Chapter 2 is solely devoted to the special education process. It includes the comprehensive planning team, referring students, IEP implementation, and all the disabilties that are covered under the special education umbrella.
1. Use of assistive technology in the classroom can enhance the learning abilities of your special education students. Some of the devices can be electronic and very expensive while others may be as simple as a pencil grip or nonslip desk cover. Anything a teacher can do to ease the tribulations facing these students will be invaluable.
The website below has a veritable plethura of resources that can assist you as a teacher or for parental use in finding out about different assistive devices to help your student/child advance his learning ability.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/education/at.html
2. I chose speech and language disorders as my next main point only because my interest in this has heightened since my son has been referred for speech. I think as a general ed teacher, this disabiltiy will be extremely prevalent in your classroom. Additionally, there are so many different afflictions that can fall under the speech umbrella.
The website below contains a lot of information on various forms of speech and language disorders with different ways of addressing them in the classroom. The association's motto is, "Making effective communication a human right, accessible and achievable for all."
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/childsandl.htm
3. Gifted and talented students are also part of the current school makeup that need extra/differential instruction. It is important for these students to be challenged so that they don't lose interest or go astray.
The website below has different ways of working with gifted students, how to spot a gifted child, and different links to other sites about gifted and talented students.
http://www.teachersfirst.com/gifted.cfm
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