Special Education Discussion


Last week, I discussed with a Special Education aid about his student. I was interested in how this severly disabled student can benefit from the media center where they spend so much time.

I have thought of several ideas off the top of my head and suggested them to the LMS.

One of the ideas is to create a book talk or have a read-aloud with Joe, the student with a disability. I do not believe that he currently partakes in them. Perhaps a media specialist can include books that would be on his learning level too. Then he can be included in the reasoning behind the booktalk.

I think that and have taken graduate classes that stress the usefulness of children's book in educating all students including high school ones. I found out that Joe likes Stone Soup and Pete Seegar books and music. If we can do a lesson on one of these books and integrate it into the curriculum, I feel that many goals can be achieved. Non-disabled students will appreciate and respect the administration's purpose for this form of an empathetic lesson. It will show Joe their reactions to the literature which is important in his progression in education.

I even thought that a multimedia presentation can be done for Joe either by the students or a LMS. If done by the students, perhaps Joe might feel intimidated? I think that it can make his interests in things come alive and direct that interest toward a new application in a new format with his peers learning so much too!

I will do research on this issue.