Introduction to Disabilities | Origin: ED201
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Students with Disabilities in the Classroom --> Introduction to Disabilities
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I learned that emotional and psychological disabilities can affect students' behavior, social interactions, and ability to learn. I will apply this knowledge by being patient, recognizing that behaviors may be signs of underlying struggles, and creating a supportive classroom environment where all students feel safe and understood.
I learned that students with learning disabilities may have average or above-average intelligence but still struggle in specific academic areas. I will apply this knowledge by recognizing that students learn differently and providing appropriate supports, accommodations, and multiple ways for them to demonstrate their understanding.
I learned that there a lot of different disabilities. They can range from physical, like vision or auditory problems to psychological, like depression. It is important to be able to identify the disability.
This module taught me the importance of creating an inclusive learning environment that supports the success of all students, including those with disabilities. I learned that every student has unique strengths and challenges, and that accommodations and modifications outlined in IEPs and 504 Plans are essential for providing equitable access to learning. I also learned that barriers to learning are often found in the instructional environment rather than within the student, and that effective teachers use multiple teaching and assessment strategies to meet diverse learning needs.
I will apply this knowledge by reviewing student IEPs and 504 Plans, providing appropriate accommodations and modifications, using flexible instructional strategies, and offering multiple ways for students to demonstrate their learning. I will also build positive relationships with students, communicate with support staff and families, and create a classroom environment where all students feel valued, supported, and capable of success.
This module helped me better understand that disabilities can affect students in various ways. I learned that my teaching approach may not work for every student. Focusing on individual student needs is vital. I intend to apply this by being more aware of things that may affect my student's ability to participate and provide appropriate accommodations. I also want to make sure they are still able to develop the skills and independence they will need to succeed in the workplace.
There are many ways to identify disabilities in children. This includes, peaks and valleys in learning, physical differences and behavioral differences.
Disabilities are not just handicaps. Their are a lot of attention and emotional disabilities as well.
There is a vast amount of different disabilities all with different needs/accommodations.
I learned that a disability not only is defined as the physical or mental impairments that substantially limits life activities, records of those impairments, but also if someone "is regarded as having such an impairment". I was unaware of that tenet of the legal definition. I'm not exactly sure how it applies in a school setting, but I now know a broader definition.
The difference between physical and psychological behaviors and how some disabilities are harder to recognize than others.
As a person with limited vision, a father who lost his arm before i was born, a brother with a learning disability, i have grown up understanding that some people need just a little bit of wiggle room when it comes to expectations, abilities, acceptance. To expect less from them is not the case, but expect them to maybe take a little more time or need a little more help then others is really all it breaks down to. Already having a pretty good handle on this topic i feel i will do just fine when it comes to students with disabilities.
There are so many different types of disabilities. You need to know how to adjust or handle each one the way it needs to be handled.
I have many students and family members with the aforementioned disabilities. They often feel misunderstood and stigmatized, which I do work hard to ensure to mitigate that wherever apart.
A student who thinks and perceives information in a different way is just as valuable as a typical one. It is important to make the necessary accommodations within the classroom to help that student succeed.
I have enjoyed learning about physical and psychological disabilities. I was not aware that Asthma and Diabetes were considered disabilities. It is quite important to meet the needs of the student, so wearing glasses, contacts etc could also be viewed as a disability. If you are educated on the Disability Act and what falls under this title it will protect you as an educator as well as increase your level of knowledge thusly allowing you to instruct safely and with an understanding.
That people with these disabilities often have above average intelligence. That ADD is often recognized as a physical disability. They also cannot maintain focus/attention.
Disabilities can vary even with students of the same diagnosis/disability.
Disability is a spectrum. There are diverse experiences with disability.
I was surprised to see allergies and diabetes listed on the same slide as physical disabilities. I would like to know how ADD and ADHD are diagnosed? Is an MRI involved? Is there a physical difference in what's happening in their brains?
