Watch the four videos below and summarize what you have learned.
- Watch Neil Rubino's A day in the life of a Special Education teacher (10:00).
- Watch Amy Vogelsang's Teaching Special Education (2:00).
- Watch Krista Blessing in Teaching Special Needs Children : Tips on Teaching in a Special Education Classroom (1:30).
- Watch Reading Horizons What Works When Teaching Reading in Special Education Settings - Cyndie Fountaine (11:00).
In a day in the life of a Special Education teacher, the teacher said that everyday is going to be different. One students behavior can tick other students behavior. There will be different problems that you will have to address everyday. Time management is also very important.
Mrs. Vogelsang stated that the best part of teaching students is when you measure their progress and can see a difference in the students. You can see that the student has learned. The students can see the light and they feel good about themselves. This is also the most challenging part because the students make small progress over a period of time. Special needs students love using the SmartBoard and laptops help them with their writing skills. Mrs. Vogelsang also stated that being a special education teacher has to be in your heart and something that you really want to do. She said to go in with the attitude that you are going to make a difference in students lives and STAY POSITIVE!
Mrs. Blessings Tips:
- Set Up Room
- Make sure all required materials are in the classroom
2. Be Aware of Children Responses
- Some children will have different responses to different things
3. Talk to Parents
- Find out what has an adverse effect on students attitudes
- What makes them upset
- What makes them happy
4. Follow the IEP's
Mrs. Fountaine said that it is an experiment to try to find a program that works when teaching special education students reading. Reading Horizons is a program that gives step-by-step, clear instructions, which is what special education students need. There are a lot of things that even teachers are never directly taught. Reading Horizons lessons are supported by other resources and the print-outs are clear and straight forward. Students are able to understand what they are doing and it is easy for students to figure out their lesson.
Reading Horizons gives teachers the skill to teach decoding to students. It is easy to prepare the lessons. It has systematic instruction and proceeds in small increments. There is no greater feeling than when you see struggling students make progress.
"One students behavior can tick other students behavior. " Why did you use the word tick? I do not understand what you intend the reader to get from this statement.
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Interesting. Thoughtful.
This post gives useful information for what it is like to teach a special education class. This is helpful to give teachers an idea of what it may be like in that type of classroom if they find interest in possibly teaching in this classroom style one day. Good post.
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