Disabilities in the School System

Cassandra Lyn Fitzgerald

Different Disabilities That

Affect School Age Children
Specific learning disabilities
Speech or language impairments
Mental retardation
Emotional disturbance
Other health impairments
Autism
Orthopedic impairments
Hearing impairments
Developmental delay
Visual impairment
Traumatic brain injury
Deaf-blindness

ADD?

What is ADD?
Definition: ADD
is a biologically
based condition.
causing those
inflicted with the
disorder to have
difficulty.

sustaining
attention, many
careless errors,
hyperactivity,
impulsivity,
inability to focus
and remain on
task,
often appears
not to be
listening,

Mainstreaming

The practice of placing special

education students in general
education classes for at least
part of the school day while also
providing additional services,
programs or classes needed.
(Cooper,p.501)

More on ADD!

Note, all children from time to

time can suffer from the above
symptoms, however, and ADD
child suffers from these
symptoms on a regular basis.

How teachers can help

student is close to the source of

information.
Keep distractions to a minimum
demonstrate/model strategies
to cope with classroom
distractions.
1 to 1 instructions/directions will
happen as is necessary.

Teacher Points good for other

children as well

Do you provide help with

organization and review?
Do you enable your students to
make choices from time to time?
Do you allow extra time for
processing and comprehending
information?

What is Autism?

What Is Autism?
Typically, students with Autism have
significantly impaired social and
communication development.
Autistic children show minimal
interest in most, and in some cases
all learning and social situations.
Autism affects thought, attention and
perception.
More males then to be affected than
females.

How to Care and Help

Provide incentives and

reinforcement that is
individualized for autistic
students.
The environment should have
minimal transitions and
stimulus.
The child should have a safe
and predictable environment.

Resource Room for

Mainstreamed children

Provide extra help in reading and math

skills
Longer time for testing
More one on one with educators

Is mainstreaming the solution to

special education?
Pros

Gives disabled
children a chance to
excel academically.
Gives disabled
children expectedness
in the community, by
exposing them to
regular education
students
Finical befits for the
school district

Cons

Disabled children my
cause a consist
disturbances to the
class

Disabled children may

be bullied or made fun
of.

Disabled children may

fall behind
academically

Special Ed Kids

Everyone should be included in

education
All kids should be able to
receive a good educations
Teachers must see this and act.
Do not leave the Special Ed kids
out.
Everyone has rights.

References

http://www.about.com/