Learners Rights and Teacher Responsibilities Presentation

1. Learners Rights
andTeacher
Responsibilities
Presentation
Keeunia Wilson

2. Introduction of Special Education
According to ("What Is Special Education?
", n.d.), “Special education provides
students with identified disabilities
specialized instruction designed to meet
their unique learning needs, giving them
the opportunity to develop to their fullest
potential. The IDEA (Individuals with
Disability Act) allows free education in
public schools for students with disabilities
in the U.S.. It has been reported that
students with disabilities have rapidly
increased from 2012-2016, ranging from
5.67 million in 2011 to 5.83 million in 2016
. Parents are entitled to special educational
rights and can speak on behalf of their
child’s education. The goal of special ed. is
to remove any hindrances by delivering
strategies of instruction.

3. 3 Relevant
Laws and
Policies
Federal
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Act est. in 1990
• Modified and created to meet the needs of children with disabilities to
ensure they have access to education that does not hinder their learning.
• It integrates the students with the entire student body while providing
additional assistance for educational growth ("5 Important Special
Education Laws", n.d.).
IEP: Individualized Education Programs
• Collaboration of parent and teacher to create a plan that tailors the needs
of a child’s education
• It is created and evaluated on a yearly basis.
• This plan is distributed in written form and “should include an evaluation
and description of the current academic status, measurable goals and
objectives, designation of an instructional setting and placement within
that setting and transition services for children aged 16 or older. ("5
Important Special Education Laws", n.d.). ”
NCLB: No Child Left Behind
• Created by President George W. Bush in 2001 to ensure that all schools
tracked academic performances of all students with or without a disability
• Each state is required to create their own standards that monitor and
assess each student’s academic performance
• Students can advocate for change if they educational, social or emotional
essentials are not being met by their attended school ("5 Important
Special Education Laws", n.d.).

4. Codes of Ethics
Codes of Ethics for Special Education was created
to respect diversity of exceptional students and
their families.
Goals for Codes of Ethics
• Do not limit challenges for learning
• Avoid disrespecting their formality, principles,
language and education
• Maintain professionalism and veracity
• Use professional decree that help the needs of
exceptional students
• Include exceptional students in programs that
are beneficial to them as well
• Seek outlets that assist educational growth for
exceptionalities
• Collab with other professionals who work with
exceptional students
• Involve parents and communicate as much as possible,
build relationships
• Track performance to seek improvement of their
educational skills
• Do not accept practices that hinder or hurt the
education of exceptional students
• Abide by all laws and policies pertaining to special
education
• Seek programs that expand your knowledge and
growth for special education ("Ethical Principles And
Professional Practice Standards For Special Educators",
n.d.).

5. Professional Standards Practice
• Use periodic assessments
to measure the learning of
exceptional students
• Create comfortable and
safe environments that
tailor the needs of students
with disabilities, motivates
knowledge and culture,
and recognize of
constructive ideas
• Create material that
eliminates the
discrimination of one’s
culture, language and
background
• Reframe from corporal
reprimand
• Provide available
resources for students
with exceptionalities
• Follow the behavior
policies embedded by
the state/school
• Report any immoral or
unprofessional
procedures ("Ethical
Principles And
Professional Practice
Standards For Special
Educators", n.d.). 5

6. Advocating Meeting the Needs
• Ask questions and make
beneficial suggestions
• Reframe from negativity
or demeaning behavior
• Express concern and be
a leader for the child and
parent
• Learn information about
a student or students
with exceptionalities,
complete and
educational background
check
• Take responsibility of your actions,
admit to faults and create better
practices
• Refresh your knowledge of special
education laws due to frequent
updates, be ready to answer in
questions regarding the subject
• Eliminate obstacles that prevent
social and educational growth,
communicate effectively with the
parent to gain their trust and
involvement (Howey, n.d.).
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7. Promote Learners MeetingTheir Full Potential
Do not focus or
acknowledge the
weaknesses only
for exceptional
students
Assist with
discovering
aptitudes and
assets
Accommodate the
learning skills and
response method
of each exceptional
student
Create a Universal
Design for learning
Incentivize often
Create an
environment that
promotes engage
and instills
motivation ("3
Ways To Help
Students In Special
Education", n.d.).
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8. Demonstrate Respect for Learners as Individuals
• Accept all exceptional students despite their differences
• Engage actively and listen to their needs/problems
• Make learning easy, give the students options and provide plenty of detail regarding lessons and
expectations. Break it down
• Be direct with parents regarding their child’s assessments, needs, or anything that has value to their
child
• Communicate as basic as possible with parents to avoid misunderstanding or confusion
• Be compassionate, show love and affection
• Communicate with other professionals about what you’ve learned about a student
• Be patient as possible
• Seek assistance as often as possible to meet the needs of each student
• Maintain a happy spirit, it’s contagious (Grafwallner, 2017).
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9. 9
Practice to Demonstrate Collaboration with Learners, Families and Colleagues
• To avoid creating anxiety for a child transitioning from home to school, or to another class, set up a an
IEP transition meeting
• If there is a dramatic change in the child’s program, it is important to include him/her so there are no
surprises
• This can allow the old program and new program members to communicate and collaborate on
changes to the child’s program ("Making A Smooth Transition To School", n.d.).
• Allow available resources to assist students who need help with finding their classes so that they
become familiar with the campus, if there is a change in school
• Keep open communication with parents
• Encourage parents to ask for updates regarding their child’s IEP progress
• Provide homework frequently to allow parents to practice growth outside of school
• Make education a significant part of your life, the family’s and colleagues ("Consistency Between The
Classroom And Home", n.d.).
• Consult with everyone involved to meet needs of each students’ IEP (Winfree, n.d).

10. References
What is Special Education? (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.masters-in-special-education.com/what-is-special-education-2/
5 Important Special Education Laws(n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.masters-in-special-education.com/lists/5-important-special-education-
laws/
Ethical Principles and Professional Practice Standards for Special Educators(n.d.).
Retrieved from
https://www.cec.sped.org/Standards/Ethical-Principles-and-Practice-Standards
Howey, P. (n.d.). 10 Tips for Special Education Advocates. Retrieved from
https://www.wrightslaw.com/howey/10tips.advocates.htm
3 Ways to help students in special education(n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.readandspell.com/us/students-in-special-education
Grafwallner, P. (2017). What I’ve Learned From Special Ed Teachers. Retrieved
from
https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-ive-learned-special-ed-teachers
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11. References Cont..
Making a Smooth Transition to School(n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/the-parent-teacher-
partnership/making-a-smooth-transition-to-school/
Consistency Between the Classroom and Home(n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/the-parent-teacher-
partnership/consistency-between-the-classroom-and-home/
Winfree, L. (n.d). Collaboration Strategies for Special Education Teams.
Retrieved from https://study.com/academy/lesson/collaboration-
strategies-for-special-education-teams.html
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