Special education acronyms 101

History of Special Education

By atomlin65

  • Birth of Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard

    Birth of Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard

  • Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851)

    Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851)
    a minister. A former student of the Andover Theological Seminary School, who tried to teach a girl who was deaf.
    Established the first american residential school for students who were deaf. - Known later as the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Conn.

  • American and French Revolutions procedures

    Procedures were seen in both revolutions that were devised for teaching children with sensory impairments.

  • Contemporary Educational Methods

    Contemporary Educational Methods for exceptional children can be traced directly to techniques pioneered during the early 1800s.

  • Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876)

    Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876) A Physician and and educator, howe was a political and social reformer, a champion of humanitarian causes and emancipation. He was instrumental in foudning the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. - Known for educating Laura Bridgman and influencing Helen Keller.

  • 1800's- Itard's findings/study of the 'wild child'

    Itard studies and records his findings of the 'wild boy of Aveyron', who was found roaming wild in the forests of France, and was deemed as a 'hopeless idiot'. Itard prevailed.

  • 1817- American School of the Deaf founded

    1817- American School of the Deaf founded
    -Founded by Thomas Hopkins Galludet
    -Founded in Hartford, Conn

  • 1892- Samuel Gridley Howe- First School for the blind

    1892- Samuel Gridley Howe-created the First School for the blind; cirriculum focused on both traditional reading, writing, and mathematics.

  • Death of Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard

    Death of Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard

  • 1840's- Howe organizes experiemental school for children with intellectual disabilites

    1840's- Howe organizes experiemental school for children with intellectual disabilites

  • Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet dies 1851)

    Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787-1851) a minister. A former student of the Andover Theological Seminary School, who tried to teach a girl who was deaf.
    Established the first american residential school for students who were deaf. - Known later as the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Conn.

  • Galludet University Founded

    First Deaf university founded in the honor of Thomas Hopkins Galludet.

  • Samuel Gridley Howe dies 1876)

    Samuel Gridley Howe dies 1876)
    A Physician and and educator, howe was a political and social reformer, a champion of humanitarian causes and emancipation. He was instrumental in foudning the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. - Known for educating Laura Bridgman and influencing Helen Keller.

  • First Systematic attempts made

    first systematic attempts made to educate 'idiotic' and 'insane' children- those who today are said to habe intellectual disabilites and emotional or behavioral disorders

  • 1900's- Idealogy of 'Normalization' emerges

    1900's- Idealogy of 'Normalization' emerges

  • Professional Groups formed for support of Children with Special Needs

    Professional Groups formed for support of Children with Special Needs

  • Council for Exceptional Children formed

    Council for Exceptional Children formed

  • Emergence of National parent organizations

    Emergence of National parent organizations for children with special needs.

  • 1960's-1970's- Efforts made to pull people out of specialized institutions

    1960's-1970's- Efforts made to pull people out of specialized institutions

  • Emergence of the Ideology of 'Deinstitutionalization'

    Emergence of the Ideology of 'Deinstitutionalization'

  • Class Action Lawsuit-

    Class Action Lawsuit- Stated that children ages 6-21 were to be provided free public education in the least resctrictive alternative.

  • 1965-1975- Closure of many Specialized institions

    1965-1975- Closure of many Specialized institions

  • Education for All Handicapped Children Act Passed

    Education for All Handicapped Children Act Passed-

  • 1980's- Legislation is increasingly specified and madatory

    1980's- Legislation is increasingly specified and madatory.

  • 1990's- Emergence of the Halfway Houses and Community Centers

    1990's- Emergence of the Halfway Houses and Community Centers for people with special needs.

  • Individuals with Disabilites Education Act (IDEA) passed

    Individuals with Disabilites Education Act (IDEA) passed

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

    Act which insures the right of inidivuals with disabilities to nondescriminatory treatment in other aspects of their lives.

  • Normalization of the 1990's introduces the ideology of 'Inclusion'

    Normalization of the 1990's introduces the ideology of 'Inclusion'

  • the ideology of 'Inclusion' sparks heated discussion

    the ideology of 'Inclusion' sparks heated opinions and discussions from all parts of the educational spectrum.

  • Inclusion controversy is sharpened

    Inclusion controversy is sharpened-
    -Higher standards expected of all students.

  • No Child Left Behind- George W Bush

    No Child Left Behind- George W Bush- became a major factor in the focus of public schooling, including special education.

  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)

  • Publication of Mary Losures 2013 nonfiction book about the 'Wild Boy'

    Publication of Mary Losures 2013 nonfiction book about the 'Wild Boy'