Inthisworld, childrenexistwithexceptionalbehaviors. Theirbehaviorishardtoacceptforthesociety. Teachersplayaveryvitalroleinmakingthemknowledgeable.
Firstofallteachershouldbetrainedtoworkinthe schoolwheretherearechildrenwithexceptionalities. Sometimesitbecomesveryhardfortheteachertoreactinarightmannerwhentheyinstruct. Thestudentswithbehavioralissuesneedsextraofteachingandattention.
Thesmallclasseswouldhelpalotinteachingthemeffectively. Alsotheremustbearoomforvisitingfacultytocomeandtakeextrasessions. Thisnotonlycomesouttobebeneficialforchildrenbutalsoisahelptotheprofessors. Therecouldbeanewtechniqueofteachingorhandlingthestudentsandcouldbeadvantageous. Thevisitingfacultyprovesouttobechangeforthestudents.
Thegoodteacheris, whoemphasizeonchild’sabilitynotdisability. Thedisabilitymustberemovedbutwithoutdepressingakid. Achildmustknowabouthisproblems, buthemustalsothathehasabilitieswhicharemoreinnumberthanhisdisabilities. Ateachermustteachwithamentalitythateverychildhassomeincapacities. Teachershouldhelpachildinbringinguphisabilitiesandshouldcurbthedisabilitiesquietly. Expectationsshouldbehigh, becauseeverychildcanachievesomepositioninasocietyaccordingtohispotential, butthisneedsassistance.
Environmentofclassshouldbepositiveandfriendly. Thisdependsonateacherthathowshemaintaintheenvironment. Becausethepositiveenvironmentboostthelearningcapabilitiesofachild. Alsothebehaviorofachilddependsonhisenvironment. Ifachildfeelsthreatenedbysomethingthenitisobviousthathisbehaviorwould change. Sometimesitbecomeveryimportantforateachertoknowaboutchild’slikesanddislikes.
Everychildhasanindividualgoal, sofromtimetotimeteachersshouldkeepthemselvesupdatedthathowfarhehasdeveloped. Thegradedoesnottelleverythingaboutwhatthechildhaslearnedsofar. Theemphasisongradeshouldbelow. Teachershouldknowwhathehaslearnedsofarorinwhichfieldishelackingbehind. Thisalsoboostsuptheconfidenceof akid.
Thewholelearningprocessmakesachildtired. Thisnotonlyeffectstheirlearningabilitiesbutalsodistractsthem. Thereforeateachershouldemploypropertechniquesforrelaxinginaclass. Achildwithattentiondisordergetsmentallytiredsoon. Thereshouldbeproperrelaxingtechniqueslikelisteningtosoftmusicorplayingonline games. Playinggamesnotonlyeaseachildbutalsokeepsthemhealthy.
Thefirstthingachildshouldlearnistotakecareofhimself. Theyshouldbemadeselfdependent. Taking, basicexampleachildmustlearntotiehisshoelaces. Thedependentchildalwayshasalowconfidencelevel. Theremustbeshortextrasessionstoteachthestudents, howtotakecareofthemselves, orhowtobemoreorganized. Thereshouldbealsobesessionstopreventbehaviorconcerns. Sometimesteachertakesachildasanormalkid, shedoesnotlaystressonthebehaviorproblems. Butshedoesnotknowthatthelackofattentionbyateacherencouragestheprobleminakid.
Butsometimesthesesessionprovesouttobefutileasstudentscontinuestomisbehave, thenitisnecessarytoknowthattheyaremisbehavingbecauseofthesesessions. Becausethesessionsdoesnotfittotheirneedseach time, andtheywaitforsomeonewhocanhelptheminpersonal.
Incaseofhighereducationtherearemanyfacultieswhoaretakingasingleclass. Thecoordinationbetweenthesefacultiesisamustsothatthestudentsdoesnotgetconfusedbetween allthefunction. Ateacherhasitsownstyleofteachingandifanotherteachercomesandteachesthemintotallydifferentstyleitbecomeshardforthestudentstoknow, whichonetheyshouldfollow. Thereforealmost all thefacultiesteachingaparticularclassshouldknowabouteachotherteachingstyles, itbecomeseasyforastudenttofind out.
Teachershouldmakesurethebehavioralimprovementsandachievementsgeneralizetoothersituations. Theyshouldmakesurethatwhattheyteachshouldapplyinmostoftherealworldsituations. Thegeneralizedteachingsprovesouttobemorebeneficialtothestudents, while theycometoknowtheparticularthing thattheyhavelearnedcanapplyinthemostoftheproblems. Thistypeofteachingmethodprovesouttobeverybeneficialbecausestudentscanlearnmorethingswithlessstressontheirbrains.
