Competency 7: To adapt his or her teaching to the needs and characteristics of students with learning disabilities, social maladjustments or handicaps.

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FEATURES

• Facilitates the educational and social integration of students with learning disabilities, social maladjustments or handicaps.

• Consults resource people and parents to obtain background information on students with difficulties (needs, progress, etc.).

• Proposes learning tasks, challenges and roles within the class that help students to progress.

• Participates in developing and implementing individualized education plans.

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LEVEL OF MASTERY

By the end of his or her initial training, the student teacher should be able to:​

• Cooperate in the development and implementation of individualized education plans designed for students under his or her responsibility.

 

I adjusted my grading on tests that involved translation or writing for students with dyslexia (occasionally omitting the spelling criteria entirely) and supported their use of learning tools.

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I had a student who did not seem engaged in the course and was unwilling to participate. Upon speaking to his mother at Parent-Teacher night, I found that he had behavioral difficulties that I had not known about prior, and was able to adjust my approach in a more accurate manner to accommodate him. 

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I was able to print out large copies of worksheets for a student with vision problems.

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I made allowances for more active students/students with hyperactivity by allowing some students to walk around when they finished working (provided they were not disturbing anyone), or by allowing them to play with small fidget toys. I found that this worked far better than simply stopping the students from moving: otherwise, they would often talk or engage in acts that would disturb the students around them. 

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I believe I have achieved thorough mastery of this competency.

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