Developing a screening instrument for teacher referral of students with special needs to therapy services

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17
Author(s):  
Gwynnyth Llewellyn ◽  
David McConnell ◽  
Mike Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Screening Instrument ◽  
Speech Pathology ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Multiple Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Teacher Referral ◽  
Therapy Services ◽  
Stage 1

Development of a screening instrument (the SRT) for teacher referral of students with special needs to therapy services is reported in this paper. Stage 1 was reported in Llewellyn & Maher (1993). In Stages 2 and 3, the instrument was trialed and subsequently refined with over 200 teachers and 60 therapists in NSW Schools for Specific Purposes and Support Classes. Multiple discriminant analysis was used to determine those items relevant to referral to therapy. The final version of the instrument contains 19 items. The instrument is suitable for determining individual student need for referral to occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech pathology for students with intellectual and/ or physical disability. The instrument can also be used for determining the extent and distribution of student need for therapy at classroom, school, regional or State levels.

Effective Practices for Teaching Writing to Students with Disabilities in the United States

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Camping ◽  
Steve Graham
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
General Education Classroom ◽  
Critical Skills

Writing is especially challenging for students with disabilities, as 19 out of every 20 of these students experience difficulty learning to write. In order to maximize writing growth, effective instructional practices need to be applied in the general education classroom where many students with special needs are educated. This should minimize special education referrals and maximize the progress of these students as writers. Evidence-based writing practices for the general education classroom include ensuring that students write frequently for varying purposes; creating a pleasant and motivating writing environment; supporting students as they compose; teaching critical skills, processes, and knowledge; and using 21st-century writing tools. It is also important to be sure that practices specifically effective for enhancing the writing growth of students with special needs are applied in both general and special education settings (where some students with disabilities may receive part or all of their writing instruction). This includes methods for preventing writing disabilities, tailoring instruction to meet individual student needs, addressing roadblocks that can impede writing growth, and using specialized writing technology that allows these students to circumvent one or more of their writing challenges.

Hidden in Plain Sight: A Music Therapist and Music Educator in a Public School District

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline C. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
School District ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Public School District ◽  
Music Educator ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Music Therapist ◽  
Therapy Services

The purpose of this intrinsic case study was to clarify the roles of a music educator and music therapist in a North American public school district. This case was unique because some of the students with special needs received both music instruction and music therapy services, yet there was little collaboration between the two disciplines. In an effort to learn more about each music discipline and to add to the knowledge base of the connections between music education and music therapy I posed four research questions: (1) What were the goals of the music teacher and music therapist for the students in their classrooms? (2) What were the perceptions of the music teacher regarding music therapy services in an educational setting? (3) What were the perceptions of the music therapist regarding student experiences in the music classroom? (4) In what ways did the music therapist and music educator collaborate, or not, to improve outcomes for students with special needs? I found the goals of the educator and therapist in music were unique yet complementary, and clarification of these goals is needed to assist educators who work with students with special needs.

Interventions for Students With Special Needs in Taiwan: A Quantitative Synthesis of Single-Subject Researches

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsinyi Chen ◽  
Li-Yu Hung ◽  
Yu-Huei Huang ◽  
Hsiu-Fen Chen ◽  
Su-Jan Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Quantitative Synthesis

BIMBINGAN PRAKTIK SALAT UNTUK SISWA BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS DI SMP

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-59
Author(s):  
Sulfiyah Sulfiyah
Keyword(s):  
Special Needs ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
National Education ◽  
National Education System ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Abstract: One of national education aim is to developing student’s potentials in order to become a faithful man. It is based on Republic of Indonesia’s Law Number 20 of 2003 on National Education System, Chapter II Article 3. Islamic Religious Education is one of education that done to create a faithful man. Prayer is one of Islamic Religious Education’s matter should be learned by all Moslem’s students, include students with special needs. Research of prayer practice guidance is an important thing to be done. The important thing should be researched is about prayer practice that taught in the inclusion school. Inclusion school have regular (common) students and special needs students. How the teacher can teach prayer practice for students with special needs in the inclusion school. Once of inclusion school is Junior High Boarding School Putra Harapan. The goal of this research is to explore and to describe about how teacher guides prayer practice for students with special needs in Junior High Boarding School Putra Harapan Purwokerto Banyumas. This research belongs to field research on qualitative descriptive form. The methods of collecting data used by the author are interview, observation and documentation. Meanwhile to analyze of data, it’s done by collecting data, reducing, presenting and verifying data to be valid and reliable report. The findings of this research show that guidance of prayer practice for students with special needs in Junior High Boarding School Putra Harapan done through some ways namely dividing students into two class that regular and inclusion class, establishing guidance of prayer practice program, using musyafahah and demonstration methods. Key words: guidance, prayer practice, students with special needs.

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