| Special Inspiration for Special Education Children | | Posted Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:16:15 AM by Kate Grant | Raising a child with a learning disability (LD) or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a complicated task, to say the least, and could be very frustrating at times. 
These kids struggle with different aspects of learning and concentration, and parents often struggle along with them. Often they are being a part of the special education inclusion, and being treated wrongly by the surroundings. Difficulties sometimes express themselves in a form of low self esteem, making it even harder for parent and child to cope.
Children enrolled in special education classes, might find comfort in the knowledge that they are not alone. Many famous people, successful people, artists, athletes, business leaders, entertainers, musicians, writers and scientists, have struggled with those conditions growing up. Internationally-known fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the legendary NBA basketball player and a known advocate for youth in areas of education, health, and social issues, Richard Branson, the highly successful entrepreneur and founder of 150 enterprises that carry the Virgin name, Virgin Airlines to name one, Cher, an Academy Award-winning actress, who is also well-known for her pop music, Jay Leno, the popular comedian and late-night talk show host, Jamie Oliver, Britain's "Naked Chef", who is known for his lively personality and easy-to-prepare recipes, and many more.
Try talking to your child, using those famous people as inspiration. Find one of these role models he or she might share an interest with or carry admiration for, and encourage them to follow in their footsteps.
There are many resources existing to fill the special needs of the special education population- find them and use them. Find Physical education classes that specialize in a field the child would like to pursuit, online or distance education classes in subjects they're interested in, look for education grants that might make them seek college education designed especially for them, and look for sites giving advice regarding career education.
Find special education teachers, which know the special education right curriculum, they can work miracles with your child. .Let them know they are not alone, and if these successful people overcame their hardships, so could they.
To help you get started we recommend you view the DREDF site which is full of resources to assist parents of children with learning disabilities and other disabilities.
The SERI web site (Special Education Resources on the Internet) is also a very useful information source we recommend.
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| | | Special Education Unit makes visit to Pusat Ehsan | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 2:57:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | Some 45 officers from the Special Education Unit, Ministry of Education visited Pusat Ehsan in Sengkurong yesterday. Leading the group was Cikgu Adanan bin Musim. The programme coordinator, Jasmin Ahmad, briefed the visitors as they toured the centre for special children to observe how classes were conducted. Earlier, the Special Education Unit donated boxes of teaching materials to the centre. .... | |
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| | | Professors raise special-ed awareness in Tanzania | | Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:01:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | The East African nation of Tanzania sits on the coastline bordering the Indian Ocean. Within this country of almost 38 million people there exist very few educational opportunities for the mentally handicapped, and even less training for those interested in working in special education. That's about to change, though, thanks to a worldwide effort that has coordinated professionals in an impressive array of fields from a number of countries, including three professors from Pennsylvania State University's Great Valley campus. Michelle MacLuckie is a congregant at New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gilbertsville. Her pastor, the Rev. Susan Lynch, approached MacLuckie last year about working on a special project - a college, funded by an evangelical Lutheran diocese, under construction in Tanzania.... | |
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| | | Special-ed worker charged with indecency | | Posted Sunday, December 24, 2006 2:55:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | A special-education paraeducator who worked at Maize Central Elementary School has been arrested and charged with five counts of indecent liberties with a child. Patrick P.L. Naputi, 18, remained in Sedgwick County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond Friday. He worked for the Sedgwick County Area Educational Services Interlocal Cooperative No. 618 and was assigned to help a special-education student in a regular fourth-grade classroom at Maize Central, district spokeswoman Karen McDermott said. School district officials were contacted by a concerned parent who was uncomfortable with the relationship Naputi had with their child, she said. "We called the cooperative and asked that they suspend him with pay," she said. "We then notified law enforcement." According to court documents, the alleged incidents occurred between Aug.... | |
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| | | McDSP Launches Education Program | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 6:53:41 PM by Blog57 Team | | McDSP is pleased to announce the debut of the McDSP Education Program. Special access to the McDSP line of plugins has already been given to more than 75 schools worldwide. Hands-on training with McDSP plugins is available at SAE Institute, Bath Spa University, Berklee College of Music, University of Colorado-Denver and many more. The list of McDSP Education Partners is constantly increasing and already represents 18 countries all over the world. McDSP is also announcing a academic discount program. Now, the LE bundle Project Studio is available to students, faculty and staff for $295. At $200 off list price, McDSP offers industry-standard plugins at a price students can afford. To qualify, students, faculty and staff need to fill out the special academic order form and provide proof of their status.... | |
