Federal Definition of Learning Disabilities: Included and Excluded Characteristics
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the federal definition of learning disabilities, the characteristics and the exclusions. While the federal definition of learning disabilities has allowed for the labeling of children with learning disabilities to obtain services and support in the educational system, the definition also allows for the exclusion of some children who need services and who many believe are learning disabled because of their disorders. Several characteristics of the definition rely on performance discrepancies based on aptitude-achievement testing which vary from state to state. In addition, several disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and several emotional and behavioral disorders are excluded but educators and researchers believe impair academic performance. In other instances, many children who would be state labeled as mentally retarded are often labeled by the school boards as learning disabled because of reluctance to label children as mentally retarded based on controversial definitions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Fernald Method – Teaching Reading
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This 5 page paper begins by explaining what a multisensory approach to teaching is, including a description of different modalities. The writer then explains the Fernald method to teaching reading to children with learning disabilities. The four steps of the method are described and explained. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fictitious Case Study
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A 3 page research paper that offers a student a guide for creating a case study/introduction to a fictitious individual who has a development disability, within the context of an annual review. While fictionalized, this report draws heavily on a case study, which is cited. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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First Impressions, Second Impressions of Teaching
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of first impressions about teaching and then second impressions following actual teacing experiences. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Fitness and Dance for the Differently-Abled
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the basic concepts related to the conceptual and instructional strategies for providing fitness and dance programming for differently abled students. This paper considers the challenges in addressing special needs populations with a specific concentration on physical handicaps. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Fixing Failing Urban Schools
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This 7 page paper focuses on solutions to underperforming inner city schools. Language is given a great deal of attention. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Foreign Students
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A 5 page essay in which the writer explores the ways that American education is different for students from other countries and how they must cope accordingly. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Forest Gump, Ray, And Dangerous Minds
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This 4 page essay provides a very brief synopsis of the highlights of each of these films. With each synopsis, the writer comments the most influential persons in the person's childhood and relates what was happening to the special education laws of the time. The essay ends with concluding remarks to illustrate the progression of special education laws. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Formulating Research Survey Questions
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A 5 page paper posing several questions for use in a survey research seeking out sociocultural inequities in assessment and placement of learning disabled and diverse students in an urban setting. The questions presented here should be specific in use without "giving themselves away" to respondents, who can tend to answer in ways they believe are expected. The questions listed here should provide an indication of whether social inequities exist in the assessment and placement of special education students in the local school district. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Forrest Gump / As 'Watched' By A Blind Person
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A 6 page paper that provides a review of the movie "Forrest Gump" from a non-sighted perspective. The writer considers some of the positive and negative impacts of the film for individuals who are visually impaired.
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Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
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This 7 page paper discusses the Fort Vancouver Region Library District and the programs and facilities it has that are aimed specifically at children and teens. The paper also touches on population statistics and crime statistics for the State of Washington. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Four Issues In Educational Reform
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8 pages in length. The student discusses standardized testing, school choice, mainstreaming and vouchers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Framework for a Code of Ethics in Adult Education
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A 14 page contention that a code of ethics, despite considerable skepticism within the field, is a much-needed intervention in adult education. This paper provides the framework within which that code of ethics must be implemented and emphasizes the importance of training and evaluation to insure that it is. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Free Writing Frees The Student To Learn
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This six-page-paper presents a discussion on the merits of free style or expressive writing in the classroom. The advantages and disadvantages of allowing and encouraging that style of writing are all outlined and discussed. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Freire's "Pedagogy Of The Oppressed" -- How It Relates To The New York City Public School System
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5 pages in length. Education is the key to freedom. As succinct as this statement may be, it holds within its brevity the singular ability to emancipate oppression and improve dire economic situations. According to Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, education – or rather the lack there of – has long stood in the way of cultural progress, inasmuch as the access to academic learning has forever been restricted to certain social classes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Freshman Attrition
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5 pages in length. The student will want to note that without question, lower socioeconomic areas of Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia present challenging problems for college freshmen whose high school education has not adequately prepared them for higher education. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Full Inclusion Benefits All Students
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A 24 page research paper that examines the empirical research literature pertaining to the question of how inclusion of special education students with disabilities impacts the academic and social outcomes of students without disabilities. The writer, based on this body of research, argues in favor of inclusion. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Full Inclusion in the Classroom
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A 4 page paper which examines information available regarding full inclusion in classrooms. bibliography lists 7 sources.
