Essays and Research Papers on Special Populations & Conditions

A 3 page research paper that defines the role and significance of visual/perceptual motor skills and then discusses its importance in learning. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 11-page paper focuses on the topic of ESL in elementary and high school. The paper, written in AP format, provides methdology and evaluations of bilingual technology application. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the pros and cons of mainstreaming deaf children into regular classrooms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing economic and labor responsibilities in children in rural farm families and urban working class children. Joy Parr’s chapter “Apprentice or Adopted” (1994) and Neil Sutherland’s chapter “The Working Lives of Modern Pioneers” (1997) tell of the work ethics, expectations, patriarchal control, family economic status, and gender role development ...

This is a 4 page paper addressing the issue of diversity in early childhood. Diversity within the educational system must not only address multicultural considerations which are a major concern but also address diversity in regards to populations which may have physical or learning disabilities, bilingual concerns, gender and technological issues among others. Children surveyed ...

5 pages in length. Title IX might be considered one of President Ford's most prolific pieces of legislation, inasmuch as it opened a door that has since been widened to incorporate untold numbers of people. However, even with the outstanding results inherent to Title IX, it has come to light that the testing ...

This 5 page paper begins by explaining what a multisensory approach to teaching is, including a description of different modalities. The writer then explains the Fernald method to teaching reading to children with learning disabilities. The four steps of the method are described and explained. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 29 page paper examines the role of mentoring programs in the United States and their impact upon schools and communities. This paper gives a history of mentoring, sources of funding, and the varying kinds of programs available as well as their benefits and successes. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This is a 6 page paper discussing the major social problems affecting schools and students in the U.S. today. Schools and communities share common concerns about the major social problems which are affecting students in the U.S. today, namely: drug and alcohol abuse, differences in socio-economic factors, learning disorders including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD), ...

This 5 page paper focuses on elementary education for ESL students and the value of class trips. The focus is also on New York City and how value can be created by properly incorporating class trips into the curriculum. No bibliography.

A 20 page literature review of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and its associated Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and the link to intelligence. ADHD and ADD have been misunderstood, misdiagnosed, over-medicated, under-treated and all other aspects of being poorly handled over the years. Despite all of the attention it has gained for itself, ...

This is a 3 page paper discussing adolescent grief, its differences from that of childhood and adult grief, reactions and school involvement in the bereavement process. Attending to the needs of grieving adolescents is considered an area of counseling and psychiatry which has been overlooked for many years. While there have been services and guidance ...

4 pages in length. Current generations of children with different developmental disorders such as dyslexia and ADD are reaping tremendous benefits that were not available to their historic counterparts. While books have always proven effective in reaching desirable literacy levels, they are no comparison to the overwhelming response educationally challenged children have when ...

7 pages in length. Spanglish was created because of the tremendous departure from cohesion between spelling and pronunciation in the English language. It came to the point where the lack of phonemic substance was causing significant socioeconomic consequences for Spanish-speaking populations unable to mainstream into American society; as such, Spanglish incorporates the basic ...

7 pages in length. La justificación para y la importancia de la selección de este asunto reside en el hecho de que los estudiantes de Latino hacen frente a una batalla ascendente de la constante cuando viene a obtener el mismo grado de educación que sus contrapartes caucásicas. Que ella está forzada para asimilar ...

This is a 9 page paper discussing the importance of knowledge of the community in regards to school success. Schools are becoming innovative in their organization of education, communication and the partnerships required between them and the families, communities and other educational and administrative institutions within their region. In fact, the entire “learning community” is ...

This 5 page paper discusses the impact of Dewey in terms of his outlook on education and his contributions in this field. This paper suggests that Dewey was highly influential because of these contributions, many of which remain integrated in today's educational system. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

10 pages in length. Study hypothesis: How the special needs student benefits from classroom training prior to seeking gainful employment. This qualitative design maintained an informal study setting of ten special needs students who were ready to transition from school to work. The study population reflected a variance of near graduates and ...

This 8 page paper explores the second language acquisition theories of Charles Curran. This paper highlights the history of Curran and provides a historical perspective of the general topic. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page overview of the therapeutic interventions which are often employed in treating ADHD. The author outlines the benefits and flexibility of occupational therapy and discourages a sole reliance on pharmacological intervention. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 5 page paper. One of the many challenges the teacher faces when teaching non-English speaking students reading skills is context. The ESL student has a limited English vocabulary, which means that even if students are able to decode words, they may have no context of what they are reading. Brainstorming is one of the ...

A 3 page critical analysis of the book by Ann Ferguson. Ferguson contends that racism and stereotyping in today’s public schools is insuring failure among black males. The author of this paper agrees that if such problems are occurring it is inexcusable but suggests that much more is at play in the academic ...

This 6 page paper considers the specific issues that may impact on women students in collage, how these may be identified and then how the issues may be tackled by a resource centre. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing abuse in Aboriginal residential schools in Canada and in particular that in Fort Albany, Ontario. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in Canada, the federal government in partnership with a number of religious organizations ran over 130 “residential schools” for Aboriginals. Originally intended to promote the assimilation of ...

This 5 page paper answers three questions; 1, What aspects need to be considered when setting up an indoor or put door play area for children, including staff ratios. 2, list the safety factors you would consider choosing furniture, Fixtures, Equipment and material for use in the nursery environment, and 3, Identify any Specialist equipment ...