Classroom Arrangement and Early Childhood Autism
The arrangement of the classroom environment could effectively meet the individual needs of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as the room is neatly divided, which helps ASD children delineate borders and boundaries, and bright colors are used to help convey important information—like the class schedule, vocabulary words on the board to learn, and so on. There is also plenty of space for peer interaction, which Bene, Banda and Brown (2014) note is helpful for peer-mediated instruction, as it allows students to discuss with one another and communicate more freely without obstacles getting the… Continue Reading...
Classroom Observation and Commentary
How the Teacher Promotes a Positive Classroom Environment for Reading Instruction
The teacher promoted a positive classroom environment for reader instruction first by greeting the class warmly and announcing the activity that the class was going to do in a warm and enthusiastic tone. The teacher then used cue cards with large print words in different colors to go over the various vocabulary terms that the class was going to read in their reading material for the day. The teacher sounded out the first few words and then invited the class to sound them out with… Continue Reading...
time to listen to each classroom members concerns and acknowledges each classroom member's contribution. The teacher develops a supportive classroom environment that is also attractive and warm for the learners. While the teacher extends her support and nurturing to all learners, she also has high expectation of every learner in her class. She properly organizes learning materials for group work and individual learning. She establishes a station for each learning area for enhanced instruction race.
3. Performing and learning styles of the learners with regard to their reaction to activities and lessons
Apart from mastering their learner's behavior patterns, the need for a teacher to master content can never… Continue Reading...
own literacy experiences through their unique engagement with the classroom environment, other students, and the material. A student-centered environment is flexible and responsive, taking into account the diverse backgrounds, abilities, needs, and preferences of the students. Research highlights the importance of “rich, authentic learning contexts over isolated, decontextualized knowledge and skill,” (Land, Hannafin & Oliver, 2012, p. 4-5). Therefore, the learning environment in an English literacy room needs to include verbal as well as pictorial and multimedia cues. The soundscape also needs to be considered, either to minimize distractions or to include audio elements that enhance the instructional material.… Continue Reading...
conducted observation of the classroom for 6 hours. The interview provided significant insights regarding the nature of the classroom environment and teaching strategies utilized in this co-taught general education classroom. The observation was made during an English class that incorporated different learning activities to help meet the diverse learning needs of the students. These students have different types of disabilities including visual impairment, intellectual disability, speech impairment, and emotional disturbance. Students exhibited behaviors that reflect the symptoms of each of these disabilities. This English class was a co-taught general education class since the students with special needs were not pulled out from the rest of the classroom to… Continue Reading...
is a clear need to differentiate between special education spending and spending in the mainstream classroom environments, allocating resources according to student needs within the RTI framework (Stahl, 2016). Also, Koegel, Koegel, Ashbaugh & Bradshaw (2013) point out that the heterogeneity in inclusive classrooms presents unique challenges for accountability and resources allocation. Education administrators can develop creative methods of accounting on a student-by-student basis to provide statistics and data that can be used to assess the efficacy of specific interventions and especially those that are related to the RTI strategy being used. However, performance outcomes remain critical. Educators need to have a cohesive method of… Continue Reading...
help in embracing diversity and the development of meaningful and suitable relationships in the classroom environment.
List of Books for the Theme Unit
To effectively address this theme unit in the classroom, different texts have been identified based on their relevance to the topic and their link to the achievement of the overall objective of this class. Actually, the issue of children's literature has developed to become a major issue for reading instruction because of its centrality as essential learning material (Martinez & Mcgee, 2000). During the selection of this culturally rich literature for this classroom, several factors were considered including authenticity of the… Continue Reading...
and children in need. Such learners as Mary need to be placed in a classroom environment with… Continue Reading...
and comic books should be incorporated into classroom environments in order to appeal to a wide range of students. Graphic novels can "increase and diversify the voices that our students experience in the classroom," which is why graphic novels can be critical for helping students develop cross-cultural awareness and social skills (Schwarz, "Expanding Literacies," 58). Because of their diverse appeal and ability to transcend stereotyped domains, comic books can aid personal psychological and social development. For example, Taylor argues in favor of superhero comic books because of their portrayal of empowering gender norms and aesthetics. Comic books… Continue Reading...
all students are safe within and outside the classroom environment. The school teaching staff has embraced values education approach as a means of promoting safety and positive behaviors among students. During this process students are taught on moral and social principles that seek to enhance morality and positive actions among students. However, there is lack of acceptance and respect among students because of lack of transparency and accountability in enforcing these moral and social principles. The school’s administration and teaching staff have also failed in promoting collaboration with parents towards enforcing these moral and social principles as well… Continue Reading...
