1000 Search Results for Assessment and Special Education
At-risk preschoolers and students with ADHD
The growth and development of children under the school going age is often expected to be normal and almost similar among all children. However, this is often not the reality in the society as some children Continue Reading...
Canada Public Policy: ADHD and Education
Canadian Public Policy, Education Learning disability A.D.H.D
Struggle by Human Rights Groups and Parents
Public Policy Canada: An Overview
Policy Implications
It has been estimated that almost five perce Continue Reading...
principals who are equity-oriented, marginalized dynamics may crop up in schools that are changing demographically at a rapid pace (Cooper, 2009). This essay reflects upon how educators may play the role of transformative leaders by way of carrying Continue Reading...
benefit analysis of whether the state of Alabama should fully fund an expanded preschool program. Various arguments for and against this idea are discussed. Arguments for increased funding of the state's prekindergarten program include: improved edu Continue Reading...
Abstract
This paper provides an extensive review of literature on deaf students and deafness. The purpose of the literature review is to obtain an understanding of what deafness is, what causes deafness, how it occurs, and what deaf culture is like f Continue Reading...
classroom assessment, a teacher determines his or her current point within the instructional sequence of a unit of study and identifies the student academic learning goals to measure.
"Select one class, a content area, and a unit of study to work w Continue Reading...
School-Wide Assessment Plan
Schoolwide Devlopment Plan
Assessing the Context or Input
As a certified teacher in Special Education and capable to teach English to English Language Learners, I plan to create an assessment plan to measure abilities Continue Reading...
He seems to be curious about what kind of options he has in life. He sees his sister enjoying herself very much in her studies and relationships developed at the conservatory and he wants some of those same things for himself. Shawn has shown somewh Continue Reading...
Educational assessment in the future seems to be moving towards teacher-oriented and performance-based assessments. Societal forces are driving this move, spurred by the increasing amounts of knowledge, and the demand for individuals capable of manip Continue Reading...
Included in life skills are such as the ability to manage personal finances, the ability to manage a household, the ability to care for personal needs, and awareness of safety as well as many other life skills including citizenship and leisure activ Continue Reading...
" May (2003) emphasizes the need exists for greater technological sense and knowledge for all current and future students. Consequently, this need has led to incorporation of technology in classrooms settings, as technologies aim to increase students Continue Reading...
Individualized Education Programs (IEP) are designed to give child with special needs the services they require in order to benefit from formal education. Without these IEPs the children are not "playing on a level field" so to speak. The determinati Continue Reading...
Antenatal Education Systematic Review
Antenatal education programms
In pregnant women, how does group antenatal education compare to no antenatal education or individual antenatal education for improving outcomes of childbirth and parenting?
In pr Continue Reading...
LABB School
I chose the LABB School because it seems so innovative. They have a preschool program designed for children with special needs, but they also enroll children with no difficulties. Because of this, preschoolers who attend The LABB School Continue Reading...
Recent reviews of research on summer school show that high quality programs can make a difference in student learning (Harrington-Lueker, 2000). Results of the research point to programs that focus on corrective or accelerated learning have a positi Continue Reading...
Williams Case Memo
L. Jones
Governor's Office
Memo: California Quality Education Commission -- Adequacy
With the recent settlement of the Williams case, there remain several questions that the Governor must address. In order to assist in this dec Continue Reading...
K. And the U.S. can both learn from these emerging nations and their dedication to improving the lives of their children.
Brazil, for example, leads the E-9 countries in per-capita expenditures for young children (Levin 2005, p. 198). China has comm Continue Reading...
raising IQ scores/Education. Question: Should the IQ cutoff for mental retardation be raised to 80? Six sources. APA.
Should the IQ Cutoff for Mental Retardation be raised to 80?
The debate regarding IQ tests continues to rage into the new millenn Continue Reading...
bilingual educated students are more likely to continue education past high school, increase their chances of professional careers, have competitive academic achievement scores, improved social skills and a stronger interest in school education prog Continue Reading...
("Science 21-Update Grade 6, Unit 4," 2009)
There is important background information in store for the teachers in this area. This particular activity concentrates on the notion that the natural system of the earth possesses a balance and the diffe Continue Reading...
