Paula Kluth's blog can be found here. She has a ton of tips for making the classroom more inclusive.
So what creative ideas have you used in your classroom?
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Paula Kluth's blog can be found here. She has a ton of tips for making the classroom more inclusive.
So what creative ideas have you used in your classroom?
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I think that it is important to create a family atmosphere in your classroom at the very beginning of the year. Last year, I encouraged my students to treat each other as brothers and sisters. I also would always remind them of the Golden Rule, "do unto others as you would have them do unto you".
ReplyDeleteI think that is one of the best things you can do in your classroom is to develop a "family" environment where all students feel loved and cared for, and you also set the ground rules to be respectful to each other as well.
DeleteCasie- What a great topic, and I know we had a great discussion about this in our SPE class! We discussed that just because students are physically placed in an inclusion classroom does not mean that they are being included. We need to use differentiated instruction to help these students be successful, while being sure to make sure they do not feel "different". We need to use research-based practices that have been proven to promote success for student with disabilities. Some of these strategies include peer tutoring, small group instruction, frequent checks for understanding, accommodations for testing, and direct instruction. We have to look at each individual student to determine what his or her needs are, then determine the most effective and efficient way to meet those needs.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing some of the research-based practices to use in the classroom. I think it is so important to incorporate these strategies into the classroom. Not only have these practices been proven to work for students with disabilities, but these strategies are also beneficial to all students.
DeleteCasie,
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great blog topic. One thing I have realized from my experience in special education is that it is our job to provide our students with the tools they need to be successful. There are several types of tools we can use to help students with disabilities. A few that I have seen used in special education classrooms include larger print, text magnifiers, larger pencils with special grips, highlighted paper to help students learn to write, and text readers. We need to be sure that students are given appropriate accommodations that enhance their learning experience.
Thanks for sharing the different tools you have seen in the special education classroom! You are right about accommodations providing students with the tools to be successful and enhancing students learning experiences.
DeleteI shared this on Jahmarkus' page, but I thought I would add it here. Since I teach art, my experience with special needs students has been limited, but has taught me a lot. And the one thing that I did was to allow for their differences, and embrace them. I would introduce and give an art assignment to the whole class, but the special needs students didn't necessarily always do that assignment. And as long as their little hands were moving with crayon, marker, scissor, or whatever the material, I let them do whatever they were doing to develop their skills.
ReplyDeleteI did try to notice their capability level in the short time I got to know them, and I made sure they were not just taking them easy way out. But, I let them do whatever was developmentally appropriate for them.