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In my internship classroom, I have a student who is Non-Verbal and in a wheelchair. She is 17 years old and is on the level of about an 8 month old. She is able to get out of her wheelchair and sit in a normal chair for short periods of time and is able to walk with the help of a wall or railing. This is my first experience with a self-contained ESE student. My issue is, that because she is on such a different level then the rest of my students, it is difficult for me to dedicate a lot of attention when it comes to teaching her. She often becomes board in the classes with other students, and will begin to wheel around the room and snatch books and papers from other students and throw them across the room. This is often a huge distraction in the classroom. She does have a paraprofessional that accompanies her throughout the day, but sometimes she has to step out to help other students. How can I keep this student occupied throughout the day, so she does not disrupt the rest of the students? She also often refuses to do other activities that I have prepared for her.
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Hi eZuGeQ,

I am also in an internship in a self-contained ESE classroom right now. For my students who are low academically, I make sure to print off worksheets that have to do with my lessons that they can work on independently. They really enjoy this. For example, if I'm teaching about the solar system, I could provide the student with a coloring sheet of the planets, a worksheet where they trace the planets and trace the name of each planet to help improve their writing, or a connect the dots or color by numbers sheet. The key is making sure the worksheet is relevant to the content. The student can work on this during the lesson. I would make sure to go around to the student and point to the paper and share relevant information to help her make connections to what she is learning. Maybe ask her to point to things to check her understanding (i.e. which planet is earth?) As far as behavior management goes, I would create some sort of system where she can show how she is feeling. Since she is unable to do this verbally, I would use images that express different emotions. She could be asked to perform this self evaluation of how she is feeling every day or every time she gets distracted. This allows her to communicate how she is feeling and may give you insight into why she is acting out. Hope this helps! Good luck to you in your internship.

Melissa
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: For a student who would have trouble working with technology, I can't think of a better solution. Getting them working on anything where they are not idle is helpful, especially if its still related to the material.
Rated On: February 25, 2017 6:15 pm
Rated By: nydyra
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: I agree engaging the student would stop a lot of the behavioral issues and is a great practice at differentiation.
Rated On: February 26, 2017 2:43 pm
Rated By: tygaBu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: I really like the last part. I observed this in a class where the student had velcro and different emotions on cards with velcro as well, and they could switch the out depending on what mood they're in.
Rated On: February 27, 2017 1:12 am
Rated By: Allyssa Straquadine
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: Great solution as it is really detailed and gives many ideas and strategies for solving the problem that is respectful and easy to be implemented. Great solution!
Rated On: February 27, 2017 2:37 am
Rated By: aHeXud
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
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Comments: Great ideas! You dealt with the two issues that jumped out at me, boredom and not being able to express her needs or feelings.
Rated On: March 3, 2017 2:22 am
Rated By: atugym
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: This was very helpful!
Rated On: March 3, 2017 8:37 pm
Rated By: eqeJaQ
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: I agree, some sort of behavioral management system needs to be put into place and communication is a huge factor
Rated On: March 4, 2017 2:47 am
Rated By: ReRege
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: This is a good solution and one can even give her a tablet with an app to help her learn and understand emotions.
Rated On: March 4, 2017 6:52 pm
Rated By: aWeVyM
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: Making assignments relevant to the content of the lesson is key. Great solution!
Rated On: March 5, 2017 1:09 am
Rated By: detyny
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: great solution!
Rated On: March 5, 2017 5:47 am
Rated By: Kelsey Lutzi
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: Well said
Rated On: March 5, 2017 9:02 pm
Rated By: VeWyRu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: This is a great solution and is given by a peer experiencing the same level of internship! I think this is wonderful!
Rated On: March 6, 2017 1:48 am
Rated By: Chelsea Navarro
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: I think that this is a really great solution
Rated On: March 6, 2017 2:17 am
Rated By: Gapasa
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
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Comments: I agree!
Rated On: October 2, 2017 8:54 pm
Rated By: uzebyn
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think the idea of having her express her feelings is a great idea. This is a great solution to understand why this student would be acting out of line.
Rated On: October 3, 2017 8:07 pm
Rated By: aRaLeg
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a good suggestion to this case. Providing appropriate alternative activities and time filler activity could help this situation. Also by having her express her feelings through photos could help with non-verbal communication.
Rated On: October 4, 2017 3:54 am
Rated By: SyHaBe
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
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Comments: This is an excellent solution. I like those ideas and I will use them in my ESE self contained class.
Rated On: October 8, 2017 4:55 pm
Rated By: yZanaJ
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: Good solution!
Rated On: October 8, 2017 6:21 pm
Rated By: azuTen
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: good solution ideas
Rated On: October 8, 2017 10:59 pm
Rated By: ysyByg
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: great solution
Rated On: October 9, 2017 2:55 am
Rated By: uhuQyM
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: Great suggestions!
Rated On: October 9, 2017 3:50 am
Rated By: uvuVas
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
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Comments: I really liked your idea of having the student do a self evaluation of herself.
Rated On: October 13, 2017 9:35 pm
Rated By: GaVyme
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Taking the extra incentive that you are doing is what teaching is all about. students will benefit from your teching.
Rated On: October 15, 2017 6:53 pm
Rated By: Xupuva
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: Agreed!
Rated On: October 15, 2017 7:03 pm
Rated By: yheGeS
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a great solution. I will be using this in my future classroom. I never would have thought about printing out separate worksheets until now.
Rated On: February 19, 2018 9:26 pm
Rated By: Faith Graham
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: this is a very good solution
Rated On: February 23, 2018 8:59 pm
Rated By: eBejaP
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: I agree and like these ideas.
Rated On: February 24, 2018 7:35 pm
Rated By: upyWyH
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
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Comments: Great solution, I would do this!
Rated On: October 6, 2018 2:12 am
Rated By: qedeDe
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
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Comments: If I were in this situation, I would do exactly this.
Rated On: February 24, 2019 8:46 pm
Rated By: evyRub
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
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Comments: I agree
Rated On: October 15, 2019 4:55 pm
Rated By: uWaMyB
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: Great idea, I would do the same thing in this situation as well.
Rated On: October 18, 2019 10:07 pm
Rated By: HuraHu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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Comments: great and professional
Rated On: October 9, 2020 4:12 pm
Rated By: Antonius Hadley
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: The images to describe emotions is a great way to meet the child's needs for expressing themselves.
Rated On: March 27, 2023 9:11 pm
Rated By: eHaSaN