7/24/2019
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Lewis Striggles
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A student in my past class with Attention Deficit Disorder learning was affected in many ways. This particular student was not able to focus on several learning tasks, extremely continuously, disruptive to other student during their learning process in class. The student was unable to participate in center activities cooperatively. Technology was a tremendous support for this student, particularly because they watched an abundant amount of television away from the school learning environment. However, when the student was uninterested in technology anymore, they would feverishly distract, other students working on laptop computers as well other learning stations. I feel as a class we all learned the true meaning of patience, along with tier 2 and tier 3 interventions put in place to help them become a star student and have success in the classroom. 11:11 |
7/26/2019
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Lewis Striggles
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A few of the strategies that I would implement for sure would be differentiated assignments and graphic organizers. Like myself, students like variety...differentiated assignments allows that occur. Also, many students prefer working with a partner, but it sometimes does not allow you individually see what the student can perform on their own. Many lessons can be tailor made and by keeping scaffolding in place so each student can successfully, independently complete tasks or reach a goal to achieve success in the classroom. Graphic organizer are also great to use for many struggling student as well, because it is less intimidating, very hands on for those student who love drawing, it breaks lessons in to small digestible bites for an easier approach to learning content. They relate facts, terms and ideas within learning task. Graphic organizers teach separately, model, offer guided demonstration, allow independent practice and adequate time for practice. These would be two of the strategies I would most likely implement in my classroom.
A way I used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in my classroom was using the iPad to motivate positive behavior inside and outside the classroom. For example: The student really liked manipulating things...so in this case, math manipulatives motivated the student to complete tasks, classwork, etc. The iPad was perfect because the student preferred the touch features of the iPad instead of the the laptop computers, which did not have (C.A.) computer assisted touch screens. It became a great behavior motivating tool and allowed differentiation on several programs (iReady, iStation, etc.) to keep the student focused to complete the learning tasks, |
7/28/2019
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Lewis Striggles
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An example of adapted assessment I've successfully used in the past for students with disabilities was using adaptive materials, such as scissors, larger handled implements, larger modified materials, modified assignments, smaller written and picture drawn portions, peer assistance, directions given in alternative form and small steps with a modified grading rubric. |