Studentsshouldlearntosocializewithotherstudentswhomayormaynotbedisablelikeall of them. Theinteractionwithotherstudentsshouldbestartedatthebeginningoftheiryear. Theirshouldbelearningcentersthatpromotesocialinteractionforthesekid’s. Necessarysocialskillsshouldbetaughtinthelearningcenters. Iftheschoolisfindingitdifficulttostartlearningcentersthenskillsshouldbetaughtinthelunchtimeorinthefreeperiod.
LiteratureReview: –
Teachingstrategiesforattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder:
Unabletopayinterest, over activity, impulsivearethesignsofADHD. Thereareaboutthreetofivepercentofthepupils inUnitedStateswhoaresufferingfromADHD(American Psychiatric Association, 1994). ThestudentssufferingfromADHDfailtofinishtheirhomeworkandaresloppy. OlderstudentswithADHDarelesscommunicativeandreactspontaneously. Themainsymptomswill be:
1)Restlessness
2)Unabletoconcentrate
3)Difficultyinfollowingrecommendations
4)Losingthings
5)Doinglittlemistakes
6)Greatdealofmoodswings
Teachershouldstartwithevaluatingthechild’sneedsandstrengths. Theassessmentshouldbedoneonthebehaviorandacademicneeds. Afterevaluatingalltheirneedsappropriatepracticeshouldbeselected. Theselectedpracticeshouldgaintheattentionofthechildandisappropriatetotheirage. ItshouldbekeptinmindthatthepracticethatisselectedshouldbeaadditionalbenefittothestudentswhodonothaveADHD. Afterselectingallthepracticestheymustbewrappedupinasinglesystem.
Aftertheconclusionofeachlessontheselectedpracticeshouldachieveitsgoal. Thelessonsmustbepresentedinadifferentmanner. Teachershouldpreparethelessonandtheactivitiesplannedinadvance. Thereviewofthepreviouslessonsalsoprovesouttobebeneficialforthestudents. Teachermustidentifyallthematerialsneededintheclass, becausesometimesitbecomesverydifficultforthechildrentoidentifythematerialsontheirown.
ItisveryhardforthestudentswithADHDtochangefromonetopictoanother. Thereforerevisionofthepreviouslectureisamust. Theuseofaudiovisualmaterialshelpsthestudentsalot. Describehowstudentscan identifyandcorrecttheirownblunders. Forexample, remindstudentsthattheyshouldchecktheircalculationsin mathproblemsandreiterate howtheycancheck theircalculations, remindstudentsofparticularlydifficulttransliteration rulesandhowstudentscanwatchoutforeasy- to , makeerrors.
Iftheteachertriestolowerthenoiselevelintheclassroomithelpsachildinmaintaininghisfocus.
Teachingstrategiesforstudentswithemotionalbehavioraldisorder: –
ForteachingthestudentswithEBDteachershouldencouragethepositivelearningtechniques. Theobjectivesofthelessonshouldbepresentedbeforewhichhelpsinpredictability. Thepresentationshouldbeexciting, andifthestudentsperformswellheshouldbegiven rewards. ThishelpsalotindealingwiththestudentswithEBD. Thevocabularyusedinthepresentationshouldbelucidandthefeedbackshouldbegivenquickly.
Thelessonsshouldbestartedwiththeinterestingitemsorquestions. Itshouldbekeptinmindthatifateacherwants achildtobeexcitedaboutlearningthenteachershouldbeexcitedaboutteaching. Whiletakingupthelessonsstudentsshouldknowthattheyarelearningandmakingprogress. Afterconcluding, thelessonmustberevisedandthestudentsshouldbepreparedtomovetonextlesson. Thelongpresentationsmustbecutintoshortpresentations, soasincaseoflongassignments. Extratimeshouldbegiventostudentsforcompletingtheirwork.
Theenvironmentofaclassshouldbehealthy. Rules andregulationsshouldbemadeandteachthemtoactinaccordancewiththerules. Theenvironmentofaclassshouldbequietaswelleffective. Adequatematerialsshouldbeoffered tothemsothattheydonotfeelshortageofresourcesinbetweenthelecture. There shouldbe enough roomforthestudentstomoveintheclassroomwithoutdisturbingeach otherandadequatespacemustbeprovidedtothemfortheirpersonalthings. Theclassroomrules shouldbelessandpositive. Theyshouldemphasizemoreonlikewhatstudentsmustdoincourse.
Teachershouldcommunicatewithachildinanonthreateningmannerandshouldshowthepersonalinterestinakid. Thismakesachildfeelgoodandboostuphisconfidencelevel. Propergesturesandbodylanguageisveryimportantinconnection. Thegesturegivenshouldbeholding longerthanregular. Speakingslowlyandclearlyarealsoveryimportant. Properwaittimeshouldbeincludedbecausesomestudentsareslowlearners.
ManagingbehaviorisveryimportantindealingwiththeEBDstudents. Sometimesitprovesouttobeverybeneficialtoignorethenegativebehaviors, becausesometimesachildbehavesnegativelyinordertograbthefocus. Punishmentshouldonlybeusedinacasewhenthebehaviorofachildisharmfulforotherlearners.
