Essays and Research Papers on Special Populations & Conditions

A 20 page paper. This essay offers a brief overview of learning disabilities, including the function of memory. The writer then provides general information about the memory and how it is developed. Finally, the writer offers a number of suggestions for improving the memory of learning disabled students. A vast number of topics are discussed ...

A 5 page paper which discusses various effects of parents volunteering in schools. The paper presents an overview of parent participation, an examination of the effectiveness of parent participation in special education, and a look at the importance of parents as teachers, from an early age. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 25 page paper provides an overview of the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT), and considers its importance within the scope of academic assessments. This paper outlines the basic elements of the WIAT, assesses the correlation between the WIAT and functional and intelligence assessments, and relates the way in which the test can ...

A 5 page paper. Between two and three percent of the American population has some form of mental retardation. This paper discusses the definition, incidence, and etiology of mental retardation. It concludes by identifying prevention interventions. Statistics included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12-page-paper presents an overview of the current topics regarding violence in schools. Three sources are listed . Bibliography lists three sources.

A 7 page paper examining the issues facing the Public School Society in 1842, specifically what to do with the Catholic portion of New York City's population. Written to Governor Seward, the paper identifies alternatives available, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each, and then makes recommendation that not only Catholics - as citizens under the US Constitution ...

16 pages in length. There is no question that the toddler stage is very important in a child's life, inasmuch as it represents the period between infancy and childhood where a significant amount of emotional and intellectual growth takes place. The writer discusses the benefits of enrolling children in daycare. Bibliography lists ...

7 pages in length. Yale University's regulations demand that freshman and sophomore years are spent living in the college dormitories. Members of some minority groups on college campuses often insist on living together in separate dorms, taking their meals together, engaging in separate activities and just generally living apart from those who are ...

A 5 page paper posing several questions for use in a survey research seeking out sociocultural inequities in assessment and placement of learning disabled and diverse students in an urban setting. The questions presented here should be specific in use without "giving themselves away" to respondents, who can tend to answer in ways they believe are expected. ...

This-10-page-paper presents an in - depth discussion about alternative educational opportunities for at risk students. varying methods of reaching and teaching students who are at risk for dropping out of school are outlined in detail.. An annotated bibliography listing eight sources accompanies the paper.

Examines the high school drop-out rate found among Hispanics. Provides statistics comparing Hispanics with other minorities and mainstream White America and outlines the historical and sociocultural reasons behind those rates. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses learning disabilities, the categories of learning disabilities, and the emotional and psychological effects of learning disabilities on the child and the family. The writer also provides a list of things that can be done to help the child and the family. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper first defines task analysis, then explores the uses of within special education. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

(3 pp). Two articles "English in Multicultural America" by Dennis Baron and "Racism in the English Language" by Robert B. Moore from The Meaning of Difference are compared. Personal opinions concerning their importance are discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

(4 pp). The drug problem affects all types of students. All regions and all types of communities show high levels of drug use. Thirty percent of 1990 high school seniors in nonmetropolitan areas reported illicit drug use in the previous year, while the rate for seniors in large metropolitan areas was 33 percent. Although ...

This 10-page-paper presents a discussion about the impact cultural differences are having on our urban schools. Both the positive and the negative impacts are detailed. Bibliograpy lists five sources.

11 pages in length. Since childhood, Jeff has had to live with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). This affliction represented quite a significant challenge in many ways, not the least of which included learning and social interaction. Now that he has reached the age of legal adulthood, he has gained a better perspective of ...

A 5 page review of "The Water is Wide", a novel chronicling the experiences of writer and educator Pat Conroy in 1969 on the near deserted island of Yamacraw off the South Carolina coast. Relates Conroy's trials, tribulations, and successes when charged with educating a largely illiterate group of student consisting of black fifth ...

A 7 page discussion of ebonics, a term coined by linguist Robert L. Williams in 1975 by combining the words ebony and phonics. Ebonics has invoked considerable controversy in the last few years, in fact it has resulted in widespread laughter and satire. It is also a phenomenon which has torn our nation apart ...

This 5 page paper considers the way in which language skills are developed in children with Downs Syndrome and how this differs from 'normal' development. The paper recognised the potential hearing problems, but goes on to consider the processing problems and their manifestation along with some of the positive results that have been obtained when ...

(5 pp) Parental participation in the academic lives of their children has always been seen as a positive motivating force, both for the student and the academic institution The ideal relationship between parents, their students, whether special needs students or students testing within the traditional parameters include the processes of building trust, compiling a ...

As with any broad-based educational program, it is necessary to know if the IEP approach to individualized education for disabled children is working as intended. The purpose in this 12 page paper is to review what the program was intended to be and how it is used, finally determining if it does indeed work. It would be ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses the multicultural holidays that are and are not celebrated in the public schools of Westfield, Massachusetts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing the causes, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and general management of this learning disability. Dyslexia causes transposition of letters and numbers, or prevents the individual from making connection between phenome sounds and their symbolic representation. Special education is highly effective when the condition is noticed early. Many children are diagnosed after first entering ...

10 pages in length. The Massachusetts' educational system has long struggled with the challenge of scholastically reaching each and every student. However, the decision to employ the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a means by which to academically evaluate the student population has come under a great deal of criticism for its broad-brush ...