2/8/2022
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Tracy Sellers
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I had a student in my class identified as SLD and it affect her ability to process directions given as whole class instruction. It made it difficult for her to understand the expectations and complete assignments. I ended up writing step by step directions on the board in addition to providing a visual model of the desired outcome. Not only did this help this particular student, but it improved the overall end result for all my students. |
5/13/2022
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
Tracy Sellers
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My student had specific learning disabilities, and therefore had a difficult time processing verbal directions. I wrote steps to follow on the board so all students had a reference of what needed to be completed, and provided a visual model of the end result so students could see what their product should resemble in the end. |
5/22/2022
Topic:
Tools and Strategies
Tracy Sellers
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Two strategies that I would like to implement into the classroom would be mnemonic instruction and guided notes. I like the idea of using visuals or verbal prompts to help students retain information. If I can make it fun to remember key details, I feel the students will have a higher retention rate and better understanding of what I am teaching. I also like the guided notes to encourage student participation in the learning process and so that they will have a written document to refer back to. |
5/22/2022
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Tracy Sellers
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I have previously had a student with ADHD who struggled with taking tests. The anxiety that came along with the expectations of sitting still for a certain period of time, remaining quiet and calm, and focusing his attention to the task at hand to give his best performance was overwhelming for him. Testing accommodations that benefited him were using an alternative location to take the assessment to minimize distractions for him and others around him, the use of frequent breaks to allow brief movement and refocusing activities, and having test questions read to him to eliminate any additional stress of misreading the information. |