1/25/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Jodi Wells
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In the past I had a student in Kindergarten who struggled to stay focused and was quickly falling behind. I quickly shared what I was observing to our student services and we began doing some different testing and began to try to see where specifically we could help him. Among the other challenges, this student scored very low on the vision test and needed immediate attention and glasses to help. Unfortunately, his guardian was not cooperative and did not respond to the request for his visual needs. After working through Child Services we were finally able to get him glasses that helped his vision a great deal. However, there were still things I was able to do to support him. I was able to move his seat to the front of the room and regularly check with him if he was comfortable with the material we were using. I was able to verbally explain things that were more difficult for him to see as well as take verbal answers from him when he wasn't able to participate using his vision only. This student gained confidence and was better able to participate in class with glasses and these simple accommodations. |
1/25/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Jodi Wells
|
In the past I had a student in Kindergarten who struggled to stay focused and was quickly falling behind. I quickly shared what I was observing to our student services and we began doing some different testing and began to try to see where specifically we could help him. Among the other challenges, this student scored very low on the vision test and needed immediate attention and glasses to help. Unfortunately, his guardian was not cooperative and did not respond to the request for his visual needs. After working through Child Services we were finally able to get him glasses that helped his vision a great deal. However, there were still things I was able to do to support him. I was able to move his seat to the front of the room and regularly check with him if he was comfortable with the material we were using. I was able to verbally explain things that were more difficult for him to see as well as take verbal answers from him when he wasn't able to participate using his vision only. This student gained confidence and was better able to participate in class with glasses and these simple accommodations. |
1/25/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Jodi Wells
|
In the past I had a student in Kindergarten who struggled to stay focused and was quickly falling behind. I quickly shared what I was observing to our student services and we began doing some different testing and began to try to see where specifically we could help him. Among the other challenges, this student scored very low on the vision test and needed immediate attention and glasses to help. Unfortunately, his guardian was not cooperative and did not respond to the request for his visual needs. After working through Child Services we were finally able to get him glasses that helped his vision a great deal. However, there were still things I was able to do to support him. I was able to move his seat to the front of the room and regularly check with him if he was comfortable with the material we were using. I was able to verbally explain things that were more difficult for him to see as well as take verbal answers from him when he wasn't able to participate using his vision only. This student gained confidence and was better able to participate in class with glasses and these simple accommodations. |
1/30/2019
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Jodi Wells
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I can implement both Peer Partners and Graphic Organizers to support students with disabilities in my class. I could use Peer Partners by pairing students together where they can learn together as they model for each other the new skill. Students often assist each other while giving immediate feedback. I can also use Graphic Organizes to lay out an assignment and show its order and connection. This will help all students along with students with disabilities to understand the steps need to complete the assignment. |
1/30/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Jodi Wells
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I have student with some learning delays among some other disabilities. I typically would allow her to sit in a side room for assessments where she could focus more and have more time. Often I would just encourage her to try and overcome the fear that she may have a "wrong" answer. She showed improvement over the year and gained confidence as well. |