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| | | Alternative education | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:01:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | When Kristi Mineer decided to go back to college to earn a bachelor of science in education, the Phoenix resident needed to find a four-year program that would fit around her busy schedule as a preschool and special-education teacher and single mom. Mineer said she found all that she was looking for and more in Northern Arizona University's Distance Learning program, which allows students to take classes at one of NAU's 35 satellite campuses around the state, usually in the late afternoons or evenings. There are nine Distance Learning campuses in the Phoenix area, including the Paradise Valley Community College campus. .... | |
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| | | This soccer team wins every time it plays | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:10:21 PM by Blog57 Team | | Since special education in public schools began in the 1970s, "inclusion" has been a primary goal in academic settings. As much as possible, special education students spend their time in regular classrooms. But in Newburyport, that concept is now being extended to athletics, with gratifying results. Two Newburyport High School special education teachers, Nicole Twomey and Lindsay Goff, created a basketball team last winter that combined Special Olympics participants with students in the regular program. This fall, with the backing of Director of Special Education Karen Brann and a grant from Newburyport Bank, they too established a soccer team that took part this past weekend in the Special Olympics 2006 Fall Soccer Tournament. The coed team of 10 players has been practicing once a week since September.... | |
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| | | Salem faces$700K jump in special education costs | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:08:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | SALEM - School officials are bracing for a $700,000 hike in next year's special education budget, a jump that follows an average incerase of $400,000 the school district has seen in each of the last three years. Special Education Director Patricia Stone told the School Board last night that most of the $700,000 will be used to send students with disabilities to schools outside the district because local teachers were not qualified to teach them and address their particular disabilities. Read this article in full with a Plus Edition account.Click here to learn more .... | |
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| | | Barron's names Monmouth a 'best buy' in college education | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:55:00 PM by Blog57 Team | | MONMOUTH - Monmouth College has been selected to appear in the 9th edition of Barron's "Best Buys in College Education," which is now available in bookstores and online.The 708-page guide is designed to assist students and parents seeking a first-rate education at an affordable price. Schools covered in the book range from publicly-supported schools that are virtually tuition-free to moderately-priced ones that provide high-quality education at bargain prices.Colleges are selected to appear in "Best Buys in College Education" based on various criteria, including tuition rates and the results of a questionnaire that is filled out by the dean of students and by students. The final 247 colleges chosen represent the best combination of sound data and student satisfaction."Students who satisfactorily complete four years of course at Monmouth College ...... | |
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| | | Special Education on Center Stage Again | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 10:56:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Westport Special Education Parent-Teachers Association (SEPTA) took to the stage recently as it played out two different scenarios involving the creation of Individualized Education Plans (IEP) for special education students. In two dramatizations at Coleytown Middle School, advocates and attorneys for special education portrayed a "Nightmare IEP" and then showed a "Dream IEP" to re-enact actual scenarios that have occurred during meetings with parents and special education professionals. "Nothing in these clips has been made up," said Anne Eason, a local special education attorney who wrote the scripts and has held 20 mock IEPs over the past eight years. "Everything in these scenarios has actually happened." Both acts depict an IEP meeting for a fictional 15-year-old special education student named Sally McGwin.... | |
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| | | Judson ISD to offer special ed workshop | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:56:45 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Special Education Department of the Judson Independent School District is offering a workshop to parents of children with disabilities to help them prepare for life after high school. The event is scheduled from noon to 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Education Resource Center at 8205 Palisades Drive. Representatives from St. Philip's College, Palo Alto College, Texas State Technical College and Gary Job Corps will be on hand to offer information and answer questions. Local and state agencies specializing in disability services will also be available to speak to families about their services. For more information, call (210) 945-5375. .... | |
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