I am the intervention specialist in a second grade full inclusion classroom. Not only do I co-teach in the classroom, I also manage the IEPs and goals of the 9 students with disabilities. In the school system where I teach, more than half of our students are low-income students. More often than not, some of my students come to school without even their most basic needs being met. Even with these barriers, this does not stop my amazing students from coming to school eager and anxious to learn and be the best they can be!
My students' disabilities range from mild to intensive, so I strive to make sure all of my students learn, no matter their ability level, in this setting.
There is a lot of differentiated teaching and learning going on throughout the day to make sure I am meeting the needs of all of the students. This typically means I need to make sure I have a variety of resources at my fingertips to be able to provide my students with everything they need to be able to learn. My goal is to set them up to be independent, contributing members to society in the future!
My Project
In our inclusion classroom, we are all about differentiating instruction for our students! The general education teacher and I each take a group of students for phonics instruction based on ability levels. One group stays in the classroom and the other goes to the resource room down the hall to get more direct instruction at their level. The resource room is shared with a performing arts (dance) teacher. Therefore, there is no furniture in the room as they need an empty space to dance. When our students go in the room for phonics instruction, they often have to sit on the floor with clipboards. This can cause disruptions and be quite uncomfortable for the students.
The mobile desk with the chair attached will allow us to transition quickly to make the most of our time with learning phonics skills!
The desks on wheels will allow us to push the desks from the side of the room to the open space and begin right away. When finished, we can push the desks back to the side of the room and leave the space open for the dance class that comes in.
These desks would allow us to start instruction on time without having to move furniture from another room or sit on the cold floor. Everyone would have their own comfortable area to work in and the transition back to the regular classroom would be quick and effortless! These desks would make all the difference in our resource room!
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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