1. In the world of education, it isn’t possible for “one size” to fit everyone. For this reason, we don’t rely on one person to make every educational decision, one assessment to determine the appropriate services, or one teaching strategy to reach every student. This is an important concept to remember each and every day.
2. The child must always be the center of focus. Quantitative data (assessment scores) should never be the only factor in the decision-making process.
3. Under IDEA, there are 13 categories of disabilities. For a student to be eligible for special education services, they must fit the criteria of one or more of those categories.
4. It can be tricky to determine a student’s eligibility for special education services. Sometimes …show more content…
There are so many ways to measure and document student learning progress; there isn’t one right or wrong way. As a teacher, it is important to choose what works best for the students and the lessons being taught.
10. As teachers create tests, it is important for them to go through an organized process of evaluating specific phases including test development (checking to make sure the items on the test align with material covered during instruction), construction (working to ensure that all items are written properly), administration (monitoring the testing environment for reliability and consistency), and review (examining each item for accuracy and continuing to refine).
As I read Chapter 5, I was reminded of just how important it is to differentiate instruction in the everyday classroom. Students come to our classrooms “already differentiated,” so it only makes sense to change up the instruction based on their particular needs. This will be at the top of my priority list as a teacher. Teaching to the “middle” won’t be an option; I want to make sure that each of my students is given the best chance to learn and succeed. Throughout this chapter, I also gained a much greater understanding of how students are become eligible for special education services. I knew that it was an extensive process, but I wasn’t exactly sure what it looked like. As a special education teacher, I will be very involved in this entire process from the initial identification of the problem to the actual implementation of special education services and everything in
2. The child must always be the center of focus. Quantitative data (assessment scores) should never be the only factor in the decision-making process.
3. Under IDEA, there are 13 categories of disabilities. For a student to be eligible for special education services, they must fit the criteria of one or more of those categories.
4. It can be tricky to determine a student’s eligibility for special education services. Sometimes …show more content…
There are so many ways to measure and document student learning progress; there isn’t one right or wrong way. As a teacher, it is important to choose what works best for the students and the lessons being taught.
10. As teachers create tests, it is important for them to go through an organized process of evaluating specific phases including test development (checking to make sure the items on the test align with material covered during instruction), construction (working to ensure that all items are written properly), administration (monitoring the testing environment for reliability and consistency), and review (examining each item for accuracy and continuing to refine).
As I read Chapter 5, I was reminded of just how important it is to differentiate instruction in the everyday classroom. Students come to our classrooms “already differentiated,” so it only makes sense to change up the instruction based on their particular needs. This will be at the top of my priority list as a teacher. Teaching to the “middle” won’t be an option; I want to make sure that each of my students is given the best chance to learn and succeed. Throughout this chapter, I also gained a much greater understanding of how students are become eligible for special education services. I knew that it was an extensive process, but I wasn’t exactly sure what it looked like. As a special education teacher, I will be very involved in this entire process from the initial identification of the problem to the actual implementation of special education services and everything in