I have the pleasure of having such an amazing and diverse group of students. My students have been placed in a self-contained classroom for students labeled as having multiple disabilities. My students have disabilities that range from intellectual to physical disabilities, to other health impairments.
Some of students require intensive, individualized, and frequent instruction to allow them to be as functional and independent within the community.
Some skills that are of the utmost importance are communication skills (having their own communication system), basic math skills (like number recognition), and basic literacy skills (like identifying letters or their names).
Most importantly, despite disabilities and being in a low-income area, they are great students. They are crazy, fun-loving, determined, and bright young minds. They make my day interesting and not one single day is the same. That's the life of a special education classroom, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
My Project
Books! Books! Books! My kiddos love books. They love looking at them, turning the pages (upside down or not), and being read to. My kiddos actually self-read and play with books during their independent time - so I'm all for projects on books!
Let's give them books at home!
I love being able to send books home with the kids, so I know there's reading material at home, even if it's just a few books we've been able to provide for them.
I want to make reading fun & enticing to them! I've selected books that they'd like and books we don't already have in the classroom.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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