This week in class we studied how we can evaluate the learning of students with and without disabilities. The book outlined something that you can do to help students and how you can evaluate their learning:
1. Do all you can to help prep them for test
-clear study guides to reflect what is expected to understand of certain concepts
-study sessions
-more one-on-one attention or help with concepts
2. Offer accommodation for students that need them
-more time allotted
-different environment
3. Offer feed back or additional help if needed for after the test.
These 3 things can be really beneficial to students that are not good at taking tests, are not organized, or who need more help based on certain disabilities. The more you can do to offer opportunity for your students, the more they will grow and flourish.
We also discussed more about visual impairments as our disability for the week. I know for me that would be very difficult to go through. We did a simulation where we had to be blindfolded while doing a few tasks. It was so hard for me. Because I couldn't see where I was going I felt like I was going to fall off of my feet face forward. It was terrifying. Because I couldn't see, I was relying a lot of my sense of touch as I walk by feeling the walls with my fingertips. I gained a greater respect that day for those who do live with visual impairment.
In class today we also talked about emotional disturbances. This was different than what I thought it was going to be about. We talked mostly about depression, phobias, and obsessive compulsive disorder. It didn't dawn on me before this class that depression can disable someone from learning. My mom, sister, and husband suffer from depression. I have seen firsthand that experiences they go through and the hard ship it really is. There are some days that my husband stays in bed or sleeps all day because he physically can not get out of bed. He cries as well for part of the time. this soon begins to take a tole on me and I just feel helpless. But what I have come to realize is that despite being sad, they are still capable of finding joy. When my husband has his bad days, I do all I can to be that ray of sunshine he needs to get through the day. It can be emotionally draining, but it is something that helps a million percent in the long run.
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