Title : Against the Standards: Analyzing Expectations and Discourse of Educators regarding Students with Disabilities in a Kindergarten Classroom Researcher : Fernanda T. Orsati Year of Publication : 2014 Source : Hindawi Publishing Corporation Education Research International Volume 2014, Article ID 325430, 10 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/325430 Summary : The present study critically examines the informal labeling of students with disabilities based on their behaviors which they do not comply with school rules, especially the rules established for social environments and relationships in the classroom in a kindergarten classroom and its consequences for their education. The construction of early learning and young children’s capabilities has been significantly influenced by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in defining the “right time” for reading and pressuring “schools to prepare children for t...