Different Roles and Similar Mission in the Education of Students with Special Needs: The Comprehensive Support Model at Work
Interdisciplinary Connections to Special Education: Important Aspects to Consider
ISBN: 978-1-78441-660-7, eISBN: 978-1-78441-659-1
Publication date: 19 October 2015
Abstract
Individuals with special needs encounter multidimensional experiences in identification, assessment, labeling/categorization, placement, and instruction/intervention. These experiences call for multidimensional strategies that require different educational practitioners and professionals. These individuals must bring with them different ideas on how to remediate problems experienced by children and youth with special needs. Sometimes, in dealing with these issues, we forget that collaboration, consultation, and cooperation (the 3Cs) are keys. To advance these 3Cs, the Comprehensive Support Model (CSM) must be at work. Based on the CSM, students, families, school personnel, communities, and government agencies must work together to maximize the fullest potential of all students, including those with special needs.
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Citation
Obiakor, F.E., Afolayan, M.O., Harris-Obiakor, P. and Afolayan, P.O. (2015), "Different Roles and Similar Mission in the Education of Students with Special Needs: The Comprehensive Support Model at Work", Interdisciplinary Connections to Special Education: Important Aspects to Consider (Advances in Special Education, Vol. 30A), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0270-40132015000030A009
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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