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Supporting Our Students with Special Needs

Supporting Our Students with Special Needs. Presented by Tricia Shelton, Doctoral Candidate, Indiana University of Pennsylvania wnnh@iup.edu. Educating Students with Special Needs is the job of EVERY teacher and EVERY citizen.

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Supporting Our Students with Special Needs

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  1. Supporting Our Students with Special Needs Presented by Tricia Shelton, Doctoral Candidate, Indiana University of Pennsylvania wnnh@iup.edu

  2. Educating Students with Special Needs is the job of EVERY teacher and EVERY citizen • Children with special needs are a part of every classroom and every community. -6,606,000 children, ages 3-21 -Comprise 13.4% of total enrollment of students, preK-12 -Developmental disabilities are increasing -Timeline of diagnosis is often long and complex (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2010) • Teacher training often lacks key elements. - Specialized training - Experience - Current focus

  3. Growth Patterns Typically-developing students Developmental Age Chronological Age Based on the Research of Joel Hundert, The Behavior Institute, Ontario, Canada

  4. Growth Patterns Typically-Developing Students Developmental Age SS Students with Special Needs Chronological Age Based on the Research of Joel Hundert, The Behavior Institute, Ontario, Canada

  5. Factors that Make a Difference

  6. Special Needs in the Classroom Volunteers from the audience, please…

  7. Let’s Discuss How did it feel to have one of learning challenges? How might these experiences be similar to the challenges some students with disabilities face? How helpful was teacher assistance? How helpful was aid from peers? What did it feel like to be a student without learning challenges? With whom might teachers seek collaboration? What resources might they explore? Any final thoughts or reflections?

  8. Dream Big: Anything is Possible • Lower Merion School District Ardmore, PA • Special Education Action Committee (SEAC) • Committee for Special Education • Diagnostic Kindergarten • Hampton Township School District Allison Park, PA • Growing Together Club • Twin Valley School District Elverson, PA • Co-Teaching Program

  9. It Takes a Village… • Hebron Presbyterian Church Penn Hills, PA • Special Needs Vacation Bible School • Monroeville United Methodist Church Monroeville, PA • Special Needs Inclusion Team • The Outreach Program for Soccer (TOPS) Western Pennsylvania • AMC Waterfront 22Theatre Homestead, PA • Sensory Friendly Movies

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