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  Case: A Case of Writer's Block and then some...
Mrs. B is a third grade teacher. She is the inclusion teacher and is self-contained. She has 18 students with 6 students being SPED students. Writing is a huge initiative at her school this year and she is ready to jump on the task. Each day at writing time, her six SPED students struggle to write. She has them sit at the back table and assists them in a small group, she showed them how to use a graphic organizer to organize their ideas, etc Despite these many efforts, Mrs. B's students still struggle to write. How can Mrs. B help these students become better writers?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I would modify my classroom to help the entire class instead of these few students. Studies have shown that using modifications class wide is extremely beneficial to all students in the classroom. It does not single out the SPED students and sometimes helps students that are not formally diagnosed as SPED but would benefit from modifications. I would research class wide modifications.
 
     
     
  Rating
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 agree that she shouldn't single out the SPED students from the rest of the class.
Rated On: October 17, 2014 12:59 pm
Rated By: James English
 
     
     
  Rating
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 like the idea of using strategies that would be helpful and beneficial to the whole class without singling out students. Often times there are many things you can do to help certain students, but that benefit the rest of the class as well.
Rated On: October 18, 2014 8:45 pm
Rated By: esaSaV