Observation of Special Needs Classroom SPE/300 June 16‚ 2013 Leigh Anne Guminger Observation of Special Needs Classroom On June 26th and 27th‚ I observed in a special education classroom in Lathrop Elementary School. The head teacher was Janelle McQuerry. Mrs. McQuerry has 9 years of teaching experience. All of her nine years have been spent in special education programs. This was a summer program‚ so it was not the same as the program during the regular year. During the two days of my observation
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Starting first grade is one of my first‚ and best‚ memories. It was not just one day that made this a great experience; it was the entire week leading up to it. I got to do all kinds of things to get ready. My mom bought me new clothes and new shoes. I even got to go get my nails done! It was my special week. My Neighbor‚ who is also my best friend‚ went shopping with me for our new outfits. We were the best of friends and always wanted to do everything together‚ even match our clothes. My mom
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Decreasing Undesirable Behaviors in the First Grade Classroom The Rubber-Band Intervention Research Proposal Introduction Framing the Study Children misbehave for many reasons. Some reasons for misbehavior can be to get attention‚ disappointment‚ new situations‚ testing limits‚ or imitation (Richardson‚ R.‚ n.d.). Continuously reprimanding the student could interfere with class instruction time while ignoring could cause others to mock the behavior- believing that it was acceptable. Educators
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optimal learning outcomes‚ the school was implementing the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) and the 8-week Curriculum for Grade I entrants who were not yet ready for Formal Schooling. The Grade I teachers conducted School Readiness Assessment (SRA) to all enrolless to determined whether they were ready for Formal Grade I. Besides implementing Brigada Eskwela‚ Schools First Initiative and other DepEd programs‚ UTES I was also offering special programs such as: Pre-School classes‚ Feeding Program
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1.1 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION 1.1.1 The community The Junior High School No. 0003 “Benito Júarez” is located in Toluca‚ one of the most populated cities in Mexico. “Toluca” comes from the dialect Nahuatl tōllocān that means: the place where the god Tōlloh’ lives. Toluca is a municipality and also‚ is the capital of the Mexico state‚ which has approximately 819‚561 habitants and a surface area of 420.14 kilometers2. Furthermore according to the “National Institute of Statistics and Geography in 2010”
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Expectations in First Grade Samantha Meyer Towson University Abstract School readiness has become an important concern for parents and teachers in early education. Parents are feeling pressure to make sure their children are prepared for school. Teachers are feeling pressure from their school district and parents to make sure children stay on track and succeed through out the year. The problem is there is too much going on in first grade too soon. First grade has developed into a grade that is
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end up being misclassified when they are older. In numerous schools‚ the result of “passing along” and misclassifying students leads to a high number of special education students. Eastampton Community School is a small town‚ kindergarten to 8th grade‚ one building school with approximately 600 students. The district has had shrinkages in the student population‚ but an increase in the number of special education students. This past school year‚ the district has
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I. Analysis and Synthesis The student I chose for this case study is a second grade student at an elementary school. I will call him John Smith. John is a Hispanic student who has two other siblings: a younger brother in first grade and a newborn sister. I chose John after observing him in the classroom and talking to his first and second grade teachers. Among a class of 19-second grade students‚ he is the only one who sucks his thumb and has difficulty interacting with other students
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neighborhood of Philadelphia‚ is a four-story brick building. The school‚ K through 8‚ has a gym‚ auditorium‚ and library. There is also a computer lab‚ consumer education classroom‚ and a music room. The floors are organized by grade levels‚ starting with the lower grades on the first floor and working their way up the building. The ground floor‚ or basement‚ is reserved for specialty classes‚ such as music‚ etc. The school‚ built in the early 1900’s‚ has very few modern improvements‚ mainly because it
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Early Childhood Education First grade Experience A.) My successes that I have experience are that I got to teach a little boy how to respond to his teacher in a respectful way‚ and I also taught him how to understand his math better. That made feel great knowing that I taught him how to do these things. The children attached to me easily. B.) The frustrations
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