Essays and Research Papers on Special Populations & Conditions

A 6 page overview of the process of metacognition and how it relates to the learning process. The process of metacognition can be broken into two broad components: the understanding of what is required to solve a problem and effecting the appropriate strategies to solve that problem. While metacognition is an inherent ...

This 3 page paper looks at education in the middle of the nineteenth century. The neglect of education on the Oregon Trail is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. Education is the key to freedom. As succinct as this statement may be, it holds within its brevity the singular ability to emancipate oppression and improve dire economic situations. According to Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, education – or rather the lack there of – has long ...

This 10 page paper discusses various strategies and practices in teaching reading in a small group setting. Examples are given from a variety of sources. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 21 page paper. There have been alternative schools, in one form or another, in America for centuries. The need for alternative schools has become even greater over the last couple of decades. Although a common definition does not exist for this type of school, most agree the alternative school is the 'last chance' for ...

A 10 page paper that investigates the risk factors for students in the Clark County School District and in Las Vegas itself. Demographically, the county and city have been changing over the last several years. The school population has increased by about 36 percent in the last few years and Hispanics make up the greatest ...

This is a 4 page paper discussing the inclusion of exceptional children within the preschool and classroom settings. The current trend in special education is the inclusion of exceptional children within the daycare or classroom setting. This practice is a transition from the “once-commonplace ideal of mainstreaming children with disabilities for part of the day ...

This 3 page paper assumes money is not limited and designs a learning centre aimed at providing new immigrants with computer skills and other skills required to gain a job. The design looks at both the physical structure as well as equipment and staffing. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at school districts on New York's Long Island. Positive and negative aspects are discussed. Some topics addressed are tracking, tenure and the Regents exams. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the teaching of reading comprehension and decoding skills especially in adolescent students. Reading is said to be primarily composed of two components: decoding (of particular words) and comprehension (of passages). In students with reading disabilities, educators need to focus on these two components in order for the students ...

A 6 page paper which provides an overview of Somalia with a discussion of education as it relates to immigrants in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper provides a thorough understanding of ADHD, as well as how those problems apply in a classroom situation. Furthermore, this paper outlines ways in which these students can be best served in the classroom, and examines what is necessary to address with this disability.

4 pages in length. The extent to which non-English speaking students are educationally paralyzed by high stakes reading tests has been noted more and more by opponents who are taking a stand against such blatant academic segregation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page critique of “Learning While Black: Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children” by Janice E. Hale. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

A 3 page paper comparing these two standardized achievement tests. Though it cannot be said with certainty that any current achievement test fully reflects students’ knowledge and abilities, educators continue to strive for better measurement tools while also striving for improved educational results. These two tests are so similar that they even contain ...

A 7 page paper. There is no single strategy or procedure for teaching students with disabilities. There are numerous instructional models that are used with very specific learning disabilities. This paper discusses four topics: direct instruction, peer tutoring, class-wide tutoring, and formative evaluation. The benefits of the three instructional techniques are discussed. The importance and ...

A 3 page paper examining whether it is better to learn rules of grammar first or to have access to real meaning. The second language speaker may need to “unlearn” some wrong methods or violations of grammar rules, but having access to actual meaning allows the individual to communicate with native speakers of the ...

This 5 page paper argues that immigrant students do better academically due to their strong ethnic cultures. The fact that more traditional cultures provide more structure for the children is examined in light of specific elements. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper. Genre-based approaches to teaching English as a second language (ESL) have been used for some time, and of course there have been mixed results reported in the degree of success possible with the genre-based approach. The question that remains is which is more important for a second language speaker, ...

An 8 page paper discussing the method by which Scientific Learning’s “Fast ForWord” program treats Central Auditory Processing Disorders (CAPD) that manifest themselves as reading disability, specifically dyslexia. Scientific Learning has developed several software packages designed to implement many of the findings of 25 years of scientific research, much of which links learning disabilities ...

This 3 page paper outlines the basic problems facing teachers who work with the blind student. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer discusses cause and educational approach for ADHD. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page paper that begins with a report of one study conducted in Spain where aggression and coping strategies were investigated. The assessment used was the Coping Strategies process developed by Kochenderfer and Ladd. Following the description of how the assessment was used, the writer discusses in which settings this assessment could be used, ...

This 4 page paper discusses the issues in Janet Gonzalez-Mena's book, Multicultural issues in Child Care. A review, summary, and critque of the book is included. Bibliography lists 1 source.

5 pages in length. The writer discusses why there are differences among age-related learning, as well as talks about DISTAR and Reader Rabbit as beneficial learning tools. Bibliography lists 9 sources.