Special Education Interview Paper

I had the pleasure in meeting and interviewing Mrs. Robinson* from Wellington Elementary in LISD. She has been a Special Education teacher there for the past three years. Before working here, Mrs. Robinson worked at a middle school in Plano, TX. Collectively, this is her 16th year teaching and I think that she is a prime example of adapting her practice to meet the needs of each learner. Mrs. Robinson's inspiration started when she was little. She always knew that she wanted to work with small children in a classroom setting. She has had to adapt her teaching to work in small groups and one-on-one with each student. Through the Special Education program that the school offers, there are students of all ages. However, she mostly works with fifth graders and a couple of kindergartners. She enjoys meeting with her students individually and going into classrooms to observe. In addition to her resource kids and observing, Mrs. Robinson meets with parents quite often to keep them updated on her students progress. Parents, administration, and fellow teachers are among the support system that Mrs. Robinson has available to her through Wellington Elementary. Her experience with parents is a positive one. She recommends always keeping an open relationship with your
Special Education, a base program, and a dual language program. The base program and Special Education program are available for all grades, and the dual language program is available for Kindergarten through 4th grade. Although language barriers could be very prevalent in schools throughout Texas given the ethnic diversity. Almost all of the students that Mrs. Robinson comes in contact with are English proficient. There are a couple kindergarten students that can be a little difficult to understand but it is related more to these young students still learning to form complete thoughts and sentences, rather than a language