I read the same section as you did. It is nice to hear responses from a special educator (I am a music teacher). I like what you said about how literacy is "getting away from the book" and being able to apply themes and thought processes to real-life situations. I would dare say that that is the point of an education in the first place!
I feel as though you are on the money with your response especially being a teacher with the same type of population teaching biology and health. Student with emotional disabilities tend to learn more when they have labs and hand on assignments that help foster there education. So I totally agree with your viewpoints.
I would think that in specail ed, and with the special ed kids I teach, that getting away from the book is key. It helps keep kids interested and mixes up the daily routine. As a music teacher, I tend to deal with more hands on situations, but am constantly clipping magazine articles and printing information from the internet to keep my kids interested in class.
I agree with your comments. The more hands on you can be, the more the literacy or reading about it sinks in and make sense. It pulls in the whole diferentiation of instruction piece.
I agree that as educators we need to make education relevant to our students by contenting it to their everyday life. I agree they need to know that the fact they are able to state there opinion is an example of their education and thus they need to know how to use in life.
I read the same section as you did. It is nice to hear responses from a special educator (I am a music teacher). I like what you said about how literacy is "getting away from the book" and being able to apply themes and thought processes to real-life situations. I would dare say that that is the point of an education in the first place!
ReplyDeleteI feel as though you are on the money with your response especially being a teacher with the same type of population teaching biology and health. Student with emotional disabilities tend to learn more when they have labs and hand on assignments that help foster there education. So I totally agree with your viewpoints.
ReplyDeleteI would think that in specail ed, and with the special ed kids I teach, that getting away from the book is key. It helps keep kids interested and mixes up the daily routine. As a music teacher, I tend to deal with more hands on situations, but am constantly clipping magazine articles and printing information from the internet to keep my kids interested in class.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comments. The more hands on you can be, the more the literacy or reading about it sinks in and make sense. It pulls in the whole diferentiation of instruction piece.
ReplyDeleteI agree that as educators we need to make education relevant to our students by contenting it to their everyday life. I agree they need to know that the fact they are able to state there opinion is an example of their education and thus they need to know how to use in life.
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