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    This document contains the answers to 5 questions about helping students with special needs in the classroom. For question 1, the answer discusses creating a positive learning environment, using resources like teaching assistants and technology, and developing individual education plans. Question 2 is answered by explaining how computers can help students with disabilities through captions, text-to-speech, and listening to books. Common disabilities that may be seen like autism and ADHD are covered in the answer to question 3. Question 4 is answered by discussing how to make the classroom a safe place through rules, respect, positive reinforcement, and accommodating student needs. For the final question, group work and learning stations are suggested as ways to teach to different learning styles.

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    This document contains the answers to 5 questions about helping students with special needs in the classroom. For question 1, the answer discusses creating a positive learning environment, using resources like teaching assistants and technology, and developing individual education plans. Question 2 is answered by explaining how computers can help students with disabilities through captions, text-to-speech, and listening to books. Common disabilities that may be seen like autism and ADHD are covered in the answer to question 3. Question 4 is answered by discussing how to make the classroom a safe place through rules, respect, positive reinforcement, and accommodating student needs. For the final question, group work and learning stations are suggested as ways to teach to different learning styles.

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    QUESTIONONE

    1.Writethequestion
    Howcanwehelpastudentthathasspecialneedsinourclassroom?

    2.Answerthequestion.
    Onewaythatteacherscanhelpstudentswithspecialneedsintheclassroom,
    istocreateapositivelearningenvironmentwhereeveryone'sneedsaresupported.
    Therearealsoresourcestohelpstudentswithspecialneeds,suchasteaching
    assistants,andtheuseoftechnology.SomestudentswithalsohaveanIEP
    (individualeducationplan)thathelpsaccommodatestudentsneedsiftheyre
    strugglinginclass.
    Studentswithspecialneeds,andlearningdisabilitiesneedastructured
    environmentthatsupportstheirlearningpotential.Asateacher,youneedto
    rememberthatifyourstudenthasalearningdisability,itdoesnotmeanthatthey
    cannotlearn.Itmeansthattheyneedtouseotherresourcesandadifferent
    instructionthatistailoredtotheirlearningabilities.(TeacherVision)Somestrategies
    withlearningdisabledstudentsinclude:
    -Useoralinstruction/giveoralexamsforstudentsthatmighthavereading
    disabilities
    -Progresscheckstoseewhereyourstudentsareintheclass
    -Providedirectinstructionsandinformationtohelptheirunderstanding
    -Repeatinstructions
    -Encouragecooperativelearningactivities
    -TeacherAidsforspecificstudents(TeacherVision)

    3.Listthesource(s)youusedtoformulateyouranswer.Youmaywanttouse
    classdiscussions,anddiscussionsafterclass
    Somethingthathelpedmeunderstandhowteacherscouldhelpstudentswith
    specialneedswasreadingthebookWonder,byRaquelJ.Palacio.Thisbookhelped
    megetagoodunderstandingofwhatitisliketobeastudentwithafacial
    deformity,andthestrugglesthatstudentswithspecialneedshaveintheclassroom.
    AnotherresourceIusedwasthewebsiteTeacherVision.
    - Cruze, J. (2013, July 1). Teaching Students with Special Needs: Advice for Teachers
    (Grades K-12). Retrieved May 01, 2017, from
    https://www.teachervision.com/special-needs/teaching-students-special-needs

    4.Writethenewquestionsthathavedevelopedasaresultofthisprocess.
    --HowcanIbeapositivesupportiveteacherforany/allstudents?

    QUESTIONTWO

    1.Writethequestion
    Howcantechnologyhelpstudentswithspecialneeds

    2.Answerorpartiallyanswerthequestion

    Teacherscanusetechnologytohelpbenefitalloftheirstudents,however
    technologycanbeparticularlybeneficialtostudentsthathavespecialneeds.
    Computershavecertainsettingsthatcanhelppeoplethataredeaf,andblindby
    usingcaptions,orhavingthecomputerspeaktoyou.Thiscanalsohelpastudent
    thatstruggleswithreadingbecauseithelpsthembylisteningtothebook.

    3.Listthesource(s)youusedtoformulateyouranswer.Youmaywanttouse
    classdiscussions,anddiscussionsafterclass

    Wedidafewworksheetsontechnology,andwaysthatwecanusetechnologyin
    theclassroom.

    4.Writethenewquestionsthathavedevelopedasaresultofthisprocess.

