time with students with similar ethnic backgrounds, compared to students in a general English language elementary school (Cavazos & DeLucia 2009). For example, a native Spanish speaker might feel left out in a classroom where English is the only language spoken. However, in a bilingual classroom a native Spanish
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reader will get the confirmation that “rural schools, regardless of location, are learning environments in which inclusion and diversity are natural and integral.” Christel Sundqvist and Emma Lönnqvist from Finland invite the reader to continue the discussion about the special educational support issue and present to the reader an article about Co-teaching in the Inclusive Classroom. The systematic analysis of thirteen scientific articles, which were selected overall from countries outside the
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individuals with disabilities into normal classrooms, instead of isolating the individuals in one room of the school. It does not promote inclusion of those with disabilities. I believe that the community could provide more events like A Night to Shine and maybe offering quiet spaces at events. Schools could integrate the children into a normal classroom, provide them with an aide, or provide more hearing/visual/sensory aides, which would be available in the classroom. Workplaces could
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Katherine Fox My Teaching Philosophy The elementary age is a crucial time in students’ lives as this is when they are exposed to classroom learning for the first time. It is at this period when most students form their opinions on school which, typically, last their whole school careers. Teachers play a vital role in forming this outlook. I believe this because of my younger brother, Drew. He has never liked school, and school was a constant struggle for him, my mother, and my father. Drew’s dislike
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get the resources ready and prepare the classroom as necessary. As suggested by Clark (2002) in Study Topic 12, p.7, ‘The physical learning environments that a school provides impact on the teaching and learning that takes place inside.’ I am more aware of how the learning environment can help and benefit the children’s learning, and make it as stimulating as possible. After reading Cremin et al, (p.133) I found it interesting to know that our classroom uses the zoning method. This method allows
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feeling pictures, matching feelings game, a how do you feel section where he puts a face on his figure to represents how the people are feeling base on questions asked, and an area to draw his feelings for that day. For every day outbreaks in the classroom I would have a calming jar with glitter so when he starts throwing a tantrum tell him if he can behave for the amount of time it would take for the glitter to go back to the bottom then he will get a treat. I did not get to use the folder with John
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My Vision for Teaching and Learning with the Internet Ailin Huang At the beginning of the class I summarize the advantages and disadvantages of leaning with the Internet I think the advantage is that students can feel relax using learning with the Internet, because they don’t always have to discuss with each other face to face which can make students nervous, when learning with the Internet students can prepare well before they want to share their own opinions, they have enough time
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Special Education For Children With Disabilities Millions of children in our nation are identified as being "children with disabilities". Prior to the 1960s, millions of children with disabilities received inadequate or inappropriate special education services from the public schools and another 1 million children were excluded from school altogether. Disabilities such as autism, poverty, and racism are just a few of the “disabilities” that have blocked the pathways of over a million people thought
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| Curriculum Paper Report – Written Assessment # 2 | Academic Report | Contents: Introduction/Curriculum Focus pg 2 School & Class Context pg 2 Inclusive Teaching Principles pg 2-3 Curriculum features pg 3-5 Potential challenges of curriculum implementation pg 5 References pg 6 Word count: (excluding references) 1,630 Word Count: (Report and Curriculum Plan combined) 2,499 Curriculum Focus The curriculum plan that
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about how some of his teacher’s had ‘safe talk’ signs or stickers on their doors to the classroom. As explained earlier and by Alex, these ‘safe talk’ signs let the students know that there was zero toleration of talking about certain subjects or topics in the classroom such as religion, politics, and sexuality/homosexuality. Relating this to Nieto and Bode’s view of a topic such as homosexuality in the classroom, they write in their book about how teacher’s need to acknowledge the differences between
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