Research that Benefits Children and Families

Research has allowed for great medical discoveries and advancements. Since the 1950s, vaccines for, for example, polio an measles, have reduced the amount of child deaths, disabilities, and discomfort from various diseases (Ethical issues in conducting research, 2007). Between 1975 and 1999 the rate of mortality from acute lymphocytic leukemia for children under 20 years old decreased by 20 percent with improved therapies. These discoveries were trialed and researched and even posed certain risks to various children and families. However, the research done has allowed for great long term benefits and has improved the quality of life for many. 




Resources:

Ethical issues in conducting research. (2007). Sagepub. Retrieved from http://www.sagepub.com/upm-data/26094_3.pdf

How to Identify Children with Learning Disabilities

It is important for educators working with young children to be able to identify children who have special needs in order to provide individualized and more appropriate education methods for those who require it. Because of my desire to establish an inclusive kindergarten, I wish to learn more about how to be aware of factors indicating that a child may have learning difficulties as a foundation to assessing them and creating a curriculum and program effective to best educate children with varying needs.

Constructing a research chart is beneficial in defining different terminology and outlining the research process in a more visual and concise way. It was, however, difficult to find articles related directly to identifying factors of child disabilities, but with the outlined research process I was able to pick up on key information within each article that provided details related to my topic.

http://www.childrenwithspecialneeds.com/ is a website that provides brief information about learning disabilities and also provides links to credible sources that include articles about the various disabilities.