Reducing the stigma in special education is a very important topic because the stigma effects so many people. There are many ways stigma could be reduced. Some examples of those ways could be educators being required to have special education training or properly integrating special education and general education. Proper training of educators in the special education field would make students feel less intimidated by professors and teachers alike and more likely to step up for themselves and their education. Properly integrating special education and general education could possibly end the bullying of kids with special needs because integrating the education could show the general education students that they are no different from the special education students. For my annotated bibliography, I used a few search engines for my sources. The majority of my sources were found on Galileo, but one or two of my sources were found on Google. The majority of my sources are also peer-reviewed or an academic source. All of the authors of these sources have a background in special education or special education law. Each one of my sources are directly related to a particular part of my paper. I have a purpose for each source. My sources will help me educate and explain my purpose. As my research would show, there are many ways we can reduce stigma and I have learned new ideas and techniques from my research. The special education program is an effective program when it is properly used. However, the special education program is not always properly used. The IEP process is a long and hard journey to embark on. For some people, the process is not worth the accommodations and help the process provides to the student. There are many horrors... ... middle of paper ... ...2014. This source is a methodical article on how to, as an educator, help a special education student achieve the appropriate accommodations for the student's disabilities. The article is very extensive. Whitby's article also has specific examples on student advocacy. Included in the article are definitions of terms commonly heard in IEP meetings, such as Free and Appropriate Public Education. This article will be helpful because it goes into detail on how a teacher can get involved. The article's reliability is evident, as the article was found using Galileo. Galileo described the article as scholarly. Additionally, the author is a specialist in Autism and a behavior analyst. The author also has a Ph. D. from the University of Central Florida. Additionally, the author is the director of the center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Culturally and socioeconomic diverse students already have to overcome one stigma, but when they are placed in special education, they find their selves struggling to overcome another. If they need the support of specialized education then the eventual outcome is more beneficial than the label. One the other hand, when students are placed in special education services they do not need i...
In this book, Bauerlein argues that technology as a whole has had the opposite of its intended effect on American youth. According to his argument, young adults in the United States are now entirely focused on relational interactions and, in his view, pointless discussions concerning purely social matters, and have entirely neglected intellectual pursuits that technology should be making much simpler. He calls on various forms of data in order to prove that the decline is very significant and quite real. This book is meant to be a thorough and compelling study on the reality of what technology has caused in the U.S.
This article goes into depth on the different components that make up breast milk’s nutrient content. The article also goes over the different types of milks that a mother produces when feeding her infant. It also brings up that every mother’s milk is different because breast milk will change itself based on an infant’s nutritional needs. Both authors work at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research for Human Milk and Lactation which means both authors have a strong knowledge about breast milk. All sources they
In this article Thorson is arguing against Mayhew and his argument that a divided government does not impact the amount of significant legislation that is passed and enacted. Thorson argues that Mayhew may be correct in that there is no difference between the number of bills passed, but a divided government does effect the formation of coalitions. Thorson specific argument is that party unity votes that favor the dominant party are more likely to form on final votes of passage during periods of unified government....
I chose to do my paper on students with Individualized Education Program’s for this fact alone. The majority of these students do not look any different from the other students. They want to be a part of the general education classroom setting. They may have mainstreaming and inclusion with IEP’s which makes the lives for these students more thriving. The main goal I have discovered in my reading of Individualized Education Program is placing the student at the center. The student is the main priority and their IEP focuses on meeting their educational needs. In reading, Inclusion and Mainstreaming I learned in the past, physically and mentally disabled children were often stricken form society and placed in separate institutions. This ended on November 29, 1975 when the Education for all Handicapped Children Act was signed. The Act required the government to provide ample funding for all handicapped children from ages 3-...
Yell, M. L. (2003). Developing legally correct and educationally appropriate programs for students with autism spectrum disorders. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 18, 182-191.
Cooper, John. “The Writing of the Seen World: David Jones 's In Parenthesis.” University of Toronto Quarterly 48.4 (1979): 303-312. Project MUSE. Web. 22 Oct. 2016. Cooper argues Jones ' mastery of visual description in In Parenthesis. In Paragraphs seven through thirteen, Cooper compares In Parenthesis to James Joyce 's “Araby,” and attributes the same qualities to Joyce 's writing. He makes the point that both have “a highly developed feeling for space, form, and color” (306.) He then follows up with an example from Joyce 's text. This opinion of Joyce 's writing style parallels my own. I address how Joyce is a master of visual description and how the descriptions of various settings mirror the growth of his protagonist.
