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5 Reasons Why your Child in Special Education May Not be Getting FAPE, and How You Can Help

Does your child receive special education services and you wonder if they are receiving an appropriate education? This article, will discuss 5 reasons why your child may not be receiving a free appropriate public education. And also, what can you do about it? There is a lot that you can do to ensure a free appropriate public education for your child.

Reason 1: Many special education personnel have extremely low expectations, for children with disabilities. You must have high expectations for your child, just because they are not learning, does not mean that they can’t. They may need to be taught a different way.

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Special Education Has Changed Over Time

Special education has been assisting students with learning disabilities in the United States education system since the end of World War II. The first push for special education started when a group of parent-organized advocacy groups surfaced. In 1947 one of the first organizations, the American Association on Mental Deficiency, held its first convention. That marked a starting point for special education as we know it today.

Started during the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1950s, the United Cerebral Palsy Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and John F. Kennedy’s Panel on Mental Retardation were among an increased amount of advocacy groups for assisted learning programs. This strong push helped bring special education into schools across the country in the 1960’s as school access was established for children with disabilities at state and local levels.

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