I am a fifth grade teacher in a public school in Western Massachusetts. The new school year will be starting in a little under three weeks. My school has a very diverse population, which includes racial, ethnic, cultural, and language differences.
Typically, my class includes students who represent some or all of the above characteristics. Seeing that I am the inclusion specialist, I will work with children this year that will have a myriad of disabilities. I have learned that I will have a child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech this year.
I have never taught a child with this particular disability, nor did I learn about this disability in college or workshops. In addition, the family recently emigrated from China; therefore they …show more content…
One way I can try to address this issue would be to find online resources that assist in translating information into a person’s primary language, such as Google translator. In addition, the families may not feel confident to come to the school to work with me to develop lessons to share the bilingual or cultural differences due to the language barriers. I can continue to encourage them to come in and make them feel welcome in the school …show more content…
Also, they may have several foster children in which they are trying to develop relationships within the family dynamic. Plus, foster children don’t necessarily always stay in the same household for extended periods of time. If the child is disruptive he or she may get moved to a variety of homes. I would make sure to stay in constant communication via phone or email with the family and the social worker, who would be assigned to this child, to make sure they are aware of the child’s
Typically, my class includes students who represent some or all of the above characteristics. Seeing that I am the inclusion specialist, I will work with children this year that will have a myriad of disabilities. I have learned that I will have a child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech this year.
I have never taught a child with this particular disability, nor did I learn about this disability in college or workshops. In addition, the family recently emigrated from China; therefore they …show more content…
One way I can try to address this issue would be to find online resources that assist in translating information into a person’s primary language, such as Google translator. In addition, the families may not feel confident to come to the school to work with me to develop lessons to share the bilingual or cultural differences due to the language barriers. I can continue to encourage them to come in and make them feel welcome in the school …show more content…
Also, they may have several foster children in which they are trying to develop relationships within the family dynamic. Plus, foster children don’t necessarily always stay in the same household for extended periods of time. If the child is disruptive he or she may get moved to a variety of homes. I would make sure to stay in constant communication via phone or email with the family and the social worker, who would be assigned to this child, to make sure they are aware of the child’s