Disability reflection
answering questions
DISABILITY REFLETION
Read the following article: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/03/how-teacher-training-hinders-special-needs-students/518286/
Use this article and your experience to write a reflection about the disabilities that you were exposed to these last two weeks and the article.
Your reflection should be 500 words or more and double-spaced. Remember to check grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
Your reflection should include, but is not limited to, the following questions:
What disability did you find most interesting to learn about?
Which one concerns you the most? Why does it concern you?
Think about your future classroom (or the one you have now). What ways can you accommodate students with disabilities in your classroom? (You can make a list)
What else do you want to learn about in this class to help you prepare to be a classroom teacher?
As a future administrator what can you do to help our teachers be more comfortable with having a child with a disability in their class?
Reflection on the article-how will you use this information in your classroom, with colleagues, with students?
Other: Haha moments as you read the article or heard the discussions from your classmates.
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In Fair’s class, she had disabled children whose education challenges ranged from learning deficit to behavioral disturbance disorders. I find behavioral disturbance disorder as the most interesting disorder. This disorder is a situation where an individual has an anti-social behavior, impulsiveness or even inattentiveness. In general, it is a situation where an individual is not able to cope with the routine of daily tasks, attention-seeking behaviors……………………………….
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