom. Some of the advantages of the inclusion theory are that students with disabilities increase their language development and they improve their social interac ...

(2 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Proposal : Disabled Teens Entering the Workforce

r classmates and placed in special education classrooms, Whemeyer and Palmer (2003) note that these students often feel isolated and less-then their able bodied peers. As a career counselor for teens ... me writing and interview skills training and then puts the student directly into a job. While many students are successful in their jobs, our goal of helping all students with disabilities find succe ...

(7 pages) 50 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Special Education in Public Schools

th Disabilities Act and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, IDEA, and special education of students with disabilities has become a basic civil right. According to the federal government, all ... mselves into. Also they said that the teacher would have more of an appreciation for teaching those students.Because students with special needs need just what their label states, a special education ...

(4 pages) 92 0 0.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

d Children Act, also known as EHA or Public Law 94-142. This law originated as a way to ensure that students with disabilities receive an appropriate and free public education. Grants were given to st ... ad to have conformity with the individualized education program required. Conformity meant that the students IEP had to be addressed in the educational setting. Since then, it has been amended many ti ...

(11 pages) 161 0 5.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Music Therapy

velopment.The publication "Academic of education Leadership Journal," by summer, states that, "students with disabilities arrive daily in music classes from kindergarten through high school" (113 ... l the end of the activity. A closing song can be used to sum up the day's activities and remind the students about the homework they will do when they get home. These musical interactions help childre ...

(10 pages) 63 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers