Special education is a term used for those students who need extra help in learning. ... The student needs to be able to recognize and identify with the literature. ... The student needs to have a vested interest in the curriculum. ... The program can help the educators understand the needs of their students in social and academic settings. ... In the last eight decades, educators have explored, with success, the use of bibliotherapy with special needs students. ...

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Abstract "Special Education" is not a place. ... There are advocates on both sides of the issue: one side views inclusion as a policy driven by an unrealistic expectation that money will be saved, while the other believe that all students belong in the regular education classroom, and that "good" teachers are those who can meet the needs of all the students, regardless of what those needs may be. ... The law intends that the degree of "inclusion" be driven by the student's needs as determined by the IEP team, not by the district's convenience or the parents' ...

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This act led to special education programs in public schools. ... In fact, many students with disabilities preferred special education pullout programs over programs delivered exclusively in the general education setting. Many students with disabilities experienced feelings of anger, embarrassment, and frustration in a special education setting and generally viewed it as undesirable. ... After examining the outcomes the conclusion was that the special education students did not get a special education. ... In fact, general education teachers were most comfortable when using generic and non...

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The goal for educators of those with special needs is to create the least restrictive environment for them at all times. ... But as it is with many students who require special care, there may be one or two specific subjects where being in the general classroom would not be beneficial because the student is already significantly behind the class and needs individualized lessons to work at the level they are currently at. ... This is just one way that inclusion can be catered to the needs of all the students making LD student almost virtually indistinguishable from others in many cases (Banerji...

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Inclusive education should address the diverse needs of all the students regardless of the weaknesses and the strengths in any area of participation and should share the same academic activities (The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), 1997). ... Therefore, efforts should be made to ensure that the learner's needs are met within the curriculum taught. ... Segregated settings are schools that only accommodate children with special abilities. ... In Fiji, most of the special schools are located in the cities and can be accessed only by city dwellers. ... However, Fiji is relying on ...

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A- Stephanie works with both the teacher and students. ... A- Stephanie does lesson planning with the teachers and she also helps with planning individual lesson plans for students with special needs. ... When she was a classroom teacher she would modify her lessons to meet the needs of individual students. 3. ... Because children are special in their own way you need to honor that. Sometimes the special needs children can be a little trying in some aspects but everybody is an individual and you have to understand why they are acting the way they are. ...

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These special education programs essentially segregated the disabled students from the general classrooms in public schools, but did provide more individualized attention along with different educational standards. ... Even with this legal aspect, it is left up to each school and the disabled students" Individual Education Program (IEP) team, to determine the students" special needs (Delaware Department of Education, n.d.). ... The true definition of inclusion would serve all students, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, in a regular general education class that may or may not h...

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Characteristics of Students who use the Technology A number of students with disabilities can benefit from the use of switches. ... The "local public school system is required by law to develop an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to address each child's specific needs, including assistive technology" (What is Assistive Technology?). In order to determine what is included in a child's IEP, those involved in this process, usually the homeroom teacher, parent, administrator, counselor, and special education coordinator, meet and decide what modifications and if need be, ass...

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