Inclusive Classroom Behavior Study

1. Why are effective management and communication important for success as a special education teacher? “One of the essential roles of special education teachers is coteaching and working with other professionals, as well as communicating with family members and between special education teachers and other school-related professionals(Vaughn & Bos, 2015, p. 114)”. With the importance of a least restrictive environment special education and general education teachers are working together in a classroom with varying levels and abilities of learners. It is vitally important to have an effective relationship between the two teachers while developing and implementing lesson plans for learners with special needs. The physical space and dynamics of the classroom should fit the needs of the students and the established procedures should ensure a highly functional environment. Importantly, educators need to communicate to families “encouragement about what they can do at home and about an effective plan for providing instructional supports for their child(Vaughn & Bos, 2015, p. 114)”.

If a student is not successful in Tier 3, he/she will be considered for special education testing. The classroom teacher is responsible for communicating is developed through the School Assessment Team (S.A.T.), which is comprised of the school administrators, the teacher of the student being assessed, reading specialist, interventionist, ESL teacher, special education teacher, speech teacher school, psycologist and social worker. Based on the findings, a home visit with a translator, special education teacher and social worker will perform a home visit. This is in order to determine where the child is developmentally in language and academically. The instructional team will also monitor instruction and provide feedback. Encore time embedded into the resource schedule for students will provide additional support for students as needed. The Response to Intervention (RTI) and the S.A.T. will work with teachers to meet the needs of the learner. School audits and walk -through will be on

Mandy Sanguigni SED 201-Mrs. Dean November 27, 2015 Interview Question Interview with a Special Education Teacher 1. Why did you choose to teach students with disabilities? The special education teacher interviewed, did not expect to teach special education when she graduated college. She got a job helping at a personal home with children ages 5-6 years old

This article was found using a search on EBSCOhost through the College of William and Mary’s library database. Watson and Bellon-Harn clearly lay out specific steps to begin a journey of collaborative teaching between speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and classroom teachers. The intended audience of the article is primarily two groups—SLPs and kindergarten classroom teachers. It offers many detailed examples and suggestions as to how an SLP can contribute to the early readers learning experience. First, the article explains Response to Intervention (RTI). Then it transitions into the six steps SLPs and kindergarten teachers must follow to find success as a collaborative team. The article concludes with specific steps for planning lessons

Walking into a classroom for first time as teacher rather than a student, was a a very exciting yet anxious moment for me. I had the pleasure to work with the voluntary pre-kindergarten students at Sheehy Elementary in Tampa, Florida. The students were very welcoming and opened up to

From the first day a child is born, parents are there to nurture their child, to support them as they grow and develop. There is a lot to learn about raising a child under normal circumstances, but when a child has special needs parents must learn this whole new language of medical and special education terms (Overton, 2005). Parents enter this new world where navigating for the best interest of their child is riddled with challenges and obstacles that they need to somehow overcome. This is especially true when parents are dealing with the special education program in their child’s school.

The article discusses the important role of staff development in full inclusion settings. The study was conducted in three kindergarten classrooms during the 1991-1992 school year (Pankake & Palmer, 1996). Each kindergarten class fully included a student with severe multiple disabilities. Pankake and Palmer (1996) aimed to discover the concerns of the kindergarten teachers and if these concerns could be met with the help of a special education specialist. The method used for this study were informal interviews, notes on each case, staff reports and observations (Pankake & Palmer, 1996). The findings showed that professional development should meet the teachers’ immediate needs because it is a reassurance that their concerns are being met with

We believe that our Head Start classrooms is the ideal place for children with disabilities to begin to socialize with their peers in a setting of acceptance and inclusion. We recognize that parents are their children’s primary teachers and nurturers. The Disability Services Coordinator will work closely with the early childhood education and family

I think that all the strategies mentioned in the readings are very important, they are design to help the students in their learning process in very unique ways. However, one of the strategies that I would use within the inclusion classroom is accommodations and modifications. Many students have different needs in the classroom and doing the necessary accommodations and modifications to help them reach their full potential is one strategy that as an educator I will use. For example, making sure the student who has hearing loss be sitting in the front aisle close to where I will be standing, keeping the door close to reduce extraneous noises. The use of technologies such as the FM system and remote microphones also will help have a better communication

Workplace Assessment Working as an assistant teacher at a head start program allows interaction with students as well as other stakeholders within the community. It is an excellent position to learn the socialization process of the surrounding environment as well as those within the school. Within the professional interactions, there is

In an ideal education system all teachers would receive inclusion training during their masters’ program or teacher certification process. These trainings would focus on teaching prospective teachers theoretical principles and how to apply them to real-life situations, how to analyze difficult situations and manage them, how to use assistive teaching

Introduction Inclusive environments are critical in an early childhood preschool setting and are becoming more recognized as the “new normal.” Although, classrooms across the country are adapting, and modifying their classrooms. A question arises what is exactly is an inclusive setting or environment? Is it just having kids who have special needs join your classroom? Is it just ensuring that every child is present in the classroom/ Or is it more? At Michigan State’s Child Development Laboratory Preschool, the staff has mastered not only accommodating for children who have special needs in their early childhood classrooms but have made an effort to ensure that all children are involved and are provided the opportunity to reach their full potential.

General Education teachers may have biases towards certain disabilities which could affect the way they treat certain students. When this is realized, teachers may be more inclined to find more information/ resources to better teach students. When teachers associate a disability with their own experience with it, it can greatly impact their attitude towards inclusive classrooms.

The article under review is titled “Behavior Management in Inclusive Classrooms.” The article describes just how important this issue is going to be to the future teacher and the ones already in the classroom. The ratio of special education students in a traditional classrooms are rising. Before entering into my observations hours I was unfamiliar with a collaborated classroom setting. Although this is one of the most challenging settings to face using a proactive behavior management program like the one described in the article can make learning undisturbed.

Participants Participants in this program are preschool teachers who teach in inclusive classrooms located in public elementary schools in Metro Nashville, Davidson County, Wilson County, and Williamson County. These school districts were selected because of their locations in both rural and urban areas. Target numbers for teacher involvement are n=100 because this is a number of participants that is often achieved in teacher professional development studies with similar designs (CITE). Particular schools will be recruited by selecting underserved school districts that have comparatively high rates of suspensions or expulsions. School board members will be contacted and there will be meetings scheduled with members and principals. Of the schools that choose to participate, there is an aim for 100% participation of preschool teachers because this will have the greatest impact on subjective norms and normative beliefs.