CEC Artifact 1.2
Learning Development and Individual Learning Differences
The ability to understand and support students individual learning differences is imperative in teaching special education. in this project I demonstrate how exactly one would help students with exceptionalities in attention stay on task by teaching self-regulating behaviors and strategies. Some exceptional student may need more help in the facilitation self-regulation. Practicing self-regulation allows student to reinforce their own behavior and empowers students to facilitate changes in their behavior.
In this presentation we case study Alexandrea and Zach, two students who are on an Individualized Education Plan for reading, but who are also having trouble in the area of self-regulation, a problem faced by many students. Alexandrea has the inability to pay attention, we find she has more trouble staying in her seat, whereas Zach struggles with the inability to complete assignments, he can find it difficult to attend to a task. This presentation explains self-monitoring and self- instruction strategies. These are strategies that for student with exceptionalities in attention need to be specifically taught and practiced with guidance by an adult. Examples of self-monitoring could be tally sheets, journals, and student made reports, sometimes it is helpful for a student to see how much they completed, or lack thereof, during the duration of a class in order to evaluate how to be more effective. Self- Instruction can be can be practiced by using self talk, like monitoring, self talk help students guide themselves through a task by asking probing on task questions throughout their learning.
Teaching special education goes beyond teaching content, it is a practice that takes understanding of the different ways student learn and the struggles they may face in learning. By understanding students difficulties, one can respond appropriately to continue to develop skills that will make successful in school and transfer into the college and career world.
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