2. I would, first, ask my teacher to be patient with me. I would also suggest that my teacher put effort into getting to know his/her students; be aware of disabilities and learning challenges. In a "normal" classroom, it may not be possible to always give special attention , however, individual help greatly helps work through learning challenges. I would ask that my teacher help me discover ways to deal with the frustration that comes with these challenges. The frustration is often a huge factor in not being able to complete work.
3. When working with student who have learning challenges, I would first teach explicitly. Teaching explicitly would take some of the pressure of of the student to read and learn completely on their own. I would …show more content…
Expressive language difficulties are often seen in fourth grade because this is when expressive language is introduced, and required. Before fourth grade, thinking was very concrete. You would read about a black dog, and the following questions would ask what color the dog was. However, in fourth grade, thinking as well as text becomes more abstract. Answers are not always obvious anymore.
2. The first indicator of expressive language difficulty that a teacher would notice may be withdrawal in class. Because Sarah was embarrassed by her learning challenge, she stopped participating in class. This was unusual because or Sarah 's talkativeness outside of class. Another indicator of expressive language difficulty would be a student getting "tongue tied" when answering questions verbally. When Sarah answered questions, she stuttered, trying to express what she was thinking; but she could not "spit it out."
NATHAN V
1. "Word callers" are able to say words just as well as students who can read. However, the words are only being said, not read. Because of this seemingly good vocabulary and verbal skill, simply repeating books masked Nathan 's learning difficulty. Nathan 's parents never thought that Nathan could not read. They were very impressed with Nathan 's verbal and reading skills; not knowing, that he was simply repeating, not reading or
3. When working with student who have learning challenges, I would first teach explicitly. Teaching explicitly would take some of the pressure of of the student to read and learn completely on their own. I would …show more content…
Expressive language difficulties are often seen in fourth grade because this is when expressive language is introduced, and required. Before fourth grade, thinking was very concrete. You would read about a black dog, and the following questions would ask what color the dog was. However, in fourth grade, thinking as well as text becomes more abstract. Answers are not always obvious anymore.
2. The first indicator of expressive language difficulty that a teacher would notice may be withdrawal in class. Because Sarah was embarrassed by her learning challenge, she stopped participating in class. This was unusual because or Sarah 's talkativeness outside of class. Another indicator of expressive language difficulty would be a student getting "tongue tied" when answering questions verbally. When Sarah answered questions, she stuttered, trying to express what she was thinking; but she could not "spit it out."
NATHAN V
1. "Word callers" are able to say words just as well as students who can read. However, the words are only being said, not read. Because of this seemingly good vocabulary and verbal skill, simply repeating books masked Nathan 's learning difficulty. Nathan 's parents never thought that Nathan could not read. They were very impressed with Nathan 's verbal and reading skills; not knowing, that he was simply repeating, not reading or