What are the 13 areas of exceptionality listed in the text?
Choose
2 or 3 areas of exceptionality that are unique to the students you work
with and explain how they are best served in the classroom.
What
and who are the minimum members included on a special education team
and what does each bring to the table in making decisions for an individualized education plan?
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1. List of Exceptionalities include: autism, deaf-blindness, deafness, emotional disturbances, hearing impairment, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, specific learning disability, speech and language impairment, and traumatic brain injury.
ReplyDelete2. Some of the students I work with have speech and language impairments and multiple disabilities. Most do the same as peers with little modification, and some need to have the material modified more, such as mirroring what their peers are studying.
3. I believe the minimum number on a SpEd team is five.
Psychologist- gives and interprets standardized & cognitive tests. They observe the student, compile student data and family history and set up interventions and behavior managements. Administrator- oversees the SpEd dept. and makes administrative decisions. The General Ed. teacher- provides information about how the student does in the classroom. Parent- provides information about student strengths, limitations, health, and social aspects of the student. The Special Ed teacher tests the student, works with the General Ed teacher to provide instruction for the student, makes modifications and adaptations, and makes sure that the IEP is being followed.
while the book clearly stated the five. i believe that para's should be included. being a para, i have found that i can also be an outlet for my special education teacher. My teacher may or may not be able to be in a classroom or may need what i call a "brain break" and i can step in to supervise or be an ear. :)
DeleteHow do you mirror what the peers are studying and modify for a speech impairment. and what do you do when you cannot understand the student? I work with a Speech impaired student and sometimes i can't understand what they says and i feel bad because i think they get frustrated with me and themselves.
The SpEd teacher will usually get material that is more on the student's level and make worksheets similar to what the rest of the class is doing. It may not be at grade level, but it allows the student to participate in Science and Social Studies classes. Speech impairments can be frustrating. I had a student several years ago that could have almost all worksheets and class assignments modified to true/false or multiple choice questions. The student then just chose an icon (in this case, a bingo disc) with the letters printed on them to match their answer.
DeleteIt is very hard we have one we read write words sounds sayings everything and it's hard because we feel like they get angry with us because where trying to help them
DeleteIt is hard for us, but imagine how frustrating it is for the student. The longer I spend with a student, the better I am able to understand what they are trying to communicate.
Delete1] The 13 areas of exceptionality are as follows: Autism, Deaf-blindess, Deafness, Emotional Disturbance, Hearing Impairment, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Orthopedic Impairment, Other Health Impairments, Specific Learning Disability, Speech and Language Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, Visual Impairment.
ReplyDelete2] I work with a student who has ADHD, and one of the modifications that we use to best serve this student is to take them out of the classroom during tests. We are allowed to give the student their test and this gives them their best chance of doing well because there is no distraction and i am able to refocus said student on the task at hand and give appropriate prompts to help them be successful. I also work with a hearing impaired student. This student has a cochlear implant and although i am not in the classroom with this student, this student has a device that helps them to hear and a magnified level to better understand. i also work on vocabulary with this student since they may or may not know the name, however they may know the function of said word.
3] The minimum number of members that need to be included in a Special Education Team are 5.
The Psychologist who is responsible for interpretation of testing, checking on mental and emotional wellbeing/health and among other things, observation of a student and student's family.
The Special Education Teacher who oversees implementation of the IEP, defines the expectation of their para's and develops modifications and implements them for use of the student.
The Classroom Teacher who gives the referral for specific student to possibly be implemented into Special Education. Works with the paras to ensure success with student and can give information regarding students work habits in class as well as their overall wellbeing in the classroom.
The Parent and/or Guardian. I believe they are most important because they have to approve placement into the Special Education program. Parents can also provide more intimate information regarding their child from strengths and weaknesses to health and emotional levels.
The Administrator who is responsible for making class schedules, coordinating inservice training for staff and providing support for all staff including the Special Education teacher and the inclusive setting we try to implement.
More than a village an army we stay busy
DeleteI agree that it takes a lot staff to help these special needs students but that's what we need to do for these children in order for them to get to where they need to be in their education.
DeleteIt takes a village, huh!
ReplyDeleteIt is hard for us or me to just choose two to three topics because every day in a class or working one on one with a student we use all of them we work in class on words speech hearing following directions staying on task we have anger hearing speech and ADHD it's hard to say which one works the best but it is used in or out class period it's nice with the team we have and working together it's also nice our teacher observes to see maybe what we can try or do different we try many things severel times in a period of time
ReplyDeleteThe minimum members of an IEP team are dependent on whether or not it is a 3 year reevaluation, in which the school psychologist is involved or an annual IEP meeting, in which the special education teacher, general education teacher and principal/or someone designated as the LEA (Local Education Agency)are involved. When a student reaches 14 they are also invited to the meeting.
ReplyDeleteThe thirteen areas of exceptionality are Autism, Deaf-Blindness, Deafness, Emotional Disturbance, Hearing Impairment, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Orthopedic Impairment, Other Health Impairments, Specific Learning Disability, Speech and Language Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, Visual Impairment (including blindness.
ReplyDeleteI have two students that have Other Health Impairments and Specific Learning Disabilities. One of my students has ADD he is included with his class he is put to work with them do his part. We tell him that he needs to do his part because this is a group activity. Even though he has ADD this seems to get him to calm down because he is up and moving and having discussions and not just setting there doing nothing which probably cause his ADD to become more of.
My other students that have Learning Disabilities are kept in class to participate in class discussions and if they have to do group work they stay in class as well. I help them when it is there turn to do their part to better understand the material. If they are assigned an assignment we sometimes take them out of class to help them one on one to be more interactive with them. There are times we ask the student if they would like to stay in class or leave we give them that option so that they can feel more independent and makes them feel good because even though they may have a Learning Disability they still have options out there.
My supervisor and I set together to see what better suits that individual student. We see what goals we have for them and what they are capable of. We include other paras that are with us and the student’s teacher to see what can be done for a special needs student making sure that we do what’s best for them and making sure that the student is going to get the most out of the classroom assignments.
I agree with you when they are doing group work that they should give their input. I also feel that student with Learning Disabilities have many options out there to help them succeed in life and become more independent of themselves.
DeleteThe 13 areas are Autism, Deaf-Blindness, Deafness, Emotional Disturbance, Impairment, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Orthopedic, Impairment, Other Health Impairments, Specific Learning Disability, Speech and Language Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Visual Impairment ( including blindness).
ReplyDeleteOne of the student that I work with has Specific Learning Disabilities. While in class he participates in classroom group work, class discussion, and teachers lecturing. When he has individual work I take him out to our homeroom. There we help go over the material and explain it so it helps him better understand it.
The other student that I work with also has Specific Learning Disabilities. He stays more of his time in classrooms to get teachers lectures, class discussions, and group work. There are times that we stay in class to get daily work done. If it requires more explaining or needs modifications then we take him out to our homeroom to help him better understand the material.
The Sp. Ed. Teachers makes sure that the IEP's are being followed and instructs their paras to follow through.
Administers help with making IEP's and help with decision making and makes sure the Sp. Ed. Teachers follow them.
Parents/ Guardians give information on the their child about health and social issues.
Teachers make the referral due to students classroom performance.
Psychologist do the testing and observing of the student.
I agree that staying in class for most of the hour is a great way for them to participate and when you pull them out and asks them questions you get a better understanding of what they are learning and understanding during that class.
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