CLASSROOM

MANAGEMENT WITH

CHILDREN WITH

SPECIAL NEEDS

CLASSROOM ANALYSIS, AND ITS NEEDS

IN FIVE WORDS DEFINE:

1.Classroom management

2.Children with special

needs.

CONCEPTS

CLASSROOM

MANAGEMENT

The process of ensuring

that classroom lessons run

smoothly despite

disruptive behavior by

students. The term also

implies the prevention of

disruptive behavior.

CHILDREN WITH

SPECIAL NEED

Children with special

needs may have mild

learning disabilities or

profound cognitive

impairment; food allergies

or terminal illness;

developmental delays that

catch up quickly or remain

entrenched; occasional

panic attacks or serious

psychiatric problems.

Special

Education

12 to 15 percent

of the population

within a special

education

category.

Special Education

Categories

Blind and limited vision

Deaf and hard of

hearing

Emotional disturbances

Learning disabilities

Speech disabilities

Physical disabilities

Developmental disabilities

Blind and Limited

Vision

Blind

An impairment in

vision that, even with

correction, adversely

affects a child’s

educational

performance. The

term includes both

partial sight and

blindness.

Limited Vision

It is uncorrectable vision

loss that interferes with

daily activities. It is better

defined in terms of

function, rather than

[numerical] test results.

(Massof and Lidoff)

In other words, low vision is

"not enough vision to do

whatever it is you need to

do," which can vary from

person to person.

Deaf and Hard-of-

Hearing

Deaf

An individual with

very little or no

functional hearing

and who often uses

sign language to

communicate.

Hard-of-Hearing

An individual who

has a mild-to-

moderate hearing

loss who may

communicate

through sign

language, spoken

language, or both.

Speech and

Language Disabilities

A communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired

articulation, a language impairment, or a voice

impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational

performance.

ADD related language/listening disorders

Apraxia

Articulation/phonological delays

Auditory processing treatment

Autism/pervasive developmental disorders

Child developmental disorders

Developmental pervasive disorder

Expressive language disorder

Memory and cognition

Oral motor delay

Phonemic-phonological awareness skills

Phonological development

Language disorders

Language processing disorder

Fluency

Receptive language disorder

Social pragmatic language

Physical Disabilities

Definition

A physical disability isany type of physicalcondition that significantlyimpacts one or more majorlife activities.

The key aspect indefining physical disabilityis not whether a person hasa specific condition, buthow that physicalcondition impacts his orher daily life.

Types of physical

disabilities

Physical disabilities

can be:

1. The result of

congenital birth issues

2. Accidental injury

3. Illness

One physical

condition might be

considered disabling to

one person but not the

next.

Emotional Disturbances

A condition exhibiting one or more of the followingcharacteristics over a long period of time and to amarked degree that adversely affects a child’seducational performance:

A. An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.

B. An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.

C. Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.

D. A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.

E. A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.

Learning

Disabilities

Children and adults with learning

disabilities see, hear, and understand

things differently. This can lead to trouble

with learning new information and skills,

and putting them to use. The most

common types of learning disabilities

involve problems with reading, writing,

math, reasoning, listening, and speaking.

Signs and Symptoms of Learning Disabilities and

Disorders

Preschool Problems pronouncing words

Trouble finding the right word

Difficulty rhyming

Trouble learning the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, days of the week

Difficulty following directions or learning routines

Difficulty controlling crayons, pencils, and scissors, or coloring within the lines

Trouble with buttons, zippers, snaps, learning to tie shoes

Ages 5-9 Trouble learning the connection

between letters and sounds

Unable to blend sounds to make words

Confuses basic words whenreading

Consistently misspells words and makes frequent reading errors

Trouble learning basic mathconcepts

Difficulty telling time and remembering sequences

Slow to learn new skills

Signs and Symptoms of Learning Disabilities and

Disorders

Ages 10-13 Difficulty with reading

comprehension or math skills

Trouble with open-ended test questions and word problems

Dislikes reading and writing; avoids reading aloud

Spells the same word differently in a single document

Poor organizational skills (bedroom, homework, desk is messy and disorganized)

