Mild Disabilities

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The overview of the article is that all teachers both general education and special education should work together whenever it is possible and as much as possible. It also tells about how teachers should include social skills along with academic skills and the academics of school. This is also talks about students with mild disabilities. This article tells how important the social aspect is as important as the academic aspect of education. It tells the three levels in details and how they should be used and what all entails in each level. It tells about the social difficulties of children with mild disabilities, a social support structure, creating an accepting classroom environment, creating a place or voice for each student in the classroom, …show more content…
This article could have spent more time on explaining some ideas that could be used to encourage students with mild disabilities to be social. Also this article could set more of a different tone in the writing, it seems to just drag on and not as enticing. This article could have provided more details on how to tell if a student is mildly disabled and needs the encouragement to be social or if the child is just more of a shy child who doesn’t like talking to others. The article had lots of information from other people as there was a lot of in-paper citations. The article is interesting to learn that there are social levels to help with students who are mildly disabled. This article has some important points on making sure that the mildly disabled students are supported to help them not just in school but also in the “real …show more content…
I will always consider all of the options that a child could learn and how they comprehend information when giving tests or other forms of application. I will use all of the information that I have gained in my professional development to make sure that all students have the best experience in my classroom not just with academics buts also the social and entertainment parts of learning. I will put all of the learning about how different every student is and apply it when I am teaching and when it comes to giving students notes for class. I will make all of my lessons using the knowledge that I have gained from my professional development. I will use the information to help the students and myself to have a successful year. I will include all of the techniques that were taught when it comes to writing lessons along with always having multiple backup plans. I will use the information that I learned about IEP’s when I am having to fill them out. I will try to include art in with my subjects. I will use all that I have learned to show the principal that I am well qualified to be a teacher in that school district and that I am a good teacher to keep around. I will use the information to make the school system a better

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