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FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TRAINING -- A LITERATURE REVIEW
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This 3-page paper focuses on literature dealing with funding for special education and its training. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Funding Special Education Under the Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
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A 3 page paper discussing how the update of IDEA affects school funding for special education. The verbiage of the latest revision to IDEA promises 15 percent of existing funds in excess of the amount paid to states in 1999, when the 103rd Congress released the above statement. If there is no "surplus," then states receive no additional funds over the level of 1999. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Gender Bias in Education
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This 16 page paper provides an overview of the issue of gender bias in education. This paper considers the reasons for variations in assessments of performance relative to gender. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Gender Bias in Special Education
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This 5 page paper highlights New York state and district statistics as it explores this significant problem. Many statistics are provided which show that more boys than girls are referred for special services. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Geographically Expanding CCP Community College
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A 7 page proposal for expanding Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) by holding classes at local high schools to create regional centers for adult working students. The main campus already is crowded and enrollment is expected to continue to increase. Holding night classes at area high schools reduces students' commuting time and transportation costs, and enables CCP to expand with little more cost than paying the school board for extra utility use. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Get R.E.A.L. Tenets
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A 5 page paper which discusses how Get R.E.A.L. tenets, those being respect, education, achievement, and leadership, could prove useful to many individuals, especially youth. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Gifted And Talented Education In The United Kingdom
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This 43 page research report addresses gifted education with an emphasis on the United Kingdom. The report begins with a brief history of gifted education (in the 1870s in New Jersey, USA) and includes the change in focus from intellectual cognitive ability to a broader perspective. Topics addressed in the report include: the definition of giftedness and how that has changed and why, underachievement, methods for identifying gifted children, including tests, teacher recommendations and checklists, identification by provision and identification by provision in practice, Freeman's Sports approach, comments on nature vs nurture, can giftedness be developed, characteristics of the gifted child, emotional/social development, implications for teachers, preparing teachers to work with the gifted, and comments about programs for the gifted. While most of the research is applicable to giftedness anywhere, there is an emphasis on the UK. Bibliography lists 24 sources.
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Gifted Education: Annotated Bibliography
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3 pages in length. Annotated bibliography of three sources pertaining to gifted education and peer acceptance.
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Giftedness In New Zealand: Historical And Critical Explanation
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8 pages in length. The definition of giftedness, as with most other global communities, has undergone a transition over time to represent a far more progressive connotation than what was originally upheld, as well as the way in which these children are taught. Historically, exceptional children were not realized to the fullest extent of their giftedness due to significant limitations inherent to testing procedures developed to measure such aptitude; with the passage of time and the realization of these restrictions, however, New Zealand's children are now more accurately identified where their propensity for giftedness is concerned. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Grant Proposal for "Jump Start"
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An 11 page grant request package requesting funding from a private foundation for a nutrition and exercise program at a public school in California. The paper includes a letter of intent and a cover letter; title page content; project summary; organization statement; community assessment and needs statement; program design and timeline; program goals and objectives; program evaluation criteria; and anticipated budget. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Guidance Counseling in the Inner City Schools: The Role of Counselors
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the issue of the need for an increase in school counselors in New York City Schools. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Harris & Weiss/Topics in Autism
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A 10 page summation and analysis that addresses Sandra L. Harris and Mary Jane Weiss’s text, Right from the Start, which is a guide that describes behavioral interventions for autistic children. Their text is designed to introduce the reader to intensive behavioral intervention, also known as “applied behavior analysis” (ABA), as the most effective means of treating autism and related disorders. No additional sources cited.
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Head Start Program Research Proposal
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A 63 page paper that presents a research proposal project. Includes abstract. Chapter 1 includes: introduction, background, problem statement, purpose, definitions, hypothesis, research questions. Chapter 2 is the literature review, which is subdivided into the historical and legal background of Head Start and Early Head Start, including the program's mission, goals and outcome exceptions, and a report of research conducted over the years. Research studies that support and do not support the program are reported. The writer also points to the contradictions not only between research studies but also in the interpretation of the same data by different "experts." The writer also points to the expectations in terms of the original purpose of the program and he disparity between these. Chapter 3 is the Methods section and begins with comments and recommendations from the Head Start Bureau regarding research projects. The population to be studied is identified, assessment process, demographics to be considered. The results section comments on what the researcher might want to do. The Discussion section provides a hypothetical discussion of the study's results. Data are included. Bibliography lists 29 sources.
