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Extractions: Report targets special needs Limits urged on enrollment By Shari Rudavsky, Globe Correspondent, 12/29/2002 Enrollment of students in special education nationwide has increased by nearly a quarter in the past decade in the face of funding that offers incentives to identify students in need of such services, according to a recent study by the Manhattan Institute. ''Bounty'' funding systems that pay per student placed in special education bear much of the responsibility for the rise in enrollment, the report argues. Nearly 12.5 of all students were classified as needing special education in the 2000-2001 school year. In the 33 bounty states, special-education enrollments grew much faster than in those with set or lump-sum funding over the past decade, the report found. One of the 16 lump-sum states, Massachusetts, had enrollment decline from 16.4 percent to 15.5 percent in that period, the report found. But a higher percentage of those enrolled in Massachusetts special education have more severe problems, as more children are born with disabilities or conditions such as autism.
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Extractions: TEACHER RESOURCES VIDEOS in the Hyannis Middle School Media Center MCAS CHARTER SCHOOLS GENERAL INTEREST PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ... WEBQUESTS Charter Schools Center for Education Reform - About Charter Schools Charter School Roadmap Charter Schools USA Thomas B.Fordham Foundation - a comprehensive site with many links ... The State of Charter Schools January 2000 General Interest Professional Organizations Massachusetts Department of Education Massachusetts Teachers Association Massachusetts Teachers Retirement Board National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ... United States Department of Education Home Page MCAS Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks MCAS Search for Your District Scores MCAS 2003 Tutorial ...
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Extractions: Research Guide Libraries Web Guides Hot Spots for the Classroom Assessment http://www.lesley.edu/library/home.html Ludcke Library has books, journals, videos, and teaching resources on special education topics. Students are invited to search the FLO Catalog to identify these resources. To search catalogs or databases for information on special education, consider the following terms. (Avoid the term "inclusion," as it has many meanings besides special needs applications.) Several Ludcke Library databases offer resources on special education and the needs of people with disabilities: Academic Search Premiere,Expanded Academic ASAP, and Wilson OmniFile are Multi-Disciplinary Databases that offer many special education journals full-text. They are great places to start. Ethnic Newswatch offers full-text articles from ethnic publications around the world.
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Extractions: Disabled school children in Texas have suffered unimaginable abuse by teachers who, in an attempt to discipline them, have done everything from lock them inside cages to dark unventilated closets, Texas legislators say. In response, a new law will require the Texas Education Agency to develop rules related to training on the use of restraint and timeout for students with disabilities. Canadian medical community battles vaccine "myth"
Extractions: A 11 page paper. ADHD is one of the most prevalent childhood disorders reported by schools and mental health clinics and as such, is one of the most researched conditions in America. This paper provides a description of ADHD, including behavioral symptoms. The emphasis is on managing the classroom. Research regarding effective procedures and programs is discussed along with a number of quick tips teachers can use immediately. The writer then discusses the research and includes a discussion on why reinforcement is not used as often as it should be. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Extractions: program in assistive technology Apple Distinguished Educator Award, 1999 Co-director, Camp Apple, summer program for educators on new instructional technology Founder, Adaptive Rehabilitation Technology, a nonprofit organization offering information and resources for families and individuals with needs for adaptive technologies Author and developer, STAGES , a book and software series scheduled for fall release; addresses technology needs of children with developmental delays "Assistive technology is the adaptation of a computer so anyone can use it. For example, a larger keyboard may enable some people with motor problems or visual problems to use a computer. A software example might be the use of talking word processors to assist a learning-disabled or reading-challenged student by allowing them to use their eyes and ears together. Most of what I do involves looking at needs and finding a technology adaptation that allows students to participate in regular school activity.
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Extractions: Does the state waste money and fail the disabled? By Paul Moreno December 18 A reaction against the growth of special education is growing in Massachusetts. Massachusetts has over 150,000 students in special education programs, or nearly seventeen percent of the student population (and twenty-two percent in Boston). This compares to eleven percent nationwide and is the highest rate in the nation. The state's effort to reform public education often conflicts with what Governor Cellucci has called the special education time bomb. Although the state has provided vast increases in education funding, much of that increase has been absorbed by special education. An increasing number of people believe that the states special education law has gone awry, draining resources from regular education budgets and failing to educate the disabled. Others criticize sloppy diagnosis of disabilities and the prescription of drugs to treat those disabilities. A small number of people have attacked the concept that the disabilities treated by special education programs are disorders at all. If the expansion of the special education law is the cause of the rise of disability diagnoses and the overuse of drugs, and perhaps the stifling of independence and genius, then its curtailment is necessary. This would improve education for everyone and perhaps foster the creativity and individualism of American children that are often seen as our countrys greatest assets.
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Extractions: Marsha Stark, Coordinator Foster Grandparents (FGP) are persons age sixty years of age and over who devote four hours of personal attention and care each day to children with special or exceptional needs. The children are served in schools, day care programs, and institutional settings. Foster Grandparents offer emotional support to child victims of abuse and neglect, tutoring to children who lag behind in reading, mentoring to troubled teenagers and young mothers, and caring for premature infants and children with physical disabilities and severe illnesses. Foster Grandparents assist children in literacy, social, speech and other valuable developmental skills that augment the quality of life for children of all ages and backgrounds.
