Reynolds identified four trends in the history of special education and services for people with disabilities; for each of the following trends, provide one piece of evidence from history that supports that trend. a) distal to proximal services b) separation to integration c) "evaluation used to make selection/rejection decisions" to "evaluation used to make placement decisions" d) "two-box"
system to a "one-box" system
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
Answers will vary; the following is an example of elements of a possible answer:
a) services in distant institutions, versus special education classes in neighborhood schools
b) special schools and centers, versus children mainstreamed into general education classes
c) testing used to determine if a student had sufficient skills or ability to come to school (e.g., Forrest Gump), versus testing used to determine student needs (IEP) and subsequently the LRE in which student should be served
d) use of special education and general education classes, versus inclusion models
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