Intervention and No Child Left Behind

The Effects of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 on intervention Programs for Special Education

In US , the education of special needs students has over the past years been subjected to a number of interventionist programs after the realization that a student 's level of disability is not the prime determinant of physical disability . The shift has seen many modifications done on the teaching methods and environments . Further the Presidents National Council on Disability has drummed up support for the special needs education by changing the people 's perception on

special education , and referring it as less of a place and more of a service available in virtually every school ' [Rainforth et al] The modifications can take the form of curriculum changes , supplementary aides or equipments , and provision of specialized physical adaptations that may permit students to involve themselves in the educational environment fully . [Special Education Inclusion , 1996] These modifications may be short term or even long term depending on the nature of the disability of a particular student

However , with the signing into law of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB ) Act of 2001 by President Bush , special education intervention procedures have been adversely affected . As a result the act met with both positive and negative sentiments especially on its major theory of standards-based education reform based on the belief that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual results in education . The act provided that all public schools administer a state-wide standardized test annually to...