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Head Start under the NCLB Act
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A 7 page research paper that discusses the goals and strengths of the Head Start program, as well as what evaluation methods are being used to assess this program, before offering writer recommendations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Health Promotion Program For Children With Disabilities
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This 8 page paper presents a health promotion program that focuses on nutrition and physical activity. The sections of the paper include: assessment of students, cognitive, affective and psychomotor objectives, methodology, teaching methods, teaching materials, evaluation methods, a sample outline with the elements of part of a lesson plan and final comments about the project. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Helping The Shy Student
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This 4 page paper provides only the briefest of introductions to the shy student. The majority of this essay is an outline of numerous strategies and tips for teachers to help the shy student learn and gain skills. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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High School Drop Out Rates
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A 4 page overview of high school drop out rates. The author contends that a number of factors affect these rates. The emphasis is made that the cultural group to which an individual belongs and their gender are particularly important predictors of drop out. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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High School Dropouts/North Toledo, OH
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An 8 page research paper that examines the problem of high school dropouts in North Toledo, Ohio. This evaluation of this problem attempts to outline the dimensions of the problem using demographic statistics and then discusses how the problem has thus far been addressed by public school and city officials as well as proposed solutions that have been presented in related literature. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Higher Education and Training of Adult Populations
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This 15 page paper addresses this major issue. Educating adult populations has been recognized as one of the challenges in the modern university setting. An increasing population of return-to-school students, students who have been members of the workforce and reentered the educational setting, has resulted in the need to consider teaching approaches for adult populations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Higher Education in Kings County and Tulare County
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This 8 page paper discusses possible reasons why so few resident of Kings and Tulare Counties in California attend college. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Hiring Minorities: Diversity in Education
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A 3 page paper which discusses how there needs to be more cultural/racial diversity in the field of education regarding teachers and administrators. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Historical Devlopment of School Counseling:
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This 7 page paper discusses the history of school counseling and its current status. This paper discusses the changes which will likely take place in the future in this profession. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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History of Higher Education & Liberty University
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A 7 page research paper that addresses multiple subjects. The first 2 and half pages of this paper briefly address the history of universities, defining their traditions, applies this to the example of Liberty University and then briefly describes a non-profit organization that address experiential adult learning. The remainder of the paper discusses experiential learning in greater detail and suggests a form of experiential learning and assessment that is applicable to the student researching this topic. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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History of Special Education
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An 8 page research paper that relates the history of special education. The structure of this history of special education first looks at the field earliest beginnings, which addresses how early special education innovators developed this field. However, the reality of history is also that there was resistance to the very idea of special education for severely mentally handicapped children and this is also addressed before moving on to the recent history of special education in the US and conclusions. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Hoffman and Rodriguez on Bilingualism
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A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares 2 books. Eva Hoffman, in Lost in Translation, A Life in a New Language and Richard Rodriguez, in Hunger of Memory, make some very similar points concerning the psychological changes that are inherent in learning a new language and assimilating into a new culture. Both authors indicate that, as children placed in this situation, becoming bilingual required major changes in the way in which they perceived and defined the self, that is, their identity. However, while their narratives share this quality, Hoffman's book is much more oriented toward the difficulties entailed from a personal point of view, while Rodriguez's perspective is on the necessity of becoming bilingual in order to achieve full assimilation and an accompanying feeling of political empowerment. In other words, Hoffman is focused inwardly and Rodriguez is focused outwardly. No additional sources cited.
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Home School Relations within Head Start
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A 9 page paper discussing the home-oriented of Head Start. Home school relations and techniques associated with Head Start obviously benefit children and their families in the short term. Results can be immediate and serve to reduce the pressures on low-income families, but they also can be long lasting in terms of the family's learning. Any family can fit into some statistical category, but the situation of each is unique. The key in providing the family with the greatest level of service during the preschool years is that of their Head Start worker coming to truly know their circumstances and providing information geared to their lives. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Home Schooling: A Parent's Right
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This 10-page-paper presents an in-depth look at the home schooling movement in America. it opens with a discussion about the history of home schooling and the reasons parents choose to do it. Throughout the paper the legal and moral aspects of home schooling are examined and the conclusion outlines the ideal educational setting for children. Bibliography lists eight sources.
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