Weekly Journal 1

Weekly Journal 1

Cassandra Cash

Grand Canyon University

SPE 350 Special Education Litigation and Law

July 1, 2013

What are at least five key points in the articles and the text readings?

Addressing the educational needs of the students with disabilities.

Understanding the different laws that made way for the students.

Examining the history of the movement for equal educational rights.

Law cases that shaped legal developments.

Major federal legislation that safeguards the educational rights of children with disabilities.

My prior beliefs about the legal history of special education is that it was intended to help the children with special needs, but the teachers are not prepared. Most teachers don't understand or really need help to understand how to integrate the students. All teachers need to be certified in special education and understand how to detect special needs, change or modify there lessons and understand more in depth how the whole process works. Other staff in the school system needs to be certified also because they need to have an understanding of the situation.

The readings altered and informed my beliefs because in the 1970’s special education didn't help the students that needed help in the United States. Many children that had a disability were denied access to public education. The children were home schooled by their parents, some didn't receive any education, and others were institutionalized. When the educational laws were passed 1975 and enacted in 1977, it helped the children that had disabilities with an free public education from 3 to 21 years old, protected rights, an Individualized Education Program, and an least restrictive environment that was federal funded.

Based on my experience in education, I can apply this content to a classroom and instructions by helping the students to get the education they need. I will make appropriate adaptations, accommodations, and modifications within the classroom,...