The Foundation for Educating Students with Special Needs

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The Foundation for Educating Students with
Special Needs

• Explain key terms and concepts that describe
  special education.
• Trace the historical events that have shaped
  special education services.
• Outline the laws that govern current practices
  for educating students with disabilities.
• Describe the categories of disabilities addressed
  in federal law and identify other special needs
  your students may have.
• Analyze your beliefs related to inclusive
  practices.

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Thomas, Angela Aaron

• 1/3 of the room read the case study of Thomas.
• 1/3 of the room read the case study of Angela.
• 1/3 of the room read the case study of Aaron.
• Each group respond to the questions.
• Select a reporter from each group to describe the
  student and share your groups responses.

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Inclusion is.

• the future.
• belonging to one race, the human race.
• a basic human right.
• struggling to figure out how to live with one
  another.
• not something you do TO someone or for someone.
  It is something we do WITH one another.

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Inclusion is.

• not a person, the inclusion kid. Not a program.
  Not an adjective. Not an add-on.
• a noun.
• not something we do a little of. It either is or
  isnt. It is not a fad. Not a bandwagon. It is
  a trend, similar to democracy. With liberty and
  justice for all. All means ALL.

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Inclusion is.

• the opposite of exclusion. Inclusion is NOT
  exclusion.
• fair play, common sense, common decency, hard
  work.
• elegant in its simplicity and, like love, awesome
  in its complexity.
• a battle cry, a parents cry, a childs cry to be
  welcomed, embraced, cherished, prized, loves as a
  gift, a wonder, a treasure.

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Inclusion is.

• not spending more money on building more prisons,
  mental hospitals, nursing homes, group homes, but
  investing in real homes, real life, real people,
  all people.
• pain, struggle, joy, tears, grief, mourning,
  celebration!
• the ship that isnt even built yet. It is a new
  ship. One that we will build together.

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Inclusion is.

• like a good jazz combo, like an orchestra
  disciplined to play melody in harmony.
• A kaleidoscope of diversity, bits of color,
  sounds, shapes, sizes.
• for the millions of students in the US who have
  disabilities.
• Inclusion is the future

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Explain key terms and concepts that describe
special education.

• Working with a partner define
• Mainstreaming
• Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
• Inclusive Practices

9
Trace the historical events that have shaped
special education services.

• Individually create a timeline that shows the
  development of education for students with
  disabilities from the turn of the 20th century to
  the present.
• Hint See pages 32-41 in the Every Moment Counts
  textbook.

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The laws that govern current practices for
educating students with disabilities.

• Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
• Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v.
  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Larry P. v Wilson Riles (1986)
• Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson School
  District v. Rowley (1982)

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The laws that govern current practices for
educating students with disabilities.

• Daniel R. R. v. State Board of Education (1989)
• Oberti v. Board of Education of Clementon School
  District (1993)
• Doe v. Withers (1993)
• Schaffer v. Weast (2005)
• Winkelman v. Parma City School District (2007)

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Education Laws

• In your learning clubs describe
• Section 504
• P.L. 94-142
• ADA
• IDEA
• NCLB

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Categories of Disabilities

• Learning disabilities (LD)
• Speech or language impairments
• Mental retardation (MR)
• Emotional disturbances (ED)
• Emotional and Behavior Disorder (EBD)
• Autism
• Hearing Impairments (HI)
• Visual Impairments (VI)

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Categories of Disabilities

• Deaf-Blindness
• Orthopedic Impairments
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Other Health Impairments (OHI)
• Aids
• Sickle-cell anemia
• Diabetes
• ADD/ADHD
• Multiple Disabilities
• Developmental Delays

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Other Students with Special Needs

• Gifted and Talented
• Students protected by Section 504
• Students at Risk
• ELL
• ADD/ADHD
• SLOW LEARNERS
• POVERTY

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Analyze your beliefs related to inclusive
practices

• Complete a quick write (one page) on your beliefs
  about working with students in a general
  education classroom that have special needs.
• See pages 41-46 to support your beliefs.