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Parental Participation

alynnlacich — 2024-07-20 12:44:10 UTC

Parental participation is crucial for continued involvement and learning for all students. One type of parental involvment is called Learning at Home. Our book says that "children with disabilities acquire developmental skills more quickly when parents participate in home teaching" (Allen 247). When I was teaching, I made a class website. I made sure to include everything we were learning on the website, along with different activities that the parents could do with their child at home. I included reading activities, links to fun videos and songs for them to watch together, and downloads to any visuals I used in the classroom that would be helpful. This encouraged the parents to be involved by making them aware of what their child was learning and how they could also help them at home.

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Parental Communication

alynnlacich — 2024-07-20 12:44:40 UTC

Communication with parents is key to helping each student grow. Teachers should establish a relationship with parents by regularly communicating with them. There are many different methods of communicating and a teacher should ask what method is preferred by the parents. As a teacher, I loved e-mailing parents. Parent conferences are great, however I believe that emailing in between face-to-face meetings is helpful to continue communication. I always made a point to email parents regularly with positive news. A lot of times parents only hear what their child needs to work on. Teachers can e-mail about the little things such as their child was a great helper that day, or their child shared the blocks during free time. These notes can give parents something specific and postiive to talk about with their child at home (Allen 255).

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Inclusive Learning Area

alynnlacich — 2024-07-20 12:45:02 UTC

Teachers should provide learning areas in the classroom that promote inclusiveness, independence and self-care. The image above is an example of a hand-washing area.

Inclusive: This sink is inclusive because of it's access to all students. The height of the sink is appropriate for students in wheelchairs. There are handles as well as a foot-operated pedal to release water.

Independent: This sink promotes independence for students. Children are constantly striving for independence during the early years (Allen 402). Providing them with many opportunities for them to do things on their own is crucial for their learning and growth. Having an accessible sink will allow for the students to practice their hand-washing skills.

Self-Care: To help students with their independence, teachers should also provide learning areas that help them care for themselves. Brushing their teeth, tying their shoes, and washing their hands are self-care skills that students should practice regularly. Teachers should have designated times for students to practice washing their hands (before and after meals, after being on the playground, ect).

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Transition Expectations

alynnlacich — 2024-07-20 12:45:25 UTC

Classroom transitions help students move smoothly between activities and stay focused and engaged with each task. These transitions happen throughout the day, so it is important for teachers to put routines in place that help them to run smoothly. Effective transitions require detailed planning (Allen 390). One example of a transition is lining up to either enter or leave the classroom. There are different strategies to help students line up.

1- Teachers should give students time before lining up to prepare themselves for the transition.

2- Classroom transitions should be modeled on a regular basis for the students. Teachers should show the students exactly what lining up should look like from beginning to end.

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Transition Activity

alynnlacich — 2024-07-21 03:09:00 UTC

My students particularly enjoyed when we sang transition songs. A line up song helps students to remember the steps and eliminate excess talking so the students can focus on the change.

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