999 Search Results for Assessment and Special Education
The program uses good planning models to develop and create the program, and the planners are aware of the program's intended audience, purpose, and topics. However, there are some weaknesses to the idea, too. They need to develop comprehensive trai Continue Reading...
Thus, the relation between students is imperative for determining such disorders (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, 2007). As with the previous two categories, this is seen as incredibly subjective in the idea that no medical d Continue Reading...
promotion of more inclusive education. Up until recently, the practice of separating students with special education needs from general education students was commonplace. However, this practice often resulted in special education students not havin Continue Reading...
Every special needs student has different strengths and weaknesses. Under IDEA, the IEP is forms the educational standard for all special needs students. The IEP determines the course of their education, goals, and method of teaching. The standards Continue Reading...
Based on these findings, a number of assessment tools are used to evaluate students' abilities and the most appropriate level of participation in general educational settings (A Parent's Guide, 2002).
Early childhood education programs in District Continue Reading...
Part I: Definitions and Characteristics
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Hearing disabilities occur on a continuum from mild to more serious impairments to the ability to process auditory cues. Deafness is a spectrum of disabilities referring to anything from mi Continue Reading...
Dyslexia as a Specific Learning Disability
Classified under the broader rubric of specific learning disabilities, dyslexia is a severe reading disability known to have a neurological basis (Taylor, Smiley & Richards, 2009, p. 92). Because reading Continue Reading...
Standard/NonStandard Assessment for SPED
Individual Educational Plans (IEPS) are a way in which teachers and the school system can address special services that provide programs for children with delayed skills or disabilities. A child that has diff Continue Reading...
Seguin moved to the United States in 1848 and established a number of schools in various cities for the education of mentally handicapped children. His publication, "The Treatment, Hygiene and Education of Idiots and Other Backward Children," is a l Continue Reading...
Several assessment tools are available, often using data collection sheets that include items such as direct observation and interviews with adults who closely interact with the student. In Justin's case, this group could include Carrie, the parapro Continue Reading...
Inclusive Education
Educational institutes throughout the country are seriously considering inclusive education. There are serious limitations in the secluded education system. First of all, specialized education system casts serious limitations on Continue Reading...
In the 2004 reauthorization of the IDEA, Congress wrote: "The federal government has an ongoing obligation to support activities that contribute to positive results for children with disabilities, allowing those children to lead productive and inde Continue Reading...
Self-Assessment and Reflection
According to Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More than IQ (July 1997): "Self-awareness includes the competencies of emotional awareness, accurate self-assessment and self-confidence. Continue Reading...
Once the purpose of a challenging behavior is understood then educators can design a behavior support plan that includes instructional supports and strategies that aid the student to get what they need in a more socially suitable way. The FBA is a t Continue Reading...
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB) "require that students with disabilities have equal access to general education curricula and contexts," (Simon & Black, 2011, Continue Reading...
Early Childhood Diverse Learners Project
Introduction
ECE (early childhood education) programs include all sorts of academic programs used to educate children in pre-school years. The early educational system in America experienced significant growth Continue Reading...
No Child Left Behind and Common Core, a set of required standards does not improve but rather limits education for ALL students in state schools (Kober, Rentner, 2011). The assumption inherent in the system of standardized education is that a one-si Continue Reading...
Danville School District ESOL program handbook contains policies and procedures that help English language learners (ELLs) attain English proficiency. The key components of the handbook include 1) the district’s legal obligations to ELLs and th Continue Reading...
Background: Why Teach Sexual Education?
With about half of all high school students admitting to have already had sex, and only 60% of those students claiming they used a condom, sexual education can be considered a public health imperative (National Continue Reading...
Universal Preschool Education
Importance of Universal Preschool Education
Many countries including the US and the UK consider the provision of universal preschool education an aspect that should be adopted for better social and economic development Continue Reading...
..counter the failure that will be experienced as standards for achievement are raised" (Defur 2002).
