The second chapter of Exceptional Children discussed the process of identifying and educating children with disabilities. Though all seven steps (listed on page 46-47) seemed logical and reasonable, It wasn’t until reading this chapter that I realized the great amount of planning, screening, and preparation that goes into providing special education services. This chapter also provided me a greater understanding of the special education process at my school. For example, at the beginning of the school year we (i.e. the teachers at my school) identified a few students we believed may benefit from special education; however, it is now March and we still haven’t really seen much progress being made towards deciding whether these students may have a
The second chapter of Exceptional Children discussed the process of identifying and educating children with disabilities. Though all seven steps (listed on page 46-47) seemed logical and reasonable, It wasn’t until reading this chapter that I realized the great amount of planning, screening, and preparation that goes into providing special education services. This chapter also provided me a greater understanding of the special education process at my school. For example, at the beginning of the school year we (i.e. the teachers at my school) identified a few students we believed may benefit from special education; however, it is now March and we still haven’t really seen much progress being made towards deciding whether these students may have a