A few days ago
Ronnie

What are some good strategies to work with special ed children?

What are some good strategies to work with special ed children?

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A few days ago
Shell

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My brothers when they were in school a few years ago always had a goal to work toward…then when they reached their goal they got something. And it could be more than one goal at a time. Also it needs to be stuff that they are having trouble with. So every student’s goal wouldn’t be the same. For example:

1. Homework done on time on Monday through Friday, you get a pop on Friday. (Your choice.)

2. A-C grades all semester (Aug. through Dec.) pizza party. (In this case you could have everyone working on something to get to go to the pizza party.)

There are multiple things that a child can have problems with. Maybe they aren’t listening in class, talking when you should be the only one talking. Not working on homework when given the time. You could have a store where you get money out all week for certain things and they can buy things with the money. You could have a small party every week (pop and popcorn and a movie for an hour) for the students who met their goals that week. If you didn’t meet your goal then you don’t get to be a part. Set it up so they can go to the library or somewhere else. Soon they will want to be a part of the fun!!

Good luck. Learning Disiblities take time and patience.

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A few days ago
Opportunistic Carnivore
All of the answers given are good ones and as a mother of a special needs child as well as a teacher, I’ll just add one thing to the pot.

Discipline and Structure. All the patience and love will do no bit of good if you let the children walk all over you and do what you want. Also, once you evaluate them and see their boundaries, raise their limits and expect the next step from them. Obviously you need to make sure you give them proper instruction on the next step, but just don’t be complacent and say “Well Johnny can only do so-and-so until it becomes too difficult for him so we’ll let him stay here.”

Attitudes like that allow for lazy and unchallenged children of all kinds (not just the special needs). Just because they need the repetition or the extra time to finish doesn’t mean they can’t keep progressing….unless of course they can’t. Remember there are some with extreme physical and mental limitations. All I’m saying is to make sure you challenge them, it makes it all the more worth it and builds self-esteem.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
I say listening plays a big role in any conversation. Understand what the child is asking you. Love and support should be there at all time. I love teaching kids and i think people who really want to help these kids should be the one there.This is not a job one can put hours in and go home. these are living kids your actions can make or break these kids future.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Patience. The key to really helping children that have special needs is finding out what works for them. What they respond to. What their limitations are. Praise them lots. They need to feel like they are accomplished. Show them that you are proud of what they’ve done. Make learning fun for them. Repetition is always good too. It may take them 20 times of doing something to understand…but the smile on their faces when they’ve overcome it is priceless…to you and to them.
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A few days ago
Little Deer
I have a child who has special needs, and its most important that you take every child as an individual. They are not all the same, even though they have special needs. Get to know them, and what they enjoy. They are very special kids.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
i dont believe that you should draw up stratagies with them. my sister has special needs, and the one thing i learnt from her is that such lovely children can strongly sense whether or not u truely love them or if your just acting. so try to love them and they would never give you a hard time.

good luck what ur planning on doing is a great thing, and i thank people like you who care for others:)

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Patience and love are always a good place to start…and meeting the child where he/she is at and understanding his/her limitations while capitalizing on the strengths and skills of the child.
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A few days ago
hiyaihopeicanhelp
good patients and you need to beable to join thm on thier leval and recognise there needs and cater for thm in the way tht suits thm best good luck it is hard to begin with thn it becomes natural also stay calm nd not too tense as they will pick up on it
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Know the students strengths and weaknesses. Work off their strengths to build up their weaknesses.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Lots of visuals I think. Its easier to assciate pictures with what you want them to do.
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