Working with Special Needs

Students; Teacher and Peer

Interactions
AVERY REYNOLDS, INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIP- FALL 2018, MRS. CLICK
Some of the information in
this presentation comes
from outside sources and is
sited on the last slides
My Mentor

AA
Teacher
Molly
Malloy
Special Education
pK-12th
Education 1st-8th
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All About ISM
ISM is an
advanced course
where you find Weebly website with Final project &
a mentor in an all assignments product
area of study
you're interested
in.

3 mentor Weekly
hours journals
Final Project Topic
• Behavior of the different disabilities
• Teaching methods that are used
Topic • What devices are used in an AA
Working with Special Needs classroom
Students: Teacher and Peer • How each disability interacts with
Interactions others
• Teacher interactions

Involves a little bit of

Why? every aspect Explain
Key Points
How do What
different
different How communication devices devices
disabilities 1 help the kids become more 5 help what
affect the social aspects of
way a the
student is disability
successful?
3
Different methods Different behavioral
2 of teaching
4
tendencies
Research Topics

Behavioral tendencies
within the different
disabilities
What methods do
2 teachers in an AA
classroom to help the
students but successful

What devices are

used in an AA
1 classroom and 3
what do they do
Key Points 1, 2, & 3

• Listening and interrupting 2 • Short attention span

directions • Poor memory
• Trouble writing • Difficulty following directions
• Unorganized folders/ • Poor writing and writing ability
binders can be • Hand- eye coordination problems
overwhelming • Difficulties sequencing
• Establish simple rules
• Always be positive
• Every student should feel
safe
• Make it a point to make
1 the student feel loved 3
Key Points 4 & 5
2
• Abbreviation expander
• Alternative keyboard
• Portable word processor
• Talking calculator

• word processing
• books to listen to
• customize the look
and function

1
Current Event

• Elias refused to sit on the rug

• Refusal was due to lack of • More classrooms; allow for
space more special needs
• “I don’t fit in” students
• More special education Conclusion
teachers
• Crowding= compromises
students ability to learn
Story
Artifacts
Product

I will be demonstrating
Presentation; how this device is used
Communication Output Product and how it helps
Device students communicate

• helps students who cannot

speak clearly
Product • touchscreen like an iPad Explain
• is easy to navigate.
Product
Product… Continued
Kalebs Kaleb
Kaleb and watching a
Observations favorite
Channing movie
chair

• Points and grabs

• Gets small things for himself
• Interacts with older sister
• Doesn’t interact baby brother
• Doesn’t interact with strangers
• Shows excitement through hand
gestures and squeals
• Has a set schedule
Conclusion

In conclusion I hope to learn how

to be a successful AA teacher. I
also want to learn the students
perspectives and the full effect of
being in an AA classroom. When I
complete my semester project I
hope to better understand how
students interact with each other
and teachers.
Thank you to my
mentor Molly
Malloy…

… Bauerschlag for
allowing me on their
campus
… Mrs. Click for
selecting me for
the class
… and my parents for
supporting me!
Work Cited
• Stoeltje, Melissa Fletcher. “As Texas Faces a Sharp Increase in Special Education Students, the Shortage of Teachers Could Get Worse.”

ExpressNews.com, Express-News, 15 Oct. 2018, www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/As-Texas-faces-a-sharp-increase-in-special-

13306956.php.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. “Managing Classroom Behavior .” Lds.org, 9 Jan. 2018,

www.lds.org/topics/disability/helps/managing-classroom-behavior?lang=eng&old=true.

• Stanberry, Kristin. “Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview.” Reading Rockets, Jan. 2009,

www.readingrockets.org/article/assistive-technology-kids-learning-disabilities-overview.

• Learning Disabilities Association of America. “Symptoms of Learning Disabilities .” Learning Disabilities Association of America,

2018, https://ldaamerica.org/symptoms-of-learning-disabilities/.