(Singer, 2003, p. 36) Education should be a constructive process. Palinscar states that the teacher must assume an active and directive role by establishing the pace, content, and goals of the lesson. (Palincsar, 1998) Byra also described such a pro Continue Reading...
Public School vs. Home Schooling
The modern debate about the issues surrounding the validity of both public education and home school programs are as diverse as those students served by both systems. For the most part in the United States more peopl Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Instruction and Intervention
Evidence-Based Instruction & Intervention
The terms evidence-based instruction, research-based instruction, and scientifically based instruction are often used interchangeably. What is the basic meani Continue Reading...
Webster's New American Handy College Dictionary, a "disability" is: "...the incapacity to do something because of a handicap - physical, mental, etc." Meanwhile, the Random House Dictionary of the English Language goes further: "1. Lack of competent Continue Reading...
Birth to Three Special Needs Brochure
Early Intervention and Early Detection
Georgia's Babies Can't Wait Program
The Babies Can't Wait (BCW) program in the State of Georgia is the service delivery system for children between birth and three years Continue Reading...
Immigrant Education
During the last century, the United States has seen a high rate of immigration from other countries, with inevitable effects on our educational system. During the past decade, immigration from Asian nations in particular to the U Continue Reading...
Juvenile/Child Onset Bipolar Disorder
Diagnoses of bipolar disorder in childhood are rare, even among adolescent populations. One of the reasons why bipolar disorder is infrequently diagnosed is the “symptomatic overlap with attention deficit h Continue Reading...
(2006). Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 28, 1459-1481.
The study in this research piece evaluated the adult education, employment and financial successes (or failures) of 659 adults (20 to 33 years of age) who had gone through intermediate Continue Reading...
Studies here included in this set are evaluations of large multisite and single site after school programs; evaluations of school- and community-based models; evaluations assessing a narrow to a broad range of outcomes; key developmental research st Continue Reading...
Pre-Course Program for Entry-Level Online Adult Students
Distance education is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing segments of college and graduate level education. Many educational institutions with long histories of traditional classroom- Continue Reading...
Culturally Biased Intelligence Assessment
Intelligence assessments have existed since the early twentieth century and have continued to be a topic of debate. We all know full well that intelligence assessment is critical to the type if academic succ Continue Reading...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder presents itself in many different ways for many different people. It is further complicated by the fact that there are three types of ADHD recognized by the DSM-IV and even further evidence that females and ma Continue Reading...
Access to Educational Technology: Students With Special Needs
Students with Special Needs: Access to Educational Technology
Technology has literally changed the way we live our lives in the education sector, as well as in recreation and employment. Continue Reading...
Optimal Individualized Education Program for a Special Needs Student
Special education leaders today are required to fully understand the optimal approaches to developing individualized education programs (IEPs) in general and IEPs for special need Continue Reading...
Social Work Dimension of the Primary Teacher's Role." This article is written about the British Education System that is similar to that of the United States. Often teachers have to act as social workers for the students and parents.
STUDY REVIEW O Continue Reading...
advances are made in technology, an increasing number of different forms of technologies, new uses and changes are being made in integrating new technologies into special education so as to benefit learners with disabilities. Research has made treme Continue Reading...
While intervention may not make a difference in their actual physical disease, it can make a patient more comfortable, more satisfied, and more at peace with themselves and their circumstances. Patient satisfaction is extremely important for overall Continue Reading...
Journals of Herrera and Gottleib Books
A healthy child is the joy of the family. Social and academic development of a child depend on his ability to use his eyes and ears effectively. When one of these organs is impaired, the child will face challe Continue Reading...
UK Children and Families
Homeless families are generally defined as adults with dependent children who are briefly accommodated by voluntary agency, local authority or housing association hostels in the United Kingdom (Vostanis 2002). They are taken Continue Reading...
Aggregate Strengths and Weaknesses
An all-inclusive, careful evaluation incorporating informal as well as formal methods is vital to adequately understanding and aiding autistic people. An evaluation of autistic persons must, in particular, offer i Continue Reading...