This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
As the Special Education Department Chairperson, I have had a first hand glimpse into this academic and social- emotional struggles that teens with disabilities endure. In a pre pandemic world, my students were fighting against odds to attend school on a regular basis. Many are working well below grade level because of learning disabilities. Their socio-economic standings limit them from the attaining the newest technologies and resources that other students have. With the addition of a disability and a pandemic, my students with disabilities and their families have hit highest levels of exhaustion, frustration, and many are nearing the point of giving up. Our teachers are great. They are doing their best to make daily phone calls and Zoom sessions with our students. They are working well beyond the scope of practice to help these young ladies and gentlemen succeed but that they really need is more equitable access to digital resources. They need tactile manipulative and technologies so that their IEP management needs could be met and they could work on a level, academic playing field.
My Project
Many students with disabilities are diagnosed with learning disabilities. At our school, almost 37% of students have an IEP. They are working hard to reach “grade level” through the tireless supports of their teachers and families. Although COVID-19 has changed how school is presented to special education students, it can’t change how they learn. Our students are struggling with distance learning. They are forced to do everything online but for special education students that have not developed digital literacy, tactile manipulative are what they need. Dry erase paddles will help students participate in Zoom in a way that is familiar and comfortable to them!
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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