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			<title><![CDATA[ DISCUSSION Q 2 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Standardized testing has many purposes for the state and for the educational system, none of which serve as authentic assessment for students with special needs.  Standardized tests were intended to monitor and trace student progress in ways that help the state monitor the overall achievement of students.  Tests are also used by teachers and parents to help determine the educational needs of individual students.  These tests can even be helpful for the typical student as they prepare him or... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:34:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Is this the correct message board winter 2008 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Just wondering if this is the correct site to post our responses to the questions for the Winter quarter online discussion class for ESPE 530? ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Accountability ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Accountability, as it is structured now, should not extend to special education, nor should children with disabilities be subjected to standardized testing.  A lot of time, effort and money are expended when creating an individualized education program; therefore, it is illogical to hold a student with learning disabilities to the same standards as non-disabled children.  While most individuals can probably learn some academics, it is just as likely that there is a limit to how much they can... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:53:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ response q.3 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Online discussion q.3<br><br>I think that the main thing I would like to see change is the ability of the specialist teacher to fully disclose to the parent all available interventions irregardless of any incurred financial costs to the district. Many times specialized equipment is not included in the IEP because the school district is responsible for purchasing this equipment. It is left to the parent of the special needs student to educate themselves about their childs disability and any... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:49:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ response q.2 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Online discussion response q 2<br><br>&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp This topic is confusing to me. Is not the IEP a legal document intended to promote accountability? We write goals with the initial expectation that they are attainable by the student. The IEP team members form a consensus and agree to the appropriateness of the proposed goals. The progress being made towards the IEP goals is reported to the parents with the same frequency as general education students. Is this not accountability to... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ response q. 1 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Online discussion response question #1<br><br>&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp I understand why general education teachers feel overwhelmed. They are held responsible for the education of their students, often without the necessary support from the students family. They present the required curriculum to their students to the best of their abilities but the child leaves the classroom to a home life with an emphasis on other aspects of life that does not necessarily include the students academic... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:31:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ If I could change the way we provide services to children with disabilities I would recommend more interventions done early on to prevent students from being placed in a segregated special education classroom. Many students with learning disabilities can do very well in the regular education classroom when the right interventions are put into action. For many years, students with this type of disability did not receive intervention until there was a large enough gap between their performance... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:31:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ discussion 2-accountability ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <br>Accountability should extend to special education. Through accountability we are able to assess our education of children, and the progress made through our current system. Extending accountability will allow us to take a good look at our system, and evaluate the appropriateness of it. Special education should be included in standardized testing. Excluding them from this state accountability, is just one more way they will be segregated from the school population. Currently,... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ discussion 1-regular education teachers ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I think it is reasonable to expect regular classroom teachers to provide for the needs of a child with disabilities in their classroom to a certain extent. I think regular education teachers should include children with disabilities into their classroom even if it makes their job harder. The reasons for not including a child with disabilities cannot include personal problems on the part of the teacher. The needs of the child must be the most important factor. <br>According to IDEA, each child... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Discussion #3 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I could change the way that we provide services to children with disabilities, I would include more teacher and parent training and provide more resources for teachers to use within the classroom.  Teachers in the state of California are required to take one special education course to clear their credential.  This is only one course that is supposed to prepare or refresh teachers about accommodating students with special needs.   Teachers need professional development training at the job... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:23:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Discussion #2 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Yes, accountability should and does extend to special education.  According to No Child Left Behind (NCLB), all children will be 100% proficient in Language Arts and Math.  This includes special education students.  At my school site, all students regardless of their learning disabilities are encouraged to participate in STAR testing.  Accommodations for testing are made for students who have learning disabilities.  Some of these accommodations include: flexible seating or having directions... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:59:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Discussion 3 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ How would I change the special education services?! Well hopefully these desires I will someday be able to fulfill as a special education teacher. I have a lot of the experiences with special education programs because I have an almost nine year old that has been in county special education programs since he was three years old. I also have worked for San Bernardino County as an educational assistant since 2002.  I began as a substitute and I visited many different types of classrooms that... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:51:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Discussion 2 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Accountability most definitely should extend to special education. Teachers of special education classrooms should be accountable like all other teachers. Children with disabilities need to show progress just like all children that are in regular education classrooms. The progress will of course be measured in different ways. The same standardized tests that the general education students take would not be appropriate. Tests will have to be presented in an appropriate way. They will have to... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:33:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Question #1 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Yes, according to IDEA, the federal government mandates that children with learning disabilities be placed in the least restrictive environment.  The least restrictive environment is usually the general education setting, unless the student has very specific needs that cannot be addressed in a general education setting.  IDEA is in place to make sure that children with learning disabilities are not discriminated against.  In prior years, they were often separated from the general education... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:30:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Discussion 1 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ It is true that many teachers are feeling overwhelmed in their classrooms. I think that there are reasons that make these feelings legitimate. In many situations there are a lot of children in the classrooms. Teachers are responsible for between twenty and thirty children at a time. This can be very difficult. A classroom would have to be running very smoothly and with children, especially this many, this doesn't always happen. They are responsible for every single task that takes place in... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:19:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Discussion #3 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ If I could make any changes in services provided for children with disabilities I would probably recommend that every child be given some form of aide once they have been diagnosed with a disability.  Now this aide can be just some related services that will have to support the parents and to aide for the child with disabilities.  I think this aide should be free to all individuals and not just the ones that they say can't afford it.  I feel this way because just recently my friend's child... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:07:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Discussion #2 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Yes accountability should be extended to special edcuation because education is education and no matter what class you are in there is still a realibiltiy that each student needs to learn something.  Accountabiltiy means that special ed teachers need to focus on what needs to be taught for someone that age and also what is needed for everyday skills.  This accountability should be in place for all teachers and not just the regular ed teachers.  High school teachers are accountable to teach... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:56:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Question 3 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ When I visited the special education classrooms on my campus, I noticed that the teachers really took advantage of having two teachers and instructional aids.  The services that they were providing were using the resources they had (professional adults) and to use them in small groups so they could better meet the needs of the students.  This also took a lot of time, planning, and collaboration between the two teachers.  If I could change the way we provide services for our students this is... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:53:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Discussion #1 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Yes it is correct in staing that teachers in regular ed classrooms are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work they do on a regular basis.  I think it is reasonable to think that they will feel slightly unfavorable about putting a child with disabilities in their classroom.  These teachers will probably think that they shouldn't have children with disabilities in their classroom because somehwere in their mind will be if I wanted to work with special ed children I would have been a speical... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:47:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Question 2 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Should accountability extend to special education? Should we include children with disabilities in standardized testing?<br><br>I am a strong believer in having high expectations for my students and wanting them to learn.  I would also have high expectations for my students with disabilities.  I feel that students in special education should be held accountable for their learning but when it comes to how to measure the accountability there are more methods than the traditional standardized... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:39:48 GMT</pubDate>
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