Monday, July 13, 2009
Assistive Technology
If a student struggles in reading and it is affected their outcome on my science tests, that is definitely something that I need to address. No, I am not a science teacher, but I always stress upon my students that you need math, reading, etc. to make it in science and vice versa. If they are not receiving services through an IEP, I would arrange for them to take their test with me maybe during lunch or my planning period. I would then see if the students does better if I read the material to them. Or I could use some assistive technology means such as a read to software material. It is our job as teachers to provide the means for each student to be able to do their best. If the student requires more assistance we need to be open to providing or thinking of new ideas that can better serve the student. I wouldn't want the student to begin to dislike science because they couldn't read the test questions.
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I like that you incorporated the IEP. I hadn't even thought of that aspect of helping students with disabilities when I wrote my response. I also agree with the methods that you suggest for giving the test to the student. I hope that there is no teacher out there that wants their students to dislike their subject area because of something they did. Good response.
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