The Importance Of Special Learning Needs For Children With...

Background For this assignment, a series of question was asked to an individual who frequently interacts with children with some form of disability. The purpose of this assignment is to gain a deeper understanding of students with disabilities, the individuals who interact with them, and different processes/aspects of special education. Amy Edwards - a special education teacher at McKinley Elementary located in Xenia, Ohio was interviewed. Ms. Edwards first became interested in special education at a young age. The pastor at her church had a daughter with special needs. Ms. Edwards had the opportunity to get to know the daughter on a personal level and developed a passion for children with disabilities. It was then that she decided she†¦show more content†¦The students Ms. Edwards works with on a daily basis have several different learning disabilities. However, all of the students Ms. Edwards instruct are currently in Tier 3 of Respond to Intervention. In Teaching Students Who Are Exc eptional, Diverse, and at Risk Vaughn describes RTI Tier 3 students as those who may need â€Å"even more intensive intervention [such as] longer instructional sessions, smaller group, instruction more specifically aligned with their learning needs† (Vaughn, 2014). More specifically, Ms. Edwards instructs students with Autism, specific learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, intellectual disabilities, type 1 diabetes, muscular dystrophy, speech and languages disorders, and students with traumatic brain injuries. Furthermore, Ms. Edwards also works with students who have different learnings styles. For example, she will works with students in small groups who do have receive the one-on-one attention they need in the general education classroom. Most of the students with a different type of learning style such as visual or kinesthetic learners are able to use various materials in Ms. Edwards’ classroom in order to be more successful. Pictures or writing prompts may be given. Students who are kinesthetic learners may educational games or magnetic letters to gain a deeper understanding of a concept. The majority of students in Ms. Edwards’ classroom may respond to specific assessment questions or prompts orally rather than in