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During my time observing in the special education room I got to see a read aloud where the teacher attempted to get all the students engaged in the lesson, to the best of their ability. The teacher would ask questions after reading each page, and had the students turn the page and make connections to the text. There were four students in the classroom at the time, and they were corrected if any errors were made during the reading, and they were encouraged to participate (to the best of their abilities.)
Classroom organization was critical to these students’ safety and success. The small group area was centered in the room with their “centers” along the outside of the room, including a swing area with lots of mats, some interactive toys for counting, colors, and sounds. Each student is teamed with an aide, and during the time I was in they were sitting in a row listening to the main teacher read the story, so they could interact with each other when necessary, and with their aides. The classroom setting and layout is focused on the students’ safety first and foremost. The use of materials for these students was very limited, they created a caterpillar out of …show more content…

No Thank You, do not do that and other negative phrases were used, which did not have a positive effect on the students’ behavior. If a situation could be unsafe for a student or an aide, moving away from the student occurred until they calmed down, and talking to them from a distance. Finally, if in their IEP resistance was used, if a student took something that they were not supposed to touch or take, it was removed from their hands by an aide. This of course ends the behavior but it is not effect in explaining why they should not be doing the behavior. All the strategies used for negative behavior are necessary to ensure these students stay safe and the aides are safe as

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