Controversy exists in this early area of education because of recent education reform bills, such as No Child Left Behind Act (2001), the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and Response To Intervention that have passed into law. As a parent with a special needs child, I am amazed by the difficulties my son and I had getting him approved for special education, even with a diagnosis from a doctor stating that he is autistic and would need special education. His needs were not being met in the standard classroom environment, and on most days he was not able to learn at all. The trouble with the new education reform stands with the fact that there is so much confusion about the changes in the laws and regulations, as well as an undereducated school system. Before we can understand what the laws of special education are and how they are affected by education reform, we must first understand what a learning disability is and how it is diagnosed.
SPE-226 Attitude, Legislation, and Litigation The education of students with disabilities has experienced a lot of changes in recent decades. When students with disabilities, after dismissed from the public school system, started to be educated, they learned in different, special education schoolrooms. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its modifications of 1986 and 1992 primary began assuring the educational rights of individuals from organizations receiving federal money. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) therefore obligatory that education be provided in the slightest preventive environment in typical education classes. IDEA’s reauthorization further admission in 1997 for students with disabilities.
The Legislative and Litigation History of Special Education. The Future Of Children, 6(1), 25. This article discusses the fact that public education was not always available to disabled students and that the laws have changed in favor of protecting the students and providing them with the best possible education. This article discusses the many different laws as well as court cases that have led special education to where it is today. McAfee, J. K., & Greenawalt, C. (2001).
Physical A child can be affected by moving home or the change of location. Intellectual Changes such as moving setting * changing school * changing groups * changing class (going from year 4 to year 5) * moving key stages (infants to juniors) Physiological Affected by experiences such as going into hospital, youth offenders or boarding school. Also, changes such as puberty, scarring or chronic illnesses. What types of transition can we go through? We all go through all kinds of transitions in our life time, most happen when we are young.
Amelia White November 17, 2013 SPE-226 Crystal McCabe Educating Special Needs Students There are numerous types of disabilities a child may have that affect different areas; intellectual disability, autism, severe disabilities, and multiple disabilities are a few disabilities that affect learning.Children with disabilities can learn and are entitled to a free appropriate education. Disabled children being placed in general education classes allows them to interact and learn with their peers but it is important to remember that many times curricula for severely disabled individuals are home and personal skills. Severe or multiple disabilities children will require accommodations and modification to insure they obtain an appropriate education.
Unit 319 – Support disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs Outcome 1 – Understand the rights of disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs 1.1 – A disabled child or young person is defined as one who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities. Children or young people who learn in a different way to most of their peers and who need extra help and support are considered to have special educational needs. The legislation affecting the provision of education for these children is summarised below. Education Act (Handicapped Children) 1970 – Transferred the responsibility of children’s education from the health service to the local authority leading to many special schools being built. The Warnock Report – This was a study of children with SEN and their needs which had an impact on future acts of parliament.
Payne stated that students should learn the “hidden rules” of the middle class from their educators so that they have another set of rules to use if they choose to do so. Impoverished students, compared to students of middle or upper class, often have a lack of proper funding, thus, a lack of appropriate resources to use in their education. Due to this, they are often unprepared for school, not having the money to purchase books and other educational tools. Both authors realize this, but argue that the responsibility lies on different shoulders. Payne states that impoverished students face inequality at school, insinuating that the school should be responsible for helping to provide for these students so that they can have a better education.
NCLB set forth a certain criteria to be met, but allowed the states to determine how they would accomplish it. Therefore, each state handles assessment and accountability differently. This makes it hard to show success or failure of the programs. Supporters and critics alike can cite research that supports their opinion. My opinion of NCLB is it is flawed, developmentally inappropriate, ill funded, ←and→ leaving more students, teachers, ←and→ schools behind than ever before because The tests have turned into the objective of classroom instruction rather than the measure of teaching ←and→ learning.
Each state has federal laws in place to regulate tests, curriculum, how much funding each school receives, to scholarship, and grants. What is wrong with this is that there is a conflict between federal, state , and school boards about what agendas are important; a student can be a C average in one state or school and move to another where they are on the honor role, I know of this first hand. Another problem is that federal and state government prevents poorer schools from receiving the funding they need to help their students improve academically. Because of the lack of funding for much needed improvements and resources, the poorer schools also have the worst performance ratings. Creating this bigger gap in funding only hinders a school from achieving academic excellence and eventually causes teachers to lose jobs and schools to shut down.
For example parents of children with disabilities cannot take for granted that their child will be educated at their local school and many will have to fight for this if this is what they want. Despite the fact that there is greater acceptance of the idea of inclusion, there are not always the supports in place, or teacher willingness and ability, to make it work. Current cuts to special education funding pose a threat to the