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Extractions: School Issues Center Archives: ... Assessment School Issues Article S C H O O L I S S U E S A R T I C L E Can high-stakes tests cure what ails education? Today, Education World explores the issue of high-stakes testing. We examine whether the tests hurt some students, especially English-learning, low-income, and learning-disabled students. It sounds so simple: Test kids on what they should know, and hold teachers and students accountable for those scores. If students don't pass the test, then hold them back a grade or deny them their high school diploma. Are standardized tests, especially high-stakes tests that link grade promotion and graduation, a Band-Aid to fix what is ailing schools? Many people think tests are a way to make educators and students accountable. Others disagree, saying one test is just that one test, only one indicator of what students have learned. Share with us your opinions about high-stakes testing on our message board However, as large numbers of children including many low-income, ethnic- or racial-minority, and special-education students fail those tests, a quiet revolt is mounting. The revolt is led by those who feel that a single test should not be the basis for such things as getting a diploma or being promoted to the next grade.
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Extractions: Dear Helen, After the completion of the Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome Project at Onate High School with learning disabled students, the response from not only the parents of these students, but the Las Cruces staff was overwhelming. Referrals appeared from everywhere! Parents of elementary students called; parents of mid-school students called; staff referred themselves and their own children. It was astounding! We trained pre-screeners and the screening process was in full swing! Unable to keep up with the referral demand, four screeners processed as many as they could handle. Students using overlays reported dynamic changes in their abilities to focus on the written page. Parents phoned to say that their children were reading at home, independent of an adult for assistance. Teachers reported their observations of students' motivation to read using their overlays. We have lost one screener. The referrals take up an entire file drawer. We are working on our IDEA-B federal grant to train one individual in each school and three individuals in each secondary school. The goal is to have screeners in all buildings. The Chapter I Reading Lab teachers will also pursue training.
Extractions: Links: Banyan Tree - Provides individualized instruction for average to bright students with learning and attention problems in grades 1-6. San Diego, CA. Belmore Special School - A specialist school Located in Balwyn, Victoria catering for the educational needs of students with special needs. Certificate in Work Education - Australia - A very good site to visit with useful links and information. The emphasis is on the state of Victoria in Australia and is created by a group of students with disabilities Delaware Valley Friends School - A Quaker day school Eagle Hill School - Serving children ages 5-16 with learning disabilities. Day and boarding programs available. Greenwich, CT. Eagle Hill School - Eagle Hill School is located in Hardwick Massachusetts. Preparing the bright learning disabled student for today and tomorrow. Frewen College: School for Dyslexics - A Leading UK school for young people with dyslexia Gap Academy - A small, alternative school for pre-teens and teens with learning disabilities; located in Toronto, Canada.
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Extractions: MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.ED.) M.Ed.: Teacher of Students with Moderate Special Needs, Grades Pre-K-9, and Grades 5-12 This program prepares teachers to work with students classified in some states as learning disabled, mildly retarded, or behaviorally handicapped. This program, however, is based on a non-categorical model focused on educational need rather than category of disabling condition. Students gain practical experience in inclusive schools. The ultimate goal is the preparation of teachers to function effectively in collaboration with regular educators, parents, and other professionals in creating successful experiences for all students. For this reason, students become certified in regular and special education. Financial aid is available in the form of paid internship experiences in local school systems and in some private schools. A listing of specific course requirements may be obtained from the Offices for Students and Outreach. M.Ed.: Teacher of Students with Severe Special Needs
Extractions: Students' Work Including special-needs students in regular classrooms seems to improve student academic performance, data show by Peter Farley AMHERST The inclusive-style classroom may be denying elementary school special needs students the attention they require and the education they deserve, according to some local teachers. But an analysis of available data gives a different picture. Now only one question remains: which method of grouping is most effective in helping students, with and without disabilities, to achieve their expected goals? IDEA requires that disabled students be placed in a setting that constitutes the "least restrictive environment." In other words, the government calls for disabled students to be educated with those who are nondisabled, to the maximum extent appropriate. However, teachers such as Mary Donovan, a fourth-grade instructor at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst, say the law is often misinterpreted. The "least restrictive environment" isn’t always the regular classroom for special needs students, Donovan said.
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Extractions: FAX (617)367-2767 INFORMATION AND NEWS RELEASE MARCH 16, 2000, BOSTON, MA As Bishops, each of us is pastor first. And, as pastors, perhaps among the most beautifully challenging task we have is the nurturance of those parents who are raising special needs children. Many of our children with severe disabilities are alive today as a result of modern medicine and their parents' love and prayers. They bring great joy and love to their families and remind us all of God's great love. These young ones with obvious physical as well as those with hidden disabilities, students in both public and non-public schools, have as much claim on the concern of society and its policy-makers as their non-disabled peers do. We are deeply troubled, therefore, by a public debate on special education that applies a simple cost benefit analysis to attempt to measure the value of these precious human lives. We are most concerned about the further marginalization of our disabled children in their own local communities - a marginalization resulting from their programming needs and the costs associated with them. No family should be made to feel guilt and shame over the educational needs of their children. Therefore, we strongly urge the Governor and the members of the General Court to preserve Massachusetts' "Maximum Feasible Benefit" standard in special education as part of the Commonwealth's special education statute. Even with today's strong laws, too many parents constantly struggle to obtain the necessary services for their children. The "Maximum Feasible Benefit" standard is essential to overcoming the prejudicial views about the limited potential of disabled students and freeing them to develop their God-given potential.
