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Special Education and Learning Disabilities Social Science and History Lenses Ashley Brightman IDS 100 2/09/2019  Learning Disabilities  Disorders that interfere with a person’s abili... ty to learn. These disorders can affect language, writing, reading, listening, thinking, speaking, and mathematical calculating  Special Education  A specialized program for students with learning disabilities or any mental challenges  The focus of this presentation is to give insight into special education and learning disabilities through the historical and social science lenses  Reasons I chose this topic:  I have a personal connection to learning disabilities because I have a nine year old son who has A.D.H.D (attention deficit hyperactive disorder).  To be able to put my personal biases aside due to the connection I have with learning disabilities and learn as much as possible through the historical and social lenses  To learn more about learning disabilities and when they were first noticed, the different perspectives about learning disabilities, and special education programs throughout the different times periods within the United States  To know what strategies have been developed, when teaching children with learning disabilities, within the United States, and how have any of them been proven effective within a classroom setting  To know if there were any governmental influences that helped redefine a change within special education and children with learning disabilities This study source was downloaded by 100000793680026 from CourseHero.com on 06-14-2021 01:53:56 GMT -05:00 study resource was shared via Hero.comSpecial Education and Learning Disabilities through the Historical Lens The federal government has been involved in learning disabilities since the 1960s and 1970s, but the roots of learning disabilities can be traced back to 1800s. On January 29, 2000, Jerry Bryan addressed the Partners in Special Education Task Force to discuss redesigning a plan that involved working with the Special School District (SSD) and 23 partner districts. During this reconstruction there were three critical steps he discussed: 1.) “Transformational Change” 2.) “Transparency” 3.) “Teambuilding” There were five vital time periods within our history of learning disabilities: European Foundation Period (1800 to 1920) U.S. Foundation Period (1920 to 1960) Emergent Period (1960 to 1975) Solidification Period (1975 to 1985) Turbulent Period (1985 to 2000) During the Turbulent Period (1985 to 2000) several issues threatened to tear the field of learning disabilities apart. From 1976 to 1999 the number of students that identified as having learning disabilities doubled to more than 2.8 million Some have argued that there may be good reasoning behind the growth in students, who are identified as having learning disabilities. Many believe this is due to the fact that there have been more breakthroughs in diagnosing children. On the other hand, some have disagreed, and believed that the increase was due to misdiagnosed children. By looking at special education and learning disabilities through the historical lens, we can view this topic by using prime sources from people, living during the evolution and development of special education and learning disabilities. By taking ones words from a speech or a written document we can [Show More]

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