This week we went back to a case study from a few weeks ago.
We had previously made an IEP for Nathan, a boy who struggled with reading and
comprehension as well as staying focused and not being distracted in class. We
were given three different assignments to make accommodations for him. As we
were writing out the accommodations they sounded pretty solid and like they had
enough detail. But then I thought about it for a moment and how it would
actually play out. If we did EXACTLY what we put on the paper, would he really
learn? Would it really go smoothly? Would it take too much time? So, then we
took a step back and re-evaluated the situation. We considered all the different
aspects of the classroom and how we were going to make thing work for Nathan
AND the rest of the whole class. We added a lot more detail to the instructions
and felt good about the changes. We are confident that if we gave our list of accommodations
to a teacher, it would really work in a classroom.
What this experience taught me is that we can’t cut corners.
It doesn’t work in any type of lesson plan, and it surely doesn’t work when
making accommodations for a student with special needs. There is no easy way
out for a teacher, that is life and I need to realize/accept that. I think
every teacher must feel a piece of the pure love of Christ to deal with what
they deal with and keep going in their job.
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