JamieChristensen 11/12/13 Edu213 PhilosophyOfSpecialEducation

Thepurposeofspecialeducationwouldtobethattodesignandensurethatevery individualstudentwithadisabilityareprovidedwithanenvironmentinwhichitallowsthe studenttobeeducatedsuccessfully.StudentswithIEPs(IndividualEducationplan)must haveacomprehensivescreeningalongwithdiagnosistomakesurethatthestudentis gettingtherightskillstohelpthemgrowasalearnerandtohelpthemthebestaspossible. Therollsoftheteacherinaspecialeducationroommightdifferfroma generaleducationroom.Suchasinaspecialeducationclassroomtheteacherwouldbeto includemanyrangesofsupportandservices,buttheymustdependonthespecialneeds ofthestudentstheareservingatthetime.ThesupportservicesIwouldintenttoprovide wouldbemyphysicalassistanceandtherapeutichelp.alongwithcounselingandalso assistivelearningdevicesIcouldteachthemtohelpthemwiththeirdisability.Iwouldtend togiveassistanceandgivethemtechniquestohelpthemwiththeireducational assignments,alongwithlivingassistance.TohelpwithbehaviorproblemsIwouldprovide behavioralmodificationtechniques. Iwouldliketothinkthattherollofthespecialeducationstudentwouldtojustbe themselves.Iwouldlikeforthemtovoicethetroublesandstrugglestheyaregoingthrough sothatinanywayIcouldprovideassistancewiththeproblemtheyaretryingtotackleatthe moment.Iwouldalsoliketoshowthestudentshowtousetechnologyorequipmenttohelp servetheirneedstocompleteeducationalgoalsorrequirements. AsateacherinthecommunityIwouldliketobeinvolvedinactivitiesinanyway,and toshowsupporttomystudentsintheiractivitiessothattheyknowIwillbebackingthemup ineverysituation.IwouldliketothinkthatIwouldmakemoreactivitiesoutsideofschoolfor thespecialeducationstudentstodothatwouldunitethemasaclass. Ibelievethateverystudentlearnsattheirownpassintheirownway.Tomakesure

everystudentunderstandswhattheteacheristeachingtheyneedtoteachthesubjectinat least3differentways,visual,verbal,andhandson.Thiswayyoucanteachthesubject awayeverystudentwillrespond,andalsogivepracticetothosewhodounderstandthe subject.Whendoingthisthestudentsmaywalkawayfromthesubjectknowingmorethan theydidwalkingintoitthustheylearned!