Poor Communications Case Study
Educating our parents and students on learning disabilities, for many years learning disabilities were unidentified and when things aren’t identified they automatically fall into the “not normal “category. “Once a students is categorized with intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, or learning disabilities, that information will be forwarded to every new teacher in the child’s cumulative folder” (Henley & Ramsey & Algozzine, 2010). Labeling a student’s can be very awkward and uncomfortable for all parties. In order for the student to receive the affective communication skills need to take place,” identify the problem, communicate the message, decode the message and be open to engage in delouge” (Gallagher, Bagin, & Moore, 2012). My action plan to preventing students from feeling embarrassed and parents distressed about their child being labeled would be:
A) Early testing and mid testing
B) Parent observation / educate the parent
C) Tutor to help parents and teacher design an action plan for the student
Students should be given a test within the first two seeks of the academic year. This test will provide teachers a better understand where their students are. Test results should be given to parents, test …show more content…
Teachers and administration should encourage the opportunity to collaborate with parents on how to identify their student’s needs. After the student has received low testing scores and teachers have been aware of the student’s placement thus far parents should be able to observe their student. Most parents are in denial of their child education curve. This observation can take place during the class session provided or class session can be recorded, this will allow parents to see for themselves that their student is struggling. After parents observe parents can set up a meeting to debrief and ask
Educating our parents and students on learning disabilities, for many years learning disabilities were unidentified and when things aren’t identified they automatically fall into the “not normal “category. “Once a students is categorized with intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, or learning disabilities, that information will be forwarded to every new teacher in the child’s cumulative folder” (Henley & Ramsey & Algozzine, 2010). Labeling a student’s can be very awkward and uncomfortable for all parties. In order for the student to receive the affective communication skills need to take place,” identify the problem, communicate the message, decode the message and be open to engage in delouge” (Gallagher, Bagin, & Moore, 2012). My action plan to preventing students from feeling embarrassed and parents distressed about their child being labeled would be:
A) Early testing and mid testing
B) Parent observation / educate the parent
C) Tutor to help parents and teacher design an action plan for the student
Students should be given a test within the first two seeks of the academic year. This test will provide teachers a better understand where their students are. Test results should be given to parents, test …show more content…
Teachers and administration should encourage the opportunity to collaborate with parents on how to identify their student’s needs. After the student has received low testing scores and teachers have been aware of the student’s placement thus far parents should be able to observe their student. Most parents are in denial of their child education curve. This observation can take place during the class session provided or class session can be recorded, this will allow parents to see for themselves that their student is struggling. After parents observe parents can set up a meeting to debrief and ask