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Originally Posted by epchick
Because the government, per NCLB, want them included. They can't segregate the special needs kids (well the ones that can function on their own), it's what is called "inclusion." Once they get to certain grade, they are put into a 'normal' classroom, whether they are ready or not. It's why my legally deaf cousin, is part of a normal 3rd grade monolingual class. It's called "inclusion." So he'll be taking the same TAKS test (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) that all the other 3rd graders take. It doesn't help that his teacher doesn't know how to teach him and because he's already been put into the "normal" class, he doesn't get his special ed classes anymore.
His test will be the same, except he won't have the field questions (i.e. the questions that are meant to be so difficult that the kids can't pass that question---but they aren't included in the final score).
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Ah, OK - so it's the high-functioning children, who would still ordinarily qualify for Special Education classes?
Also, if he's legally deaf, does he get a sign interpreter? Does he read lips? What's his retention rate? It seems odd they'd throw a deaf kid into class to just sit there and watch.