User:Kathleenmoran2/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Individualized Education Program
 * Article Evaluation
 * - lead section has the definition which catches the readers eye!
 * - the word disability is right on the top with all the subsections for the article and hyperlinks to that section
 * - hyperlinks to sources
 * - history of education for students with disabilities
 * Sources
 * - needs addition citations for verification (help improve the article)

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Special education in the United States
 * Article Evaluation
 * - a lot of history which is good!!!! reliable
 * - definition of special education in the US right as the first sentence
 * - summary as first paragraph then contents below it with hyperlinks to sections
 * - related services is a good subject they focused on
 * - researched diversity (different ethnicities in school systems)
 * - ends with the future of SPED
 * Sources
 * - same as others needs improvement on citations

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Adapted physical education
 * Article Evaluation
 * - definition in first lead section sentence
 * - contents has 8 sections all with different disabilities and history of disabilities
 * - has the different in different plans like IEP and 504 for families to get a better understanding
 * Sources
 * - suggests for room for improvement within citations

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Early childhood intervention
 * Article Evaluation
 * - definition right in first lead section and sentence
 * - interesting topic because it is broad but the article narrows it down to 5 specific contents
 * - history of early education
 * Sources
 * - wiki does not suggest that this article needs improvement
 * - no read all blue
 * - hyperlinks ot sources

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Post Secondary Transition for High School Students with Disabilities
 * Article Evaluation
 * - right at the top it says this article needs help to be improved (it says this article is written more as a person essay or argumentative essay than research)
 * - definition is in the lead section
 * - out of date (May 2009)
 * - plenty of subsections but needs more current information
 * - has the history of No Child Left Behind, Special Education (IDEA) and more
 * - the specifics on Section 300.43 Transition services
 * - connection to teachers and student as well as the parents and student
 * - needs addition citations for clarifications
 * Sources
 * - the sources are all .com/.net nothing is like form the .gov or .org
 * - one source is from another wikipedia page "Special Education Provision"