Educating Exceptional Children, 03/04

UNIT 1. Inclusive Education 1. Revamping Special Education, Wade F. Horn and Douglas Tynan, The Public Interest , Summer 2001 This article reviews the changes in legal processes affecting inclusive education in the past two decades. Family involvement has contributed to changes in significant ways. The authors argue that costs and lack of results mandate new reforms, especially revamping strategies for teaching three subgroups. 2. Standards for Diverse Learners, Paula Kluth and Diana Straut, Educational Leadership , September 2001 The movement for standards-based education in the United States must deal with inclusive education, cultural diversity, a mobile population, bilingualism, and multiage classrooms. Five conditions are presented ( assessment, equity, flexibility, reform, and a sense of community collaboration ) that can make teaching to standards easier. 3. More Choices for Disabled Kids: Lessons From Abroad, Lewis M. Andrews, Policy Review , April/May 2002 Many Americans believe that public schools will become ghettos for students with special needs if vouchers for private schools are allowed. This article reports model approaches to inclusive education and parental choice in Denmark, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. Funding for special services follows the child. Such subsidies improve education in all schoolspublic and private. 4. What's Good? Suggested Resources for Beginning Special Education Teachers, Sharon A. Maroney, Teaching Exceptional Children , September/October 2000 Sharon Maroney gives suggestions from experienced inclusive education teachers to beginners: know legal requirements, join professional organizations, get current curricular materials, use time efficiently, and consult colleagues. UNIT 2. Early Childhood 5. Identifying Paraprofessional Competencies for Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education, John Killoran, Torry Piazza Templeman, Joyce Peters, and Tom Udell, Teaching Exceptional Children , September/October 2001 With the increased linguistic and cultural diversity of America, the paraprofessional has become the backbone of inclusive, early childhood education. This article discusses eight core competency areas critical to their training, including assessment, collaborative teaming, and transition coordination. A portfolio review process can document their competencies. 6. Language Flowering, Language Empowering: 20 Ways Parents and Teachers Can Assist Young Children, Alice S. Honig, Montessori Life , Fall 2001 Many learning disabilities and speech/language impairments are believed to be the result of lack of phonological awareness in the preschool years. Inclusive early childhood education programs can do a great deal to avoid later reading, attention, and speech disorders by providing earlier language support. Dr. Alice Honig describes 20 ways to enhance phonological skills. 7. The Itinerant Teacher Hits the Road: A Map for Instruction in Young Children's Social Skills, Faith Haertig Sadler, Teaching Exceptional Children , September/October 2001 Integrating infants and toddlers with disabilities into inclusive, early childhood education programs is legally prescribed. Often an itinerant teacher serves many schools, collaborating with teachers. This article discFreiberg, Karen L. is the author of 'Educating Exceptional Children, 03/04', published 2002 under ISBN 9780072548471 and ISBN 0072548479.