Using Survival Analysis To Understand Graduation Of Students With Disabilities

The Effects A learning disability is a neurological disorder that makes it difficult to gain knowledge and/or skills at the level of one’s age group. Learning disabilities’ are one of many types of disabilities that require accommodations in the school setting. Typically students with disabilities are allowed to stay in high school for more than four years and once they graduate they no longer need to receive special education. Accommodations for students with disabilities exist in order to be successful in school and at the same time to help overcome their disability. But what happens when these accommodations aren’t met? When these accommodations are not made correctly it can hinder the students’ improvement when it comes to their disability. In the article “Reflecting on a daughter's Bilingualism and Disability Narratively,” Hyun Uk Kim, documents his experience when it comes to having a daughter with a disability in school. After being diagnosed with a disability his daughter had a speech tutor but eventually she began going to a public school. Overall the schools his daughter attended lacked knowledge in disabilities

In “Using Survival Analysis to Understand Graduation of Students with Disabilities,” Laura A. Schifter, states that as of 2011, 61.1 percent of students with disabilities are enrolled in general education courses. Though a high percentage in class inclusion may seem like good news in some cases it can be a bad accommodation. The publication “The State of Learning Disabilities: Facts, Trends and Emerging Issues,” by the National Center for Learning Disabilities, mentions how even though the percentage rates of in class inclusion may be high there continues to be little improvement when it comes to writing, reading, and math. Just like Jinhee these students do not receive the proper accommodations they need which results in the lack of improvement