1. The Foundation for Educating Students with Special Needs  Explain key terms and concepts that describe special education.  Trace the historical events that have shaped special education services.  Outline the laws that govern current practices for educating students with disabilities.  Describe the categories of disabilities addressed in federal law and identify other special needs your students may have.  Analyze your beliefs related to inclusive practices.

2. Thomas, Angela & Aaron 1/3 of the room read the case study of Thomas. 1/3 of the room read the case study of Angela. 1/3 of the room read the case study of Aaron. Each group respond to the questions. Select a reporter from each group to describe the student and share your groups responses.

3. Inclusion is……………. the future. belonging to one race, the human race. a basic human right. struggling to figure out how to live with one another. not something you do TO someone or for someone. It is something we do WITH one another.

4. Inclusion is……………. not a person, “the inclusion kid.” Not a program. Not an adjective. Not an add- on. a noun. not something we do a little of. It either is or isn’t. It is not a fad. Not a bandwagon. It is a trend, similar to democracy. “With liberty and justice for all”. All means ALL.

5. Inclusion is……………. the opposite of exclusion. Inclusion is NOT exclusion. fair play, common sense, common decency, hard work. elegant in its simplicity and, like love, awesome in its complexity. a battle cry, a parent’s cry, a child’s cry to be welcomed, embraced, cherished, prized, loves as a gift, a wonder, a treasure.

6. Inclusion is……………. not spending more money on building more prisons, mental hospitals, nursing homes, group homes, but investing in real homes, real life, real people, all people. pain, struggle, joy, tears, grief, mourning, celebration! the ship that isn’t even built yet. It is a new ship. One that we will build together.

7. Inclusion is……………. like a good jazz combo, like an orchestra disciplined to play melody in harmony. A kaleidoscope of diversity, bits of color, sounds, shapes, sizes. for the millions of students in the US who have disabilities. Inclusion is the future

8. Explain key terms and concepts that describe special education. Working with a partner define ◦ Mainstreaming ◦ Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) ◦ Inclusive Practices

9. Trace the historical events that have shaped special education services. Individually create a timeline that shows the development of education for students with disabilities from the turn of the 20 th century to the present. Hint: See pages 32-41 in the Every Moment Counts textbook.

10. The laws that govern current practices for educating students with disabilities. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Larry P. v Wilson Riles (1986) Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson School District v. Rowley (1982)

11. The laws that govern current practices for educating students with disabilities. Daniel R. R. v. State Board of Education (1989) Oberti v. Board of Education of Clementon School District (1993) Doe v. Withers (1993) Schaffer v. Weast (2005) Winkelman v. Parma City School District (2007)

12. Education Laws In your learning clubs describe ◦ Section 504 ◦ P.L. 94-142 ◦ ADA ◦ IDEA ◦ NCLB

13. Categories of Disabilities Learning disabilities (LD) Speech or language impairments Mental retardation (MR) Emotional disturbances (ED) Emotional and Behavior Disorder (EBD) Autism Hearing Impairments (HI) Visual Impairments (VI)

14. Categories of Disabilities Deaf-Blindness Orthopedic Impairments Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Other Health Impairments (OHI) ◦ Aids ◦ Sickle-cell anemia ◦ Diabetes ◦ ADD/ADHD Multiple Disabilities Developmental Delays

15. Other Students with Special Needs Gifted and Talented Students protected by Section 504 Students at Risk ◦ ELL ◦ ADD/ADHD ◦ SLOW LEARNERS ◦ POVERTY

16. Analyze your beliefs related to inclusive practices Complete a quick write (one page) on your beliefs about working with students in a general education classroom that have special needs. See pages 41-46 to support your beliefs.