Theremustbeasocialproblemtechnique, whicheffectivelyidentifiestheproblemsandprovidesthebestsolutionforit. AngermanagementisthemainproblemwiththechildsufferingfromEBD. Angerisnaturalsoitusefultoteachangercontroltechniquesratherangereliminationtechniques. Thefirststepinangermanagementistoconvinceachildthatheshouldchange, teachingrelaxationtechniqueshelpsawhole lot.
Teachingstrategiesforthestudentshavinglearningdisabilities: –
Learningdisabilitiesisaprobleminwhichachildfindsdifficultyinorganizingreceiveddetails, rememberingthem, manipulatingthese people. Butwiththeeffectivelearningstrategiestheycanbetaughtsuccessfully. Thecommonsymptomsaredifficultyinlearning, poormemory, difficultyinrememberingfacts, confusionamongthebasicterms, spellingandreadingerrors, impulsivebehavioretc .
Thecourseloadshouldbelow, because thecourseloadwillmakethemevenmorepoorlearners.
Queries shouldbeaskedinaclarifyingmanner, thelanguageusedmustbeeasytoprocess.
Thekeypointsofthechaptermustbetoldbeforethebeginningofthechapter.
Whilewritingontheboardverbalizewhatisbeingwritten, theaudioandvideoeffectsinteachingboostupthelearningfeatures.
Theenvironmentoftheclassmustbepeacefulsothatthestudentsdonotfeeldiverted.
Theassignmentsshouldbegiveninoralformaswellasinwrittentype.
Theyshouldbegivenmoretimetocompletedifficulttasks.
Thepaceofteachingshouldbekeptinaccordancewiththeirlearningabilities.
Usingplentyofexamplesinthepresentationmakestheirunderstandinglevelhigh.
Encouragethemtoborrowtheclassmate’snotesifessential.
Coloredapparatusmustbeusedforhighvisualrecognition.
Groupdiscussionhelpsalotforthestudentshavinglearningafflictions, forthemgroupdiscussionisfunaswellasisbeneficialinlearning. Encouragethemtoaskquestionsduringorafterthelecturetomakesurethattheyhaveunderstoodcompletely. Teachermustpayindividualattentiontowardseverykid. Frequentsessionswitha childforproperassessmentshouldbeconducted. Usinglargefontsmaketheirprocessingquickly.
Giveindividualconferencestoguidestudentswith learningdisabilitiestomonitorprogressandunderstandingoftheassignmentandofthecoursecontent material. Examplesofsciencerolemodelswithdisabilitiesshouldbegiventothemfrequentlysothattheydonotfeeldepressed. Encouragethemtoaskforhelpwheneverneeded.
Itwouldbewrongtoassessthepotentialofachildonthebasisoftestratings. Everychildhasitsownstrengthandweaknesses.
Summary: –
Themainaimofteachingis to educateindividualswhoareactivemembersinthesocietyatit’svariousamounts. Teachersareveryimportantinoursocietybecauseweneedthemtoprovideouryouthwiththeknowledgeand socialexperiencestheywillneedtoimprovetheir futureandthefutureoftheentireplanet.
Whileteachingstudentswithexceptionalitiesteachershouldkeepinmindthateverychildisexceptional. Teachershouldnotrunfromtheirduties, theycanchangethelifeofthesechildren’s. Everychildlikesdifferentenvironment, soitbetterforateachertotrytoeducatethemkeepinginmindtheirlikesanddislikes. Teacherscanapologiestothegovernmenttoissuethepolicieswhichareinpurefavorofthesekid’s. Likeinmaximumcountriesreservationsaremadeforthesechildren.
Theteachers shouldmotivatethesocietyaroundthemtotakecareofthesechildren. Weshouldall believethattherearehopesforthosechildren’sandwe candosomethingforthem. Thesechildrenhavetheirownqualitieslikeothersandtheycanhelpoursocietyuprising. Nooneshouldtakeitastakenforgrantedbecausethiscanhappentoanybody, whatiftheygotsufferedwiththesame. Thesocietywillsurelyturntheirfacearoundfromthosechildren. Butifwealltogetherworkforthemthenchangescanbepresently there.
Questions:
1)Didyoueverfeltfrustratedinteachingstudentswithexceptionalities?
2)Whataretheimportantstrategiesadoptedbyyou?
3)Howyouwillhandlethedisputesbetweenthelearners?
4)Anyspecialapparatusisrequiredforteachingthem?
5)Whatarethemethodsyouhaveimplementedtoprovidesocialexposure?
6) Accordingtoyouwhatkindofenvironmentdoyouthinkisbestsuitedforthem?
References
Adelizzi, Jane U. & Goss, Diane B., (2001), Child-rearing childrenwith learning problems, Greenwood PublishingGroup, ISBN: 0897897722
Dockrell, Julie, & McShane, John(1993), Children’slearningdifficulties: Acognitiveapproach, Blackwell Creating, ISBN: 0631170170