Accommodating All Children In Early Childhood Education

I am a sophomore in college and growing up I have always had a lot of love for children with disorders. My parents taught me that everyone is not the same, but God made everyone in his image. A school in Arizona has a program named Reteach and Enrich program that helps children with disorders. Mariko Nobori states that “The goal of the program is to give disorder students the opportunity to master essential skills and knowledge before they move on to the next level” (Nobori 1). It can be very hard to teach a child with needs, but the teachers need to take out time; have a common curriculum calendar, have an involved and informed leadership to help the children with needs, and be very consistent. Common strategies should be created to help
Thompson says, “Sometimes children may understand a concept yet need an adaptation in the way they demonstrate that knowledge” (Accommodating All Children in the Early Childhood Classroom). Nobri and Wagner state that “The calendar keeps them on track by setting the pace so that teachers know that by year's end they will have taught -- and students will have learned -- all the essential standards (Accommodating All Children in the Early Childhood Classroom). "When we hold students accountable for very specific standards, and we expect all of them to know that standard, then we hold ourselves responsible for getting that job done” (5 Strategies). Not only will the calendar help the teachers, but the calendar will also assist the students with their homework. Wagner says that “Students with disabilities often need additional organizational support. “Students with disabilities can monitor their homework using a planning calendar to keep track of homework assignments” (Wagner). “For a child who cannot read and does not recognize pictures as depictions of actual objects and events, a ‘calendar’ would consist of objects that represent schedule entries.” Koegel says that “A wrapped snack bar, for instance, can represent snack time, while a book can represent circle time when the teacher reads a story to the class” (Teaching
If a set of rules is presented to the group, apply those rules consistently to everyone. A parent of friendship circle once stated that “Years ago I signed up my son for a preschool martial arts class. On the first day, the instructor explained to students and parents that if a child had any behavior issue, he would ask the parent to sit with the child throughout the lesson, my son Louie was squirming and had difficulty understanding the rapid directions. I waited for the instructor to wave me in. Instead the instructor told my son that he would have to leave the class if he could not sit still.” The parent got upset with the teacher, and she ended up taking the child out of the class. Children with special orders need special attention. However, Mr. Hale says that “Teachers do not get enough training around special issues, so the teacher easily forgets about the special needed child. Therefore, if the child with the disorder is acting up he or she will get the same punishment as others” (It's Not Easy Teaching Special Ed). A teacher or parent cannot say one thing and do another when it comes to a child with