Essays on Special Education

The purpose of this essay is to provide a realistic and comprehensive analysis of “Case Study: Bryanna” applying the 10-step Special Education Process as dictated by federal IDEA regulations when determining a child’s eligibility for special education services. This case study was included in part...

The U.S. Department of Education In the history of Special Education, it is safe to say it has changed immensely. Before the 1980s, children with special needs were not recognised nor taken care of in the education department. With the help of RTI [or Response...

According to George Farkas and Paul Morgan, two researchers, researched the disproportion between of special needs children between children of colour and white children. There findings were outlandishly misapplied in their claims that children of colour, especially black children, were actually under-represented within special education...

In the late 1980s, the Convention of the Rights of the Child became a milestone in the road towards inclusive education. That Convention not only conveyed the right to education but also required that education enhanced the child’s abilities and was respectful of cultural diversity,...

One of the most asked questions about service dogs and the access they have, is about school. Schools are considered public spaces—while some states are very clear on this making statement like “educational facilities public or privately funded…”; other states are more general about “public...

The overall aim of this paper is to explore and determine whether all, some or no children with special educational needs should be included and educated in mainstream schools. I found it interesting how this debate has been continually growing for more than thirty years...

The education for all handicapped children act was first passed in 1975. In 1990, it was renamed the individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA). IDEA is for children with disabilities to have a free appropriate education to meet their unique needs for their future education,...

Inclusive education is itself a construct exported from the Global North. The application of western constructs of human normativity put in place from the Global North into postcolonial spaces has the potential to continue oppressing (re)colonized populations (Grech, 2015; Klein & Mills, 2017; Meekosha &...

Specialized Area of Higher Education In order to meet local workforce needs and expand degree opportunities, some states began allowing community colleges, or two-year institutions, to offer bachelor’s degree programs. Since its conception more than two decades ago, its popularity has grown: more than 90...

In hindsight, failing biology my freshman year of college was the best thing to happen to my career in science. It was a rude awakening when that first exam came back marked with a big red “D”. It was even more upsetting when the second...

Academic Writing for a student is said to be the best way to communicate their ideas, views and thoughts about a subject in particular to a faculty or to anaudience if it’s a researcher who is presenting his paperwork. Academic Writing consists of certain features...

Introduction Everyone have their affairs to care about in our lives especially work, family relationships, friends but at the same time our earth needs our care. Earth is a home not only for us humans but also billions of organisms like animals and plants, as...

Homeschooling is an ongoing controversial subject in this century as a society has always had a natural perception toward homeschooled children, terms such as ‘anti-social’ and ‘religious’ are usually affiliated with homeschooling. In spite of the controversy surrounding homeschooling, it remains an alternative route to...

Individualized Education Plans (IEP) are tools used by educational professionals to help children with special needs. They are a roadmap laid out for teachers and parents to follow, offering advice on the best way to help these children reach their true potential. IEPs help these...

Students with disabilities are considered one of the most vulnerable populations in what concerns the issues of accessibility to education and school dropouts (Reschly & Christenson, 2006). Recently, they were categorized one of the most marginalized groups in what concerns equal opportunity to education. They...

The power of movement in the group and individual activities have been known to be essential for people of all abilities and fitness levels. Participating in physical activities at a level that allows success for the individual gives people, including those identified with disabilities, the...

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Naïve concepts are the very simple questions that arise in the student’s mind by reading books or by listening to the lecture or by any information. Naïve concepts are the concepts that are the involved the traditional ways of teaching. It is based on the...

Criminal Justice, well you’ve come across various television shows based on crime, law and order, detectives and all kinds of its versions too and you may think, you have a pretty good idea of what “Criminal Justice” is all about. Take a moment and think...