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A 5 page research paper that, first of all, describes the perspective of educator Richard Lavoie on children with learning disabilities and "fairness," and then relates this issue to the context and framework provided by IDEA. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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concepts, particularly his conceptualization of fairness, are then discussed within the framework provided by the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In his video, Lavoie discusses the definition of
"fairness" as crucial to education issues that pertain to students who have a learning disability (LD). Lavoie emphasizes that fairness should not be understood as every student receiving precisely the
same thing, but rather every student receiving what they need (Lavoie "Fairness"). To illustrate this point, the example he relates pertain to a student, Jody, who is intelligent and attentive,
but has a LD that interferes with her ability to copy things from the board. Therefore, Lavoie suggests to her teacher that the teacher make a copy of whatever she
writes on the board, so she can hand this to Jody, he indicates that teachers invariably reject the idea that they should make special accommodations for LD students because of
the rationalization that it would not be fair to the other students. However, Lavoie argues persuasively that this position is ludicrous. He points out that if one of the
adults in his audience, fell on the floor with cardiac arrest, refusing to engage in CPR to save her life because it would not be fair to the rest of
the class is ridiculous. However, just as CPR would be what this adult needs, accommodations are what LD student need and it is fair to address this need (Lavoie "Fairness").
Lavoie also argues that what LD students need is understanding. F.A.T. stands for "Frustration, Anxiety, and Tension" and Lavoies workshops are designed to convey to participants, who are typically
the teachers, parent/caregivers or siblings of a child with an LD what school and learning are like from their perspective (Lavoie "How Hard"). Simulations and activities, such as assigning the
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