My name is Heather Parker and I am a pre-service teacher and I am seeking advice or any suggestions that one might have in answering this question. How do I teach twenty-five regular education students while trying to teach three disabled students of which all have different needs? What techniques can be incorporated into everyday lessons so that I can work towards inclusion, not exclusion?
Re: Its the law!
Find out what their accommodation requirements are. Meet with the inclusion teacher and the special education case manager to discuss the best approach to meet their needs. Each child is different but you do not want to single out any of those children. Treat them like the others but meet those accommodations of the IEP. If its reduced content (give different assignments without other students having to see the papers), if its tutoring (do it during school or after school), if its extra reading (read silently to the child near the back of the class or in a resource room). I teach special ed in a classroom with 14 different IEPs and 14 different goals and objectives. It is easier to reach the common goals and alter when necessary to meet the needs of different students. Good lesson plans are essential and documentation is essential!
Good luck
Re: Teaching students with disabilites in the general educat
You can differentiate the lesson so that the students can
participate with the group. For instance, if everyone is working
on telling time some may be working on time to the hour, half-hour, or minute. Sometimes starting out whole group with the lesson, then rotating to small groups while students are working lets you work with each group where they are performing.
Re: Its the law!
Find out what their accommodation requirements are. Meet with the inclusion teacher and the special education case manager to discuss the best approach to meet their needs. Each child is different but you do not want to single out any of those children. Treat them like the others but meet those accommodations of the IEP. If its reduced content (give different assignments without other students having to see the papers), if its tutoring (do it during school or after school), if its extra reading (read silently to the child near the back of the class or in a resource room). I teach special ed in a classroom with 14 different IEPs and 14 different goals and objectives. It is easier to reach the common goals and alter when necessary to meet the needs of different students. Good lesson plans are essential and documentation is essential!
Good luck
You can differentiate the lesson so that the students can
participate with the group. For instance, if everyone is working
on telling time some may be working on time to the hour, half-hour, or minute. Sometimes starting out whole group with the lesson, then rotating to small groups while students are working lets you work with each group where they are performing.