SAE and Special Needs Students

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SAE and Special Needs Students
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Do special students have SAEs?

• All agricultural education students, whether they
  or normal or classified as special education,
  should have a SAE program!
• However, modified SAE programs may need to be
  developed for special students.

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Entrepreneurship

• Special students may need school-based SAE
  programs.
• These SAE programs may need to be limited in
  scope.
• Milk jug greenhouse
• Bottle Biology
• Square foot garden
• Small aquarium
• Bench space in the greenhouse

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Placement

• Some special needs students do very well in
  placement performing repetitive or simple task
  and take great pride in their work.
• When placing special need students be honest and
  up-front with the potential employer
• Special need students may require more frequent
  visits.

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Placement...

• Often there are special teachers in the schools
  who help with placing special needs students
• Some special students may need to have a non-paid
  at-school placement
• greenhouse assistant
• tool room attendant
• animal feeder
• grounds maintenance

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Research SAE

• Special students can perform simple experimental
  projects
• What happens if plants receive different amounts
  of water daily?
• Do fertilized plants grow bigger than
  non-fertilized plants?
• What type of soils do plants grow best in?
• Which plant parts are best for growing cuttings?

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Minor SAE components

• Any student can perform supplementary tasks. A
  teacher could decide to allow X number of
  supplementary tasks to count as a SAE program for
  special students.
• A teacher could also use exploratory activities
  for the SAE

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Working with special students

• Consider paring the student with a buddy
• Use a See-Say-Do approach in teaching
• Demonstrate what to do
• Have the student explain what to do
• Have the student do the task under your
  supervision

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Special Needs Legislation

• The federal Education for All Handicapped
  Children Act (1975), stated that all handicapped
  children are entitled to a free and appropriate
  education in the least restrictive environment.
  This led to the mainstreaming of many students
  into agricultural classes.

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Special Needs Legislation

• Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), forbids
  discrimination against otherwise qualified
  individuals on the basis of a physical or
  mental handicap. The act is also designed to end
  most physical barriers to disabled persons in
  employment and in the use of accommodations,
  transportation, and telecommunications.