There are many requirements in special education that requires a special education instructor to be adjustable and understanding in every situation. In order to meet the needs of the various disabilities that an instructor will face”effortive problem solving strategies to facilitate student learning, co-teach with general educators and apply effective accountability measures”(Hardman, Drew, Egan, 2014,p.70). This often required to meet the establish goals that the instructor/plan establish during the Individualized Educational Plan. Not to mention, instructors must become creative by with teaching instructions and observations of students in academic environment.
Timothy is an 11 year old boy and very small for his age group. He is currently in 6th grade inclusion environment, which means he spends half his time between special education, and general education classroom. Not to mention, the area where he really excels is in mathematics he is a fast learner, and usually the first one finish with his assignment. However, math is the only subject that he really can stay focused in, because he unable to stay focused during reading, language arts, social studies, and history.
Strengths
Timothy displays many strengths in the academic environment. He is very outgoing student who will lend a helping hand to any of his classmates. His strengths are displayed in mathematics, but he is willing to help any of his fellow students with answering any problems. He often the first student to go to the smartboard when answering math problems. It is clear to everyone that this is his favorite time of the day at school, because he able to use his calculator on his Chromebook. Timothy normally is smiling and takes enormous amount of pride in turni...
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Conclusion
There are many requirements in special education that requires a special education instructor to be adjustable and understanding in every situation. Teaching special education to students with disabilities means being creative and diverse in your approach on how to present a lesson plan that will contribute to the student’s strengths in everyday activities. An instructor should be open minded to utilize assistive device within the classroom setting to help the student reach a clear understanding in the assignment. For this assignment I have learned that there is a lot of work toward creating a lesson plan that will help to making learning enjoyable for every type of learner. It is not just making a lesson plan that you want to fit, but what you know will work for the students in your classroom.
Strategy: Tiffany is struggling with the content of material in the classroom. The regular education teacher meets with the special education teacher about the delivery of instruction. They meet face to face and discuss modifications that need to be made. Modifications to classroom instruction will be created with collaboration between the general education/special education teachers including giving instructions one at a time with repeated instructions as often as needed. Arrange that the most difficult subjects are in the morning. Using color charts, visual aids, pictures to help Tiffany succeed.
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Students with learning disabilities in the regular classroom may have challenges that require special attention. If the teacher is able to identify the disabilities and the features associated with them then the teacher can tailor the lessons to meet the needs of the students. These may include differentiated instruction and facilitating an inclusive classroom which will see inclusive strategies employed that will cater to the needs of students with learning disabilities. These inclusive strategies can range from individualized learning programs to team and co-teaching. In some cases, the teacher can arrange for a special education teacher or arrange for a pull out program to assist students who have learning disabilities. Strategies that will also cater to learning disabilities may also include the use of technology. According to Ford 2013 ‘In some situations it may be best for students with LD to be taught in separate pull out classrooms with a teacher who can provide targeted skill instruction in areas where a student is struggling.’ ‘When provided appropriate support within this setting, many of these students can achieve academically and develop positive self-esteem and social skills. (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 1991). They also recommend that schools should ‘require in-service programs for all school personnel to give them the knowledge and skills necessary to provide education for students with learning disabilities in the regular education classroom.’ Schools should include activities to help participants learn strategies to meet individual needs of students, foster attitudes conductive to educating students with learning disabilities in the regular education classroom, and promote
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I really enjoy reading your post. Your thought process reminded a great deal of the conversation I had with the Special Education Teacher who is part of my SPED Team that I used as a resource to answer this DQ. It also reminded of my many years of training individuals in the corporate security field. I often found no matter how much classroom time I spent with my security students, it was the on the job or using your verbiage “day to day workings” where I found the most success in retaining knowledge and adaptive skills needed to complete specific tasks.
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