This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
I have a preschool autism class. My school is a Title I school with 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. My students are amazing! Each is only three or four years old but brilliant in his own right. One is very vocal and receives time in the general education classroom. Another has gone from saying three words at the beginning of the year to speaking in complete sentences. Others are learning to use the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to express their needs. I love the way my students work together in the play center and I am proud of the way they have welcomed new students into our class!
My Project
My school became a Spanish bilingual program during the 2016-17 school year. The program began with preschool and will advance one grade level each year until it reaches 5th grade. As a preschool autism teacher, my students use a separate curriculum from the bilingual program but some of my students receive instruction in the general education classes that use Spanish during part of the day.
I am interested in learning Spanish so I can assist my students who also participate in the bilingual program as well as my students who come from Spanish speaking homes.
Learning Spanish will help me to interact with my students, colleagues, and parents more effectively.
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