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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Even before the widespread adoption of the Common Core, it was already increasingly rare for even the most intellectually unusual children to be exempted—whether by acceleration, remediation, or placement in special classrooms—from the course of study followed by their cognitively typical peers. The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act had schools focusing away from the most academically advanced students (and requires no special programming for them); [b]the 2004 re-authorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act required children with disabilities “to be involved in and make progress in the general education curriculum.” Increasingly, it’s the general curriculum for everyone. And now that this general curriculum is being shaped by dozens of grade-specific Common Core standards, and that teachers (including special-ed teachers) are increasingly expected to align each day’s lesson with one or more of these standards, there’s even less room for remediation[/b] or acceleration.[/quote]

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/the-common-core-is-tough-on-kids-with-special-needs/283973/

I think that what needs to be changed in the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Act.   There should be some way to state that yes, children with disabilities should be expected to reach the standards of general education; but if they are lacking in the foundational skills, it is OK to first provide remediation.

Don't lower grade level standards because osme kids can't reach them right now, though.   Change IDEA don't change Common Core.

No Special ed teacher should be forced to make her kids read a 6th grade text, if they can't sound out fat cat sat words.[/quote]

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