The Gaskin Settlement Agreement is an agreement between a group of families and advocacy organizations who filed a class action lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) on behalf of a group of children with disabilities in 1994. This agreement does not change a student’s placement, program, or IEP in any manner. Only the IEP team has the authority to make modifications that will impact a student’s IEP. The main goal of this settlement is to make sure that IEP teams will determine if the goals in a student’s IEP may be implemented in a general education setting with supplementary aids and services prior to considering an environment that is more restrictive in nature. The elements of this case were designed to help increase the capacity of school districts to provide related services, SDI that is appropriate, supplementary aids and services, and supports to students who have disabilities that are placed in general education classrooms. The PDE lists many important elements of the Settlement Agreement to be aware of...
The education system is arguably the most beneficial system in the world; however, it also contains many controversial practices. Proper funding, discrimination, and curriculum are just some of the problems in today’s education system. Everyone has a different opinion about what is best for our children and it is impossible to please everyone. As long as the educational system is in tact, then there will be confusion and debate within the system and its’ administrators. The only thing that can be done is attempting to make it so that everyone will benefit equally, but this is much more difficult than one would assume. I will focus on the aspect of discrimination on minorities within special education and more specifically the following questions: Does the special education system discriminate against minorities? If so, how? What can be done, if anything, to correct or improve this system?
One obstacle that I believe many special needs students and families will face is understanding and dealing with the disability itself. Speaking from experience, this process can take time to understand and accept. This is where a special education teacher plays a significant role, assisting the student and family with information and support for understanding the student’s disability, facilitating education programs, and most importantly hope and progress for a bright future. Another obstacles that students with disabilities may face, is social interaction and acceptance. It is vital that all special education teachers and programs, try to incorporate strong social connections with their regular education peers and other community members and
Minimum wage should be increased because millions of Americans will be saved from a life of poverty. With inflation increasing every year, it is necessary to raise the minimum wage to keep up the living cost.
Education is an essential priority for all children which are guaranteed in the United States through the legislature of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Feuerborn & Tyre, 2009). Problems arise when students with disabilities have been disparaged from appropriate education due to disproportionate assessments, or teachers that are misinformed concerning the recognition of disabilities. Across America a plethora of students with disabilities are found to be eligible for special education services and receive services under subjective eligibility categories such as emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) (Thorsen, Koven, Pattee, Watson, & Collier, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to explain in detail what an effective program for students with EBD should include. Additionally, written within this paper is the perspective of a special educator who assures that procedural due process is being honored and legal issues are being addressed in a strong program for students with EBD by implementing the following components: development of Individualized Education Program (IEP), procedures for developing least restrictive environment assignments, processes for conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), what to include in a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), examples of potential positive behavior interventions, re-evaluation procedures and timeline once students are identified for services, student self-evaluation procedures, and a transition plan (as is required from ages 14-16).
There are main features to annotated bibliographies such as, a statement of the scope, complete bibliographic information, a concise description of the work, relevant commentary, and consistent presentation. A statement of scope that specifies a short preliminary account to clarify what you’re talking about and this determines a setting for the bibliography and reveals a drive for composing it. Complete bibliographic information gives all the details about using the MLA, APA, or others that your readers or researchers will have the ability to locate simply. A concise description of the work is cautiously and impartially offering the right information and exhibiting recognition of the basis and as a writer this gives you influence. Relevant commentary is when you reflect on inquiries a possible reader would require and center on the appropriate foundation for your writing. Consistent presentation should follow a certain outline if it’s written in complete sentences or by a particular phrase this is called portraying the work.
However, it still met with inconsistent criticism due to the myth that “positive intervention” doesn’t work and draining resources of regular courses. However, evidences shown prove the opposite effect. Special education is constant need of more funding – especially when it constantly gets budget cuts from congress and thus, schools are unable to keep up with the afford to provide the necessary need of special education (Wall 2014). So the myth of special education draining resources is the no way the truth. How could they be able to drained resources from other students if the programs themselves are in limited supply? Lack of understanding and easy to become a scapegoat for the blame of overall score of a school being poor is quite easy to pit the blame. Another reasoning is due to socialization—the label of being placed in special education is rather an unfortunate burden that could follow the child (Huerta 2015). Often times, stereotypes are attached and are considered inferior to other students, potentially adding onto potential fears. In order to improve any form of education for special education, funding a provided them resources should be considered the first thing to look
This article discusses the increased informational text learning requirements as outlined in the Common Core standards and provides reading strategies to increase student comprehension levels in nonfiction reading. The author notes how reading strategies for informational text comprehension differ from those taught for the fiction genre and finds that the use of informational books within a guided reading program assists primary grade students in becoming more successful readers. She gives specific strategies for teaching informational text comprehension, including question generation, picture cues, text structure analysis, use of background knowledge, and think-alouds. The author analyzed research studies that concluded that students do not prefer fiction over non fiction texts, therefore if students are offered more selection and choice when reading informational texts, and are taught how to comprehend them using proven and specific strategies, they will develop enjoyment for the genre.