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Tips for working with special needs students From an interview with Caitlin Smith 1. Be Patient- Things don’t always come naturally or easily to special needs students. They can take a lot longer to learn, so teachers need to be willing to work at the students’ pace. When teachers are patient with students, a learning environment is created. 2. Be Flexible and Adaptable- Use the learning opportunities that become available. Things that you have planned can change very quickly

Listen to the episode here. Notes Teaches English for Read With You. Born and raised in Texas, played sports, wanted to work with children. Enjoyed sports and thought of coaching. Went to SW University in TX. Studied Kinesiology, loved learning about special ed. Loved how it was very individualized. Double majored in special ed. and kinesiology with a minor in Spanish. Taught middle school life skills in Alaska for a year, working on basic skills. Taught for 2 years in TX and

There are many things to consider when deciding if homeschool is right for your family. Ashley Slaten, a homeschool mother of 3, says that these were her main considerations. 1. Family Culture Not having the time constraints of the school schedule allow the family to structure their own day, and their own family culture. With a schedule that has less constraints, parents can choose to go out or stay in, read or play, exercise or be still. Parents can deliberately choose what

Never planed on homeschool. Went to public school herself and had some good experiences. When her oldest was 3 she started researching her options and learned more about homeschool and decided that was the best for their family. 3 main things that were important about homeschool 1. How it would affect their family culture- things they could do as a family if they weren’t at school all day, freedom to explore and build relationships, serve in the community 2. Public School –

Environment Nancy Wood, a beloved children’s librarian, says, “Environment is a teacher that we kind of take for granted. We don’t always realize what environment can do in teaching the child.” The environment allows children to discover new things and learn in a variety of ways. There are many ways to set up an environment in your home or school that will help foster learning for young children. It is helpful to have a structure for children’s learning environments. In a sch

Did undergraduate in early education After graduation, decided to work with younger kids: preschool, child care, head start Wanted to work with children and parents together, so she became a librarian Wanted to help educate the parents, and let the parents see how these skills were used and be able to use them at home There is a skill to helping children learn how to learn Library Program: Worked with the environment first “Environment is a teacher that we kind of take for gr