| Show t Q lId I 1 J y Your chii Child In j Need d Of Special Education j 7 Having trouble in school not doing as well as he might he may be learning disabled If your child i is so diagnosed what are your options Though programs vary one principle does govern all schools The law man dates that students nosed as learning disabled be placed in an environment which is least restrictive to learning In simple terms your childs child's placement should be as close to a regular class setting setting as is educationally feasible Special education coun odors at Manhattan College a year old private in dependent institution for higher learning point out there are four mainstreamS mainstream ing options One is an itinerant ant teacher second is a learning leaming disability consult consult- consultant ant third is a resource room or resource center and fourth is a self self contained contained class The itinerant teacher program is one which pro pro- provides vides individualized instruction tion for a particular number of hours or days of f the week This tutoring supple merits ments the regular curriculum lum In smaller school dis dis- districts the teacher often trav trav- travels els from school to school In larger schools where there are more children requiring the service the teachers teacher's I assignment may be more restricted The learning disability consultant works directly with teachers without inter Inter- Interrupting the childs child's regular program of instruction The consultant makes available her training knowledge and materials so as to enrich the teachers teacher's performance In in Parents should be aware of the options available to them If their children are la- la labeled led learning disabled the instruction offered to the pupils who have been labeled as learn learn- learning ing disabled A popular alternative in inthe inthe the teaching of the learning disabled is the use of are a re- re resource source room or resource center This center may be found in each school or In a central location which is ac ac- ac accessible to students from all the schools within a district This program usually pro pro- provides vides small group instruction tion whereas the other op- op op options are more apt to be one to one The self contained class is usually one consisting of fewer students and taught by a special education teacher The children may either remain in this class for an entire day or orbe orbe be programmed into the mainstream for particular classes It is advisable for parents to know their options A free pamphlet What Parents Should Know About Special Education can be obtained by writing Of Office rice of College Relations Man Man- Manhattan hattan College Riverdale New York or by calling |
