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TheUsageofTerminologyrelatedtotheDiverseLearnerInitiativeandSpecialEducation:

WhytheDiverseLearnerInitiative?
o Justaswearealldiverseinourracialandsocioeconomicbackgrounds,weare
alsodiverseinthewayinwhichwelearnandprocessinformation.
o Somepeoplehaveadiagnosedorundiagnoseddisabilityordifferencethatmay
impacttheirprogressintheclassroomwhilewearealluniqueinthewaysinwhich
welearnandprocessinformation.
o Neurodiversityisthenormthereisnoaverage
.Whenweaccountforthis
diversityinourclassroomsanddesignforALLlearners,wearebetterableto
serveourstudentswhohavediagnosedand/orundiagnoseddisabilitiesandallof
ourstudents.
o WeareALLresponsibleforembracingneurodiversityinourwork.WeareALL
responsible(generalandspecialeducators)foreducatingallstudentsanditis
necessaryforallteacherstohavesupportandtoolsforworkingwithdiverse
learners.
o Specialeducationisaservicethatisusedtosupportsomestudentswhohavea
diagnoseddisability.

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peoplefirstlanguage!

SpecialEducationDefinition:

Special education means specially designed instruction,


at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.

KeyPoint
Example
NonExample
Specialeducationisaserviceanda
Gingerisaspecialeducator.
Gingerteachesspecialeducation.
specializedskillforateacher.Itisnota
placeorasubject.
Specialeducationisaservicethata
Emilyreceivesspecialeducationservices
Emilyisaspecialeducation
studentreceivesitisnotalabeloran
duringtheschoolday.
student.
identity.
Wealwaysusethefullterminologyof
ThirteenpercentofTFAcorpsmembersare
ThirteenpercentofTFAcorps
specialeducation.SPEDcanbeviewedas specialeducators.
membersareSPEDteachers.
derogatory.

Thirteenpercentofourcorpsareinspecial
educationplacements.

LearningandAttentionIssues:
1in5peoplepeoplehavediagnosedand/or
undiagnosedlearningandattentionissuesincludingbutnotlimitedtodyslexia,alearning
disability,ADD/ADHD.
o Checkoutresources
here
and
here
.

UniversalDesignforLearning:
Thisframeworksupportsusindesigning
curriculum/classroomsthatprovideallindividualswiththeopportunitytolearn.
o Checkoutresources
here
.

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