Sentences with phrase «placing disabled children»

The first finding of this study was that family life congruence was a stronger predictor of family propensity to place their disabled child out of home (e.g., in state care) than a widely used measure of family functioning.

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Other residents expressed concern about the safety of seniors and the disabled exercising at places like the Community Recreation Center, which they believe is unsafe with many children around.

As recommended by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, if you must place a child in a car seat in the front seat and your car has this cut - off switch, disable the air bag for the duration of the ride.

Too many children are being identified as learning disabled and placed in special - education classrooms simply because they have trouble reading, according to a recent report from the International Reading Association.

That law has four key provisions: 1) every child, no matter how disabled, has a right to a free and appropriate education, which can take place in either a public or private setting; 2) an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) must be designed for each child in consultation with his or her parents; 3) the child should be educated in the «least restrictive environment»; and 4) parents can object to the educational provisions for their child by requesting a «due process» hearing with an independent hearing officer, whose decisions can be appealed to the courts (see sidebar).

In some but not all of the studies, significantly fewer of the children who attended preschool were classified as disabled and placed in special - education classes.

Educators concerned for the academic and social needs of the intellectually and physically disabled often argue that these children should be placed in the «least restrictive environment.»

Inclusion: The Considerations and Rights of Placing Special Education Students in Regular Education Classrooms This report discusses the considerations and rights of inclusion, the process of obtaining inclusion for a disabled child, the appeal process, and the issues arising from inclusion for particular disabilities....

Other strategies include: (1) establishing and using a time - out or cooling - off place (even an informal time - out activity like having a child take a message, book, or box of chalk to another teacher could give the student the space and time he or she needs to maintain or regain composure); (2) applying role plays, simulations (for example, Barnga, Living in a Global Age, Rafa - Rafa, and Broken Squares) and moral dilemmas to teach students how to resolve conflicts, make collective decisions, appreciate different perspectives, weigh consequences, identify right from wrong, and check impulsive behavior; and (3) suggesting or assigning literature with characters who face similar challenges to that of the disabled student.

As noted by Judge Cole, the IDEA was amended, effective June 4, 1997, to provide that the Act no longer requires a local educational agency to pay for educational services for a disabled child at a private school «if that agency made a free appropriate public education available to the child and the parents elected to place the child in such private school or facility.»

In summary, an advocacy approach to assessment of children from minority groups involves identifying the pathology that exists in the power relations between dominant and dominated groups in society, in the reflection of these power relations in the interactions of schools and communities, and in the mental and cultural disabling of students from minority groups that takes place in classrooms.

Mickeys Kids and Canine Assistants (video link to video on our home page) Mickey's Kids is an organization that raises money to place dogs with disabled children through an organization called Canine Assistants.

Often times children with disabilities contact agencies that place service dogs only to be told they are «too disabled» or «not disabled enough» and are turned down.

Numerous measures are in place to help young disabled children thrive, but the transition beyond school can be a difficult one.

This includes having arrangements in place to identify and support disabled children and children who have, or may have, SEN. Find more information about support in the early years here.

«Hard to place», according to statistics, means teenagers, disabled children, black and minority ethnic children and sibling groups.

Recognizing the difficult task disabled children face transitioning into adulthood, she started Our Choice, a group that offers parents and their adult children a gathering place.