Assessment in special education is the process used to determine a student's specific strengths and deficits (Pierangelo & Giuliani, 2008). Assessment also determines if a student is eligible for special education support and services. ... Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), states are responsible for meeting the special needs of eligible children with disabilities. ... The goal is to address the unique individual needs of students the earliest time possible. ... Case Study 1: Student in Early Childhood Special Education Brian is a two year old boy who atten...

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According to Moore, Gilbreath, and Maiuri, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, reformed in 1997, calls for free and appropriate education for special needs students. The IDEA emphasizes a least restrictive environment, in which children with special needs are educated to the highest of their ability. ... If inclusion/mainstreaming is not done properly it cannot benefit the special education students, and the non-disabled students in the classroom will suffer from a lack of attention and their quality of learning will be disrupted. ... If the disabled student is abusive, then the s...

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The Effect of a Read Aloud Accommodation on Test Scores of Students With and Without a Learning Disability in Reading As prescribed by the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, all special education students are eligible to receive testing accommodation on state-and district-wide assessments. ... Although these accommodations are generally accepted in the field of special education, there is a scarcity of convincing data regarding the effect of such accommodations on students" performances. ... Aside from the Koretz study, the five other studies showed sev...

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA, 1997; PL 105-17) provides early intervention programs to young children with special needs and their families. ... Also, early intervention is intended to enhance the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their infant or toddler. There are seven goals of early childhood special education programs (Bailey and Wolery, 1992). ... These goals apply to all students with severe disabilities, and they are what make up the structure of the intervention programs. ... In order to implement the inclusion of infants...

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The students proficiency level in reading matters is very important since reading is the introductory skills that should be apply, if a student do not read well and make errors in their readings such as sounding of letters, exhibiting the proper cutting of paragraphs and sentences, it may lead to misunderstanding of the concept that the student is reading, therefore it will result to the low grade of the student. ... The researchers recognize the students capacity of reading if he achieve the basic competencies of curriculum, this will measure the student intelligence in terms of reading. ......

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