As I pondered what question to research for this week, one
particular quote from the book stuck out in my mind. That was of "research shows that special needs students
appear to do better in regular classrooms than in special education settings,
recent surveys indicate that most teachers are still uncomfortable with special
education students in their classrooms because they feel that they do not have
the proper training to work with students with disabilities" (pg 75.) So after reading that quote over a few
times I decided that I would focus this week on what teachers can do to best
assist the children in their classroom who may suffer from learning
disabilities that keep them from learning at the same pace as the rest of the
students. The first thing I happened upon was that some students benefit from a
detailed outline of what will be happening that day in class so as a teacher if
you have a student with a disability, it may help both you and the student if
they know at the beginning of the day what to expect.
The next piece I
examined was that of having an aid in the classroom to work specifically with
that student throughout the day so that they do not fall behind. I have noticed
this in the past when I was in high school there were a few students who had
adults helping them with notes and such so that they could make it through the
class without falling behind.
The student may also
benefit from additional assistance outside of the classroom such as a tutor. If
possible it might also benefit the student to have the teacher stay after class
with them to go over the things that were learned that day and to give them
additional work to help them truly grasp the subject. I believe it is
incredibly important to make sure that students with disabilities get the
education that they deserve and so that is why I chose to research this for
this week’s blog topic.
Information Found Here:
No comments:
Post a Comment