Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MIMAROPA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ORIENTAL MINDORO
PINAMALAYAN WEST DISTRICT
BACUNGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINAMALAYAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO
REFLECTION

LAC Session on the Role of Teachers in Managing Pupils with Disabilities

May 5, May 12 2023 @ 3:00-4:30 PM

As an educator you will come in contact with and be responsible for the educational needs of
children with different disabilities. These children will also require a variety of different services,
modifications and accommodations in their educational experiences. Knowledge of each type of disability
and the specific needs of the children with that disability is very important that every teacher should be
aware of. Categories of disabilities include: autism, deaf-blindness, emotional disturbance, hearing
impairment (including deafness), mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other
health impairment, Specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury or
visual impairment (including blindness).Teachers play an important role in managing these kind of learner.
Several steps must be followed. 1. Identification of the children with disabilities in the classroom. 2.
Referring the identified to the experts for further examination and treatment. 3. Accepting the children with
disabilities. 4.Developing positive attitude between normal and disabled children. 5. Placing the children in
the classroom in proper places so that they feel comfortable and are benefited by the classroom interaction.
6. Removing architectural barriers wherever possible so that children with disabilities move independently.
7.Involving the children with disabilities in almost all the activities of the classroom. 8. Making suitable
adaptation in the curriculum transaction so that the children with disabilities learn according to their ability.
9. Make use of parental guidance and counselling and public awareness program through school activities.
10. Collaborating with medical and physiological doctors, social works, parents and special teachers to
understand better how to deal with differently abled children. 11. Adaptation in evaluation for children with
special needs. 12. Providing remedial instruction to the children who require it.
What I realized in this session was that, every teacher plays an important role in every student's life but with
the differently-abled students, they need to be more vigilant. A teacher has to arrange a different learning
environment for them.
I have to make assessments, activities short and concise so that they will be able to do them more easily.
Every student is born with a special talent so the teacher helps them to know their strongest point if they are
weak in other sections. That teacher helps in creating a support network to make sure that they are helping
one another in getting things done. That is how a teacher should facilitate the learning of differently-abled
children.

JOANNA F. FERRER
Teacher III

Bacungan Elementary School, 5208

Bacungan, Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
Cellphone No.: 09122244318 / Email Address: cecilia.valdez009@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
MIMAROPA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ORIENTAL MINDORO
PINAMALAYAN WEST DISTRICT
BACUNGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINAMALAYAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO

REFLECTION

LAC Session on the Role of Teachers in Managing Pupils with Disabilities

May 5, May 12 2023 @ 3:00-4:30 PM

As an educator you will come in contact with and be responsible for the
educational needs of children with different disabilities. These children will also
require a variety of different services, modifications and accommodations in their
educational experiences. Knowledge of each type of disability and the specific needs
of the children with that disability is very important that every teacher should be
aware of. Categories of disabilities include: autism, deaf-blindness, emotional
disturbance, hearing impairment (including deafness), mental retardation, multiple
disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, Specific learning
disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury or visual
impairment (including blindness).

Teachers play an important role in managing these kind of learner. Several

steps must be followed. 1. Identification of the children with disabilities in the
classroom. 2. Referring the identified to the experts for further examination and
treatment. 3. Accepting the children with disabilities. 4.Developing positive attitude
between normal and disabled children. 5. Placing the children in the classroom in
proper places so that they feel comfortable and are benefited by the classroom
interaction. 6. Removing architectural barriers wherever possible so that children
with disabilities move independently. 7.Involving the children with disabilities in
almost all the activities of the classroom. 8. Making suitable adaptation in the
curriculum transaction so that the children with disabilities learn according to their
ability. 9. Make use of parental guidance and counselling and public awareness
program through school activities. 10. Collaborating with medical and physiological
doctors, social works, parents and special teachers to understand better how to deal
with differently abled children. 11. Adaptation in evaluation for children with special
needs. 12. Providing remedial instruction to the children who require it.

What I realized in this session was that, every teacher plays an

important role in every student's life but with the differently-abled
students, they need to be more vigilant. A teacher has to arrange a
different learning environment for them.

Bacungan Elementary School, 5208

Bacungan, Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
Cellphone No.: 09122244318 / Email Address: cecilia.valdez009@deped.gov.ph
 I have to make assessments, activities short and concise so that
they will be able to do them more easily. Every student is born with a
special talent so the teacher helps them to know their strongest point if
they are weak in other sections. That teacher helps in creating a support
network to make sure that they are helping one another in getting things
done. That is how a teacher should facilitate the learning of differently-
abled children.

ANNALIZA F. FIECAS
Teacher III

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