Judith Evans
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2/17/2020
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Judith Evans
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I am currently retired. I had the unique experience of teaching in an elementary school for many years that was next to a middle school where I transferred to before retiring. I had a student from kindergarten through fifth grade and then again in sixth through eighth grade. He was disruptive and unable to follow directions for even very simple projects when very young. He had very limited vocabulary and motor skills. In elementary school, I had to seat him in close proximity to me to be sure I could keep him on task and repeat or reinforce expectations for the current lesson or activity. I would break lessons down into smaller, more simple sections with fewer directions or a “I do, you do, we do” approach to give positive feedback for confidence building. In middle school, he became much more of a challenge because he simply refused to cooperate to accomplish anything. I used peer supports to get him through his middle school years. I altered my teaching to provide skill building activities that would help with his fine motor skills and vocabulary improvement. He made it clear how much he disliked art but he would complete tasks to help raise his grades. In the end, I felt that we reached an understanding of sorts. |