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3.0 Gifted Learner: 3.1 Who is a gifted learner? When describing young gifted children there is no definition that best describes them. However, gifted children by definition are, “Children who give evidence of high-performance capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership capacity, or specific academic fields, and who require services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop such capabilities.” 3.2 How does the gifted learner’s…

1- http://fcsn.org/transition_guide/english.pdf This article is presented by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission in collaboration with the Federation for Children with Special Needs. This book is not only important to those people leaving with disabilities but also it can assist both families and professionals. This is because it provides a comprehensive knowledge to improve the transition planning process from school to work and independent adult leaving for students with disabilities…

potential diagnosis. Professionals may falsely assume that side-stepping the issue, not making the child’s diagnosis explicit, is a kindness. However, in reality, ambiguity does little to help anyone. Rather, professionals should direct families to resources they can utilize to gather information about their child’s disability. Recommendations: Once the diagnosis is made, joint recommendations can be made. These recommendations are meant to build upon student’s strengths and address what…

A classroom where there are high levels of academic expectations for all learners will be a classroom with low level of behaviors and higher student achievement (Martella, 2015). Recent research on inclusive education reveals that students who have disabilities are receiving their education in the general education classroom more and more often with positive results. McLeskey et al.’s (2004, 2010) research, as well as the 2008 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Implementation Report…

Occupational therapy has been thought to be used as a treatment for multiple disorders since 100 BCE. Asclepiades, a Greek physician, used therapeutic massages, exercises, baths and music to help his patients cope with stress and soothe their minds. Celsus, a Greek philosopher, used like methods, such as conversation, music and travel with his patients. Europeans, Phillippe Pinel and Johann Christian Rell, used this method to modify hospital systems in the 1700’s. During this time they…

TACS agrees to abide and uphold all state and federal laws concerning the identification and education of students with disabilities as noted in Appendix B of the RFP- Special Education Assurances. Special education services are available to any students with a mental, physical, or emotional impairment which adversely affects his or her educational performance. TACS will locate, identify and evaluate all children with disabilities from birth through age 21. The Child Find mandate applies to…

bracket as those who are graciously wealthy. Whether a family has an annual income of $30,000 or $300,000, the taxes paid cannot be equal. Let’s now consider a victim of sexual abuse or child pornography then imagine them being in their school’s locker room where it is required that all students change into their uniforms for Physical Education. A victim of these heinous crimes will mentally want to die or crawl into a ball and hide rather than expose themselves in front of more people they do…

Support from health professionals and additional learning support are services such as Scope that exists to help this country become a place where disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else, just like the social model Scope helps break down barriers for people with a disability or impairment. Until scope reaches their goal to break down the barriers they will continue to provide support, information and advice to the quarter of a million disabled people and their families,…

learning journey. Each professional plays an important role. These professionals share goals and decisions. All professionals bring training and experiences into the process. Their collaborative goal is for all children to be provided with the resources needed. According to (Friend, 2014, p. 38), special education teachers manage students overall performance. Special educators teachers work directly with children, who have a variety of disabilities. Each disability requires of different…

The continuation of legislative support for students with moderate to severe disabilities was demonstrated through the passage of The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, formerly known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, continues to provide federal funding support for students in k-12th grade (David & Cuban, 2010). Funding generated through NCLB targets the closer of the achievement gap, impacting both disabled and non-disabled…