Based on my observation, I believe Mrs. Laura was the expertise and Mrs. Jan was the novice. Mrs. Laura was able to think in a larger, more meaningful pattern. When it came to teaching reading, Mrs. Laura was able to take the book and create different activities for the children to learn. She made it fun for the children to learn. When she created the different activities, she was able to target different goals such as spelling.…
Background Information Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was passed during the Civil Rights movement. The section served as an amendment to a document created by the Chicago Office of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The Vocational Rehabilitation and Other Rehabilitation Services, Section 794 provides individuals with disabilities, protection from discrimination within any organization or program that receives federal financial assistance. Before the Act, individuals were expected to deal with physical and mental disabilities without accommodations and received minimal assistance from society. Americans with disabilities, faced discrimination in schools, the job force, and living arrangements before the act was passed.…
For example, every Thursday, I assisted student A and depending on the situations, I did not know how to handle the circumstances. A regular classroom has to meet the needs of 22 other students while a special education class will provide the additional attention. Student B from the afternoon class has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which prevents the student from focusing and is unable to sit still for an extended period. The teacher will allow the student to sit at the table and draw. The student is not actively engaged in class and will fall further behind in school.…
1. Describe how Mrs. Taylor treats the development of an IEP for her students? How does this differ from the intent of IDEA? What are some reasons teachers or other professionals might become routine in the way they handle IEP development and annual review? Mrs. Taylor develops her students’ IEP by how her students do in their classrooms.…
Student 1: Adam Adam is an 8th grade student at Charleroi Middle School. Adam was diagnosed with Moyamoya disease. It is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area called the basal ganglia. The name “moyamoya” means “puff of smoke” in Japanese and describes the look of the tangle of tiny vessels formed to compensate for the blockage (“NINDS Moyamoya disease information page,” 2016). He has suffered three strokes leading to dystonia, a state of abnormal muscle tone resulting in muscular spasm and abnormal posture, and left hemiparesis, weakness of the entire left side of his body.…
EC students are not immune to punishment; they are however guaranteed services even if that is at the schools expense. Planning times should be used to differentiate your assignments to accommodate the requirement s of IEP’s. I see a disconnect between compliance and practice however. This was eye-opening for me, as a classroom teacher you must follow accommodations but you should work closely with the EC department and be receptive of their feedback of how to make this better for the EC students. I was amazed at how many teachers don’t take the time to do this.…
According to Bob’s 2015-16 academic school year Individual Education Program (IEP), Bob’s performance in his previous general inclusion classroom met each of his classroom goal. Bob mastered staying seated for a 30 minute instructional period when prompted less than three times and correctly solving Curriculum Based Measure of math numbers and operations composed of five multiple step word problems requiring two columns. Bob’s has academic strengths with reading third grade level material fluently, recognizing sight words through the third grade level, and reading short passages and identifies the main idea on the third grade level. Bob’s parent reported concerns of Bob’s classroom behavior. Bob is unable to stay stationary in a classroom…
"Major(s)/ Concentration(s)/ Minor(s)" "Human Development and Family Sciences/ Birth-Kindergarten/General Foods and Nutrition minor and Psychology Minor " Education "High School: Holland Hall, Liberal Arts College Preparatory School List Current College Status: Current Freshman " "Scholarly Activities " High School: I have taken Spanish language classes since I was in the first grade and continued through my Junior year of high school. College: I am currently at the University of Arkansas Bumpers Honors College. "Extracurricular Activities " "Spanish Club member I was a part of the Culture Fest committee, I led t-shirt design with my brother and I helped organize many meetings with my peers to prepare for our events Softball I…
Journal Article Critique The article that I chose to critique is Teacher-Mediated Instructional Strategies for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders by Regina Gilkey Hirn and Kristy L. Park. The purpose of this article was to discuss the use of teacher-mediated strategies to effectively teach students with emotional and behavioral disorders. To effectively manage the classroom, the teacher must establish structure and predictability within the classroom structure. The physical layout and routine within the classroom environment needs to be considered and well planned out.…
On Thursday October 5th, I was invited to participate in an IEP team meeting as the regular education teacher. This student has down syndrome, identified at birth, and is receiving services as intellectually disabled. This student is in a self-contained classroom therefore, his current teacher served as the special education teacher for the purposes of this meeting. The following people attended this meeting: Mrs. Katherine Fields (ARC Advocate), Dr. Neiman (Main speech therapist, over the phone), Mrs. Bennett (LEA representative), Mrs. Diggs (ACS EC Director, as a precaution because the parents expressed that they were not happy), Mrs. Sikes (Regular Education), Mrs. Bernard (Special Education Teacher), Mrs. Liles (Speech therapist),…
For this assignment, I observed Mrs. Walker, a 2nd grade teacher in Media Elementary. Mrs. Walker has been teaching for over 20 years and runs her classroom very well. This observation was conducted during my reading practicum during the spring semester and reflects her classroom of students during the 2015-2016 school year, during the morning block that was allotted for morning meeting, reading, writing, phonics, and the first block of math. Her class consisted of 26 students of many different backgrounds. There were students in her class that had IEP’s, 504’s, behavior support plans, and pullout services.…
My field work experience had started in the preschool and where I have done the majority of my observations thus far. In the preschool I was beginning to understand how the different of components of the preschool all had concepts of phycology through all aspects of the classroom. During my time I saw how Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, how students handled new information through various methods, and Vygotsky’s sociocultural perspective are incorporated through different sections of the classroom. The classroom was based that learning should not be a structured experience, but learning should be developed through play and exploration.…
One male child kept to himself most of the time. I found out later that he was new to the toddler room from the infant area. He was still adjusting. The ratio of teacher to child is 1 to 4.…
Focused observation reflection: The early childhood education, utilize their skills of observation on a continual basis. A good educator will recognize that regular observation can enhance their own teaching abilities and ultimately will have a positive impact in children they support. We don’t need to wait until there is a concern or problem in the program to being the process of observation. Systematic observations made by sensitive and knowledgeable educators are more powerful than any other technique in determining a child’s strengths and needs; knowing what to observe and recording the information for later reference is critical to good observation, often observations can be done unobtrusively in the child’s classroom setting as…
In the last assignment, I had observed a preschool classroom to see if it was up to ECERS standards. I wanted to explore the environment in the preschool room to make sure the children are having as much hands on experiences as possible and that they have enough space in the room to play and learn. Identify those factors also; helps make the process of setting up preschool centers easier. After meeting with the teachers about the things I seen in the classroom, the teachers took it upon themselves to talk to a manager on helping them to change things in the room. After a week, I went back into the classroom to see the changes the teachers have done and it looked great.…