6/24/2022
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Shanon Braden
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I had a student with autistic characteristics and was very bright. He didn't like to confirm to group activities but was always listening. He would get his box of things he liked to play with while I gave instructions. After the class started, I encouraged him to try the craft. Most of the time, he would join the table with the small group and work on the craft. I gave him a little extra 1:1 and encouragement in the group, and he completed the projects and proudly displayed them. |
6/24/2022
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
Shanon Braden
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In assessing pre-k skills, I have used response cards to monitor, quizzing them periodically with writing names, pointing to letters, naming letters, etc. If the child has difficulty with fine motor skills, I have provided wide markers, or dry-erase markers and boards, or had the letters printed out and they just pointed. Another way I have monitored is through the use of journals, as they show a progression through the school year. Early drawings or letter scribbles, through better drawings and letters or invented spelling of words. |
6/24/2022
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
Shanon Braden
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I've used mnemonic strategies to help my kids learn letters by having them draw pictures that represent the letters of the alphabet. They think it's fun, and then we can review them year round. I've also used venn diagrams on chart paper that the kids help me fill in...for example in learning about healthy and nonhealthy foods and food groups. |