Special Education And Career Analysis

Throughout my early school years, I struggled to learn. I attended two different preschools, a kindergarten, and two different elementary schools, in two different states. During that time, I was evaluated for special education services and placed on a 504 plan at St. Albert the Great. With the adaptions and the help from my teachers, I was able to make grade level progress and move on high school, at Mercy Academy. During my years at Mercy, I learned to overcome my learning differences by asking for help from my peers and teachers. But also, I learned to self- advocate, work hard and study. Because I discovered how I learned and worked hard to achieve those goals, I graduated from Mercy with a 4.0 G.P.A. Also through Mercy’s service learning program, I got the opportunity to work with children and realize that I wanted to help children, like me, that had learning differences and challenges obtain their goals.
I kept that same drive and passion throughout my years at Indiana University Southeast, where I chose to obtain my bachelor’s degree in Special Education. I have worked hard to achieve my goals and …show more content…
I want to know about how teach reading to all grades, as my reading methods courses in undergraduate only taught strategies from kindergarten to 6th grade. I would like to know how to teach literacy to students at the secondary level and know specific reading intervention strategies to use with all students. I also want to grow professionally as a teacher. Earning a masters degree will allow for pay increases, professional development, and allowing myself to eventually take on a higher leadership position in my school. I want to change the lives of all students in my building to the best of my building, by becoming the best teacher I can possibly