Inclusion Of Students With Special Needs
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This 16 page paper explores the concept and practice of inclusion for students with disabilities. The concept of inclusion becomes extremely emotional and there is a great conflict about the efficacy of such programs. The conflict becomes especially heated when severely or profoundly disabled students are brought into the equation. This essay does not take any stance in terms of supporting or contesting the practice of inclusion, instead, the writer offers information about the process beginning with a historical perspective. Diagnosis of disabilities, intervention programs, and studies regarding inclusion are discussed. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Inclusion Programming & Addressing the Problem of Implementation for a Varied Population
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The word 'inclusion' has been widely used in recent years as more and more school districts recognize the call for 'least restrictive environment' in programming for special education students and relates to the side-by-side programming of special education and regular education students in classroom settings. This 25 page paper provides an overview of the current literature and then presents a description of the methods for conducting a study of students, outcomes, and teacher perceptions of inclusion programming. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
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Mainstreaming and Inclusion / Effects & Perspectives
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This 3 page essay discusses the effects of mainstreaming and inclusion programs on students with and without disabilities, on teachers and parents. Studies have indicated these programs can work given certain qualities and attitudes on the part of the teachers. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Special Education / Inclusion vs. Full Inclusion Programming
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Over the last two decades, debates have been waged regarding the premises of inclusion and full-inclusion programming for children with mild to severe disabilities. Inclusion programs in general have become a popular focus in Special Education programming beginning in the 1980s, when de-institutionalization placed many handicapped students into mainstream education and a focus on meeting the needs of a variety of Special Education students became a prevalent issue. This 5 page paper provides a brief overview of the debate and considers a possible study to prove the benefits of partial inclusion programming. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Homeless Children & Health:
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A 5 page paper examining the epidemic projections of the homelesss and their children in the area of health care. Cost per delivery of service ratio is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Theoretical Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
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This 10 page paper relates the issue of second language acquisition and the application of specific theories to the development of programming for adult ESL learners. This paper relates the ESL elements to LI and L2 adult literacy in this area. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHESLth_

Equality In Education / Physical Disabilities
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A 15 page research paper that explores several aspects of the physically disabled child. Topics include an overview, stereotypes of the physically disabled, legal mandates, attitudes of peers, parents and parents of children without disabilities, what inclusion means, inclusion programs and strategies that work. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Issues of Inclusion
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The Education of the Handicapped Act enacted in 1975 initiated a change in the educational system of the United States. Full inclusion began to take hold in the 1980's. Full inclusion is a term used to describe the placement of children with disabilities in a regular education classroom with children who do not have disabilities. While the normalization of children's lives through their education placement is important, students' education needs should take priority over the philosophical aspects of placement. Many would say that a policy of segregation would be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and against the principle of least restrictive environment. Placing all children with disabilities in general classroom settings, without regard to individual needs, because it reflects current ideas about best practice, does not support the least restrictive environment concept nor the goal of providing appropriate educational programs for all children. This 5 page paper explores the issue of inclusion on disabled and non-disabled students. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Special Education / Harmful Labels for 'Slower' Children ?
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A 5 page analytical look at special education and the effects of labeling children as such. The special education system as it currently exists is largely criticized. Special education's positive attributes are cited as well but the writer argues that one of the worst existing problems occurs when children are mislabeled as 'special' education and just 'thrown' into some classification that is really unnecessary. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparing Teaching Methods for Students with Dyslexia
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A 6 page research paper that focuses on current methods of teaching dyslexic children. The writer concludes that the 'tried and true' methods based on dyslexic pioneer Samuel Orton and new therapies that incorporate recent research on how dyslexia impacts one hemisphere of the brain are the best methods available. Biography lists 6 sources.
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Determining Dyslexia's True Cause
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A 20 page paper discussing dyslexia in terms of its status as a learning disability and of current research, and from the perspective of guidance counseling. The broad term of 'learning disability' generally is reserved for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Dyslexia. More severe restraints on learning also affect general intelligence, which neither ADD nor dyslexia does. In all respects aside from those of the specific afflictions, sufferers of these learning disabilities not only possess average intelligence, there also is a significant percentage of them whose intelligence level is considered to be far above normal. The official word on causes of these learning disabilities is that the cause is unknown, but several researchers believe there have been some important questions answered in the last several years of research, including a link to abnormalities in the brain's processing of certain sounds. The paper proposes a questionnaire-based study centered on school guidance counselors. Bibliography lists 29 sources.
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Dyslexia And Information Communication Technology
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A 5 page paper that discusses dyslexia and information communications technology. The writer begins with a brief introduction to dyslexia and what kinds of remediation have been found to be most successful. Specific ICT programs are then discussed in terms of how they can help the student with dyslexia with both writing and studying. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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