Author Question: Write an expanded, comprehensive definition of special education that includes both its traditional ... (Read 49 times)

shofmannx20 · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Write an expanded, comprehensive definition of special education that includes both its traditional function and todays expectations for the field.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) program is designed

a. to help students teach each other mathematics knowledge and skills.
b. to help gifted students make curriculum modifications for students with learning disabilities.
c. to focus on reading instruction in general education classrooms.
d. to provide general and special education teachers with the strategies needed for co-teaching.

C.mcnichol98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 31, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Traditionally special education has not been a single method, a certain curriculum, or a specific place. Special education has been considered a planned and purposeful instructional program designed so that each individual with a disability can acquire necessary, appropriate, and meaningful skills. The practice has been that each special education program can be and should be as unique as the individual for whom it is designed. Each program has been guided by the individual needs and goals of each person.
Today, however, special education can be defined as the services required by a student to facilitate access to the general education curriculum. All students must participate in the general education curriculumteachers must even tie alternative curriculum content to the curriculum standards.

Answer to Question 2

c