Assignment:
(1) Most students with learning disabilities currently receive their instruction in general education classrooms. Some fear that students who are fully included in the regular education classrooms. Some fear that students who are fully included in the regular education classroom will not get the academic support they need. What would you say to a parent who voiced this concern?
(2) When and how should remediation occur when a student is lacking specific prerequisite academic skills, such as writing in complete sentences?
(3) What kinds of accommodations might be made for a student with learning disabilities in the regular education classrooms?
(4) What concerns may parents of general education students have when there are students with special needs in their child's classroom?
(5) Do you think there may be some instances where inclusion may not be the best situation? Why or why not?
(6) Is it fair to require students with special needs to participate in high-stakes standardized testing? Why or why not?
(7) As a future teacher (general ed or special ed) would you prefer to have students with special needs included in the general ed classroom or in a special ed resource classroom?
(8) What do you see as the challenges of being a teacher with students both in general ed and SPED in your classroom?