SPED 310 Week 7

This week we focused a lot on assessments and applying the assessments in our class. In a case study we looked at on Wednesday we tried to pick out where we saw assessments may have been given, and also what type of assessment may have been given. I really liked this because it helped me see what I would do different as a teacher and things I could take from her and use in my classroom. My group really helped me see insight on the case as we talked about their perspectives on the assessments.
The best resource for me this week would have to be a video I watched in preparation for class. It is called Educating Peter. It is about a boy named Peter who has Down's Syndrome and how throughout the year the teacher and class are able to help him function and succeed in a gen ed class. This opened my mind to children who have disabilities being in gen ed as great option for them. At first I didn't like it and thought that he would do better in Sped, but he really progressed more than he would have if he had teachers constantly trying to tend to him.
On Friday we talked about Other Health Impairments that are under IDEA. I liked the presentation because it was very informational on Symptoms and effects of these Other Health Impairments. These included: Asthma, Leukemia, Diabetes, and Epilepsy. The think I wish they would have expounded more on and something I will have to research, is what special ed services they would need under IDEA. I wanted to know more about what services as there special ed teacher I would give them through IEP and not through a 504. A lot of these I felt were more under a 504, but that's because I have little knowledge about how these disabilities can adversely affect their education.
This week as we worked together as a group to explain reasoning and share background, we were able to look at disabilities from a new perspective, and also see how to better look for ways to assess our students as a whole.