Trouble following classroom discussions and expressing thoughts aloud

Poor handwriting

Common Types of Learning Disabilities

Dyslexia Difficulty reading Problems reading, writing, spelling, speaking

Dyscalculia Difficulty with mathProblems doing math problems, understanding time, using money

Dysgraphia Difficulty reading Problems reading, writing, spelling, speaking

Common Types of Learning Disabilities

Dyspraxia

(Sensory

IntegrationDisorder)

Difficulty with fine motor skills

Problems with hand–eye coordination, balance,

manual dexterity

Dysphasia/ Aphasia

Difficulty withlanguage

Problems understanding spoken language, poor reading comprehension

Auditory

ProcessingDisorder

Difficulty hearing differences between

sounds

Problems with reading, comprehension,

language

Visual ProcessingDisorder

Difficulty interpretingvisual information

Problems with reading, math, maps, charts,

symbols, pictures

Other Learning Disaabilities

ADHD – Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while not

considered a learning disability, can certainly disrupt learning. Children

with ADHD often have problems sitting still, staying focused, following

instructions, staying organized, and completing homework.

Autism – Difficulty mastering certain academic skills can stem from

pervasive developmental disorders such as autism and Asperger’s

syndrome. Children with autism spectrum disorders may have trouble

communicating, reading body language, learning basic skills, making

friends, and making eye contact.

Down syndrome (or Down's syndrome) is a

chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division that results in

an extra 21st chromosome. The condition leads to impairments in both

cognitive ability and physical growth that range from mild to moderate

developmental disabilities.

Color blindness is not a form of blindness at all, but a deficiency in the

way you see color. With this vision problem, you have difficulty

distinguishing certain colors, such as blue and yellow or red and green.

Learning Styles

Information enters your brain three main ways:

sight, hearing, and touch

Visual Learners learn by sight.

Auditory Learners learn by hearing.

Tactile Learners (kinesthetic) learn by touch.

Visual

LearnersPrefer to see information such as pictures,

diagrams, cartoons, demonstrations.

Picture words and concepts they hear as images.

Easily distracted in lecture with no visual aids.

Overwhelmed with intense visuals accompanied by lecture.

Benefit from using charts, maps, notes, and flash cards when studying.

Auditory

Learners

Prefer to hear information spoken.

Can absorb a lecture with little effort.

May not need careful notes to learn.

Often avoid eye contact in order to concentrate.

May read aloud to themselves.

Like background music when they study.

Tactile or Kinesthetic

Learners

Prefer touch as their primary mode for taking in information.

In traditional lecture situations, they should write out important facts.

Create study sheets connected to vivid examples.

Role-playing can help them learn and remember important ideas.

May benefit by using manipulatives.

Your Intelligence Profile

created by Howard Gardner

A theory of “multipleintelligences,” suggestingabilities seem to cluster ineight different areas:Verbal-Linguistic SkillsLogical-Mathematical SkillsBodily-Kinesthetic SkillsVisual-Spatial SkillsInterpersonal AbilitiesIntrapersonal AbilitiesMusical AbilitiesNaturalistic Abilities

Myers-Briggs

Personality Inventory

(MBTI)Extraversion/Introversion

Sensing/Intuiting

Thinking/Feeling

Judging/Perceiving

Different Teaching

Styles

Lecture – teacher talks all period.Group discussion – teacher talks but encourages discussion.Small groups – teacher aids (facilitates) group interaction.Visual focus – teacher uses lots of visual aids.Verbal focus – words, words & more words.Logical sequence – teacher presents material in a step-by-step, reasonable format.Random sequence – teacher jumps all over the place.

A Right to be

Educated

If we are indeed a democracy in action and

not just in name, it is the obligation of the

educational system to help—within reason—each

and every student to become all he or she is

capable of becoming.