After doing the reading in the book I was able to learn about how to use strategies in the classroom with students such as how to pick on students to answer questions most effectively as well as what it means to be an expert teacher. The first chapter gave me a basic overview of what role educational psychology playing in the classroom as well as in a student-teacher relationship. I was also able to learn about the NCLB act of 2002. One thing that I enjoyed reading about was the different studies that can be performed. I found this beneficial because it showed how you can use different studies for specific needs to benefit your students. Especially working with students with disabilities this will be very beneficial in the classrooms as far as learning more about the students.
In the school that I work with, the staff works closely with the behavioral therapist in collecting data. i feel as though this would be a connection with the different studies because each student has different needs and not every study can work the same with each student. I specifically found the research by Sandra Graham (p.13) on how teachers should help lower-achieving students work. Graham stated that support was one of the main factors in helping the students achieve. In the classroom that I work in if you do not show the student your full support then you will see how it will affect their learning in the long run. We need to be positive for our student and show them as much support as possible in order for them to believe in themselves and be able to succeed.
Doing education studies, especially with students with disabilities, is a very difficult thing to do. One issue is the consent forms that have to be approved, ensuring confidentiality and safety. It's also hard because these students are often absent, making their work and responses that much more difficult to get consistently. Still, we need much more research into what is effective in reaching students in placements such as Elim.
ReplyDeleteI can see how you enjoyed reading about the different ways we can use in classrooms because depending on the day we sometimes we get brain freeze and forget what we can do to help our students out, or sometimes we feel like we used up all our resource and we don't know what the next step is in helping but in our text it gave some nice ideas. I don't work with children that have disabilities but I do work with children are having problems with learning the language and that too can be challenging.
ReplyDeleteI think you have a great mindset about having a positive attitude when it comes to teaching and supporting your students. You are correct that every child ay need a different way of being taught. Supporting your students every step of the way will make you a teacher that the will never forget!
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