Another challenge is that many studies note that a considerable number of administrators in this area of education are not adequately trained to de Continue Reading...
" child who has disabilities certainly is expected to lack at least "some of the skills" that are required for participation in class activities, and hence, "need special assistance to develop" the needed skills vis-a-vis "the typical preschool" sett Continue Reading...
The interest that has been generated in functional assessment is not something that is new in psychological circles. However, the interest in it was intensified greatly around 1997 because of amendments that were made to the Individuals with Disabi Continue Reading...
structure of standardized testing in K-12 education. As Wisconsin and the federal government need some manner to gauge teacher performance and student progress it falls on educators to find effective means of testing special education students. The Continue Reading...
Student Assessment
What is the most appropriate way to assess student achievement? The commission of the National Middle School Assessment of student achievement suggests "authentic assessment refers to evaluation that makes use of real life tasks Continue Reading...
gifted and talented education for minority students. The writer explores the screening process for gifted and talented programs and the various problems that screening process causes when it comes to locating and educating minority students. The wri Continue Reading...
"Co-enrolled classrooms," they advise, "represent a promising additional possibility for increasing student social access to peers, as well as increasing achievement. A co-enrolled classroom typically consists of an approximately 2:1 ratio of hearin Continue Reading...
The author used the "North Caroling Alternative Assessment Protocol" (NCAAP) for her research. Research of course is conducted some time before it is published, so it seems likely that the NCAAP has been modified since this research to include acad Continue Reading...
Educational Assessment Methods and Standards
Participants
Scoring Key
Letter to Principal
Principal's Questionnaire
Teacher's Questionnaire
Raw Data
It is widely known that testing and assessment have become critical components and indicators Continue Reading...
Paterson Public Schools School 28 or Public School Twenty Eight was erected in 1962. The president is John J. Pasquale and the vice president is Leonard R. Jacoby. The general contractor for the school is Thomas Construction Company. PS28 is located Continue Reading...
Major and minor scales, and chromatic scale from low E. To high C.
2. A slow etude.
3. One movement from a sonata or concerto comparable in difficulty to the Sonata by Wanhal or the Concerto No.3 by Stamitz.
Students age 14 and older:
1. Major, Continue Reading...
Teacher Education in Nigeria: A Comparison with the United States
There is no nation that can grow beyond the quality of its education (Lawal, 2003). A nation can only develop meaningfully and attain professionalism through a good teacher education Continue Reading...
Vision of Student Learning
The vision of Paterson Public Schools is “to be the leader in educating New Jersey’s urban youth” (Paterson, 2017). My vision of student learning is aligned with the school’s vision in the sense tha Continue Reading...
Alternative Assessments
What challenges do alternative assessments present to teachers at your school?
Alternative assessments (AA) are a fine means to determining the education of a student. Standardized assessment is very rigorous but allows for Continue Reading...
Literacy in Context Assessment - Science
Education
Literacy Context Assessment -- Science
Literacy in Context Assessment -- Science
Brief Student Profile -- Student Unnamed
This student is in year 3. Compared with other students from this year, Continue Reading...
California's current Adapted Physical Education Guidelines in California Schools Manual. The paper outlines current legislative mandates as sighted through the guidelines and the California Department of Education.
California's APE guidelines stipu Continue Reading...
g., using prior knowledge, self-monitoring for breaks in comprehension, and analyzing new vocabulary);growth in conceptual knowledge (e.g., reading tradebooks to supplement textbook information) (Alvermann, D, 2001).
However a very important thing I Continue Reading...
Revised Introduction: Challenges and Strategies in Assisting Children with DisabilitiesHandling the needs of children with disabilities is a complex task for both families and professionals, whether at home or within educational environments. To effe Continue Reading...
Parenting Education for Teen Mothers
If a community values its children, it must cherish their parents. (John Bowlby)
Rationale of intervention population
Group based intervention programs
Multi-purpose programs
Teen Mother Empowerment Program S Continue Reading...