Michael Scott
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12/28/2021
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Michael Scott
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I teach TV Production in middle school. I have three students currently one class with a wide range of disabilities. I will focus on one student who is bipolar, ADHD, and has a primary disability of SLD.
Some of the main manifestations I see in class are an inability to process language both verbally and visually. The students reading ability is very low and their vocabulary bank is limited. I notice the student while very outgoing and expressive, is very insecure and tentative when encountering tasks such as reading a tele-prompter or formulating questions for an interview. Her "casual" banter is very self focused and they have a hard time getting out of their needs and desires in conversations.
Some accommodations I have put in place are I have them anchor the show either with me or a very strong reader. I sit with the student and discuss questions for interviews. I prompt them to think what does the audience what to know? What would a 6th grader find interesting about this? How does the person your interviewing feel about the topic, what are they trying to say? |