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  Case: Wants to talk to me in the middle of my lesson
In my internship classroom, I have a student that literally has a story for everything that I prepare a lesson on. She always wants to talk to me in the middle of my lessons and it gets the entire classroom off task. I have tried multiple times to dismiss her stories, by saying "Tell me after class", "We need to focus on this right now", and the often harsh "Does this have anything to do with what we are talking about in our lesson". She is on the autism spectrum and gets very upset when you redirect her back to the lesson. What do I do so I do not hurt this students feelings, as well as continue to discipline her so she is not constantly blurting out in the middle of my lessons?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
It's funny, I'm have a very similar type of student in my internship right now. If he gets going, he could tell a story for the next 15 minutes. Some solutions that my teacher implements are having him draw his stories or anything that he feels like sharing. She also has him sitting right up close next to her because my teacher had told him she wants him to listen very carefully whenever there is a lesson going on because the student is her 'special helper'. Having them feel involved is important!