Sunday, April 3, 2011
Classroom integration
Something that has always been really interesting to me is working with special needs students. I have volunteered in classrooms that are specifically designated to having only those kinds of students, but I have always wondered how classrooms are run with special needs students amongst the mix of regular paced students. I know that there are classrooms, especially in lower grades that are consisted of mixed students and some teachers have the luxury of having an aid who is there to assist students, but what if a teacher doesn't have that benefit? My biggest goal is working on reaching out to all students in my classroom and it is becoming very apparent that I very well could have students who struggle because of a disability in my classroom and I need to be prepared for that. This post is more geared towards being able to have a lot of ideas on how to reach out to all of my students and always having back up ideas ready for when one might fail. I think one of my best ways to continue to explore this would be to observe different classrooms that have these situations and get ideas from teachers who have the same goal as I do.
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We talked about this situation in my 402 class the other day. It is a hard problem that teachers will indefinitely encounter and know how to face. I brought up the issue, of being able to cater to each and every student in your classroom. Being able to customly instruct each student and meet their needs individually, near impossible for teachers. What my classmates suggested was to group your students together. In each subject area, group them with students that work at the same pace and are at the same level. This way, you can design instruction for each group of 4-5 children, rather then individual instruction for ever student. This is a great way to get to every student in your classroom without creating the extra hassle of creating individual plans. Also, there are great supports in your classroom, like parapros, speech teachers, and resource room teachers that are always there to help the students in your classroom that are in need of extra help!
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