    -Whataresomeothercomputerprogramscanhelpstudentswithspecialneeds?


    QUESTIONTHREE
    1.Writethequestion
    WhatresomedifferentdisordersordisabilitieswillIseeintheclassroom?

    2.Answerorpartiallyanswerthequestion.
    Asateacheryouhavetobereadyforanythingthatcomesthroughyourdoor.
    Whetherit'sastudentwithafacialdeformitylikeAugust,orastudentthatmight
    haveADHD.Alwaysbeonyourtoes.Manydisabilitiesarenotvisiblesoyoualways
    havetobeonyourtoes.SomedisabilitiesImightseeintheclassroomare
    - Autism
    - Autismisadisabilitythataffectscommunication,theformationof
    relationships,andusinglanguageinabstractways(AutismSpeaks)
    - Asateacheryoucanhelpastudentwithautismby:
    - Givingstraightforwardandsimpleinstructions
    - Teachspecificsocialrules
    - Askclarifyingquestions
    - Settingadailyroutine
    - ADHD
    - ADHDisadisorderthataffects10%ofallchildren.Boysare3times
    morelikelytohaveADHDthangirlsare.ADHDaffectssomeone's
    abilitytofocus.Theyarealsohyper-active,andactout.(KidsHealth)
    - AsateacheryoucanhelpstudentswithADHDby
    - Displayingclassroomrules
    - Teachingsocialrules
    - Avoidingsarcasm
    - RepeatinstructionsandCheckyourUnderstanding

    3.Listthesource(s)youusedtoformulateyouranswer.Youmaywanttouse
    classdiscussions,anddiscussionsafterclass
    Wetalkedaboutthedisordersthatwesawinthebookwereadthroughoutclass.
    WondershowedushowAugustfeltthroughoutthebook.Ialsousedthewebsites
    KidsHealth,andAutismSpeakstoassistmyfindingsonthisquestion.
    - Hasan, S. (Ed.). (2014, July). What Is ADHD? Retrieved May 01, 2017, from
    http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/adhd.html

    4.Writethenewquestionsthathavedevelopedasaresultofthisprocess.
    -Howdoesmainstreamingastudentwithspecialneedsaffecttheentireclassroom?
    Aretherebenefits?

    QUESTIONFOUR

    1.WritetheQuestion
    WhatcanIdotomaketheclassroomasafeplaceforeveryone?

    2.Answerorpartiallyanswerthequestion
    Talkingaboutcertainsituationsthatarehappeninginclasscanmakeitasafeplace
    forallstudents.Havingcertainsetrulesandboundariesforyourclasscanalsohelp
    theclassenvironmentfeelassafeandassupportiveaspossible.Itsveryimportant
    thatwerespecteveryoneintheclassroomaswell.AsateacherIwillalwaysrespect
    mystudents,asIexpectthesamefromthem.Ialsobelievestronglyinpositive
    reinforcementforpositiveactions.AnotherwayIcanmaketheclassroomsafeis
    providingallstudentswiththecorrectmaterialstosucceed.IfIhaveastudentwith
    specialneedsIwilllookintowaysIcanbeaneffectiveteacherforthem,andsee
    whatneedstheymightrequire.

    3.Listthesourcesyouneedtoformulateyouranswer.Youmaywanttouse
    classdiscussionsanddiscussionsafterclass.
    OnethingthathelpedformulatethisanswerisreadingthebookWonder.Itshowed
    howsometeachershelpedmaketheclassroomabetterspaceforAugust.

    4.OtherQuestions
    Howcanateacherpreventbullyingintheclassroom?ArethereanyactivitiesIcould
    dotoprovideapositiveandsafeenvironment?

    QuestionFive

    1.Statethequestion
    HowcanIbethemostbeneficialteacherforeveryone,andalsoteachtoeveryone's
    needs?

    2.Partiallyanswerthequestion
    Onewaythatwecanteachtoeveryone'sneedsisdoingstations,andgroupwork.
    Thiswaystudentscanhelpeachotherlearn,andlearninstationshelpslearnwith
    differentlearningstyles.Thistypeofteachingisoftencalledtheprogressisttheory
    ofeducation.ThistheoryistheonethatIrelatetothemost.

    3.Listothersources
    Wedidaclassactivitythatfoundalessonplan.Ifoundafewlessonplansthathave
    includedtheotherlearningstyles.

    4.Otherquestions.
    Whataresomelessonplansthatteachtoeveryone'sspecificlearningstyle.

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