Nice listing of strategies.

The authors of this article starts by stating that the classroom teacher needs to find a balance between teaching traditionally "to the middle" and also trying to reach the students that nee... See More

The authors of this article starts by stating that the classroom teacher needs to find a balance between teaching traditionally "to the middle" and also trying to reach the students that need modifications to succeed. They believe the key is to first build your awareness of their disabilities; then identify and develop modifications for those disabilities; and finally, create a specific plan of action targeting the ability or concept you want to develop or strengthen. They have listed a guideline to help adapt science activities for the classroom that is very well thought out and easy to accomplish for even the newer, less experienced classroom teachers. I would recommend this article to any teacher that wishes to further their ability to assist and design modifications for their diverse learners.

Thanks!!!

This was a big help to help ensure the success of my exceptional students!!! These strategies are similar to what I have to do with my general education students.

HELP WITH INCLUSION

Inclusion is a reality in our classrooms. This is a very informative article that gives teachers resources when faced with children with learning and/or physical challenges in their classroo... See More

Inclusion is a reality in our classrooms. This is a very informative article that gives teachers resources when faced with children with learning and/or physical challenges in their classrooms. One of the immediate concerns of all of us dealing with special needs children is safety during science activities. The authors provide lists of suggestions to accommodate children with special needs. A great idea that is also presented is a description role-play activities that can be done in a classroom to give the students a sense of what it is like to have a disability.

Great Article

Not everyone knows what to do as an educator when they walk into a classroom and are given kids who require different instructions. This article provides a great way to include all children ... See More

Not everyone knows what to do as an educator when they walk into a classroom and are given kids who require different instructions. This article provides a great way to include all children in activities so they can participate and feel as they belong to the class. This article offers tips on how to engage kids with l hearing, visual, and motor learning disabilities.

great article!!!

In this article it talks about how many teachers are not prepare or aware of students with disabilities and unfortunately, due to this, many students don’t get the best chance to learn. How ... See More

In this article it talks about how many teachers are not prepare or aware of students with disabilities and unfortunately, due to this, many students don’t get the best chance to learn. How many teachers, not knowing how to properly modify learning, fall back to taking out the fun and engaging parts of the science activities such as experiments in which in there defends they say is to “protect” the students and keep the lesson safe. Building awareness and identifying and developing modifications for students with disabilities is a great way to definitely get teachers to go in the the right direction in being able to construct a lesson plan that fits students with different learning skills. I completely agree with the article that the number one important thing is for teachers to build their awareness of different disabilities and prepare for them in case they encounter student with those disabilities in class. Another thing I found very helpful was the activity it offered for students to get a better understanding of a student with a specific disability to comprehend their struggle a little and get the students thinking. Giving each student this role and seeing how they act out as a student with disability is a great way to also help prepare a teacher. I plan to hopefully use this in the future so I can understand and be a little more prepare when it comes to modifying my lesson to fit my students needs and still keep the fun in science. This article was very insightful and informative to how to better start preparing and getting aware of students in my class who may have disabilities. Like the article was saying, we need to bring back the real science and the experiment so that students can get a real understanding of science.

Good Article

THe article gives strategies to help teachers teach students with learning disabilities. Howevere, I do not think the strategies presented are enough. I have used many of the skills outlined... See More

THe article gives strategies to help teachers teach students with learning disabilities. Howevere, I do not think the strategies presented are enough. I have used many of the skills outlined in the article and still find that those strategies are not enought to get the kids to perform on the same level as thier peers