Negotiating Learner Differences MOOC’s Updates
Pedagogical Environment for Children with Special Needs
I have been a public school teacher for almost six years and 2 years teaching children with special needs and it is indeed that the diversity is truly visible in all aspects. I could not say that the support for these children with special needs from our government is very evident because some of schools do not have enough learning materials and even an access to use of learning technologies that could be used for easy access to learning. We always ask support from the Local Government and some stakeholders and it has to be the teachers and school heads effort and initiative to be more productive and help these children in all means. Some children do not have proper assessment because of economic status and the money that they will be spending on the assessment of their child they will just use it for their additional meal within a day. Lucky are those parents that they could sent their children with special needs to private schools and has the chance to meet their private doctors and therapist. We have a lot of means on how to motivate our learners, we have to be creative and do a lot of ways to give the best time and efforts for our students to learn easily. We all know that these children are needing much support from our government, a safe environment, opportunities, and a chance to live like those children in regular classes regardless of their economic status because they deserve to have the opportunity to be a productive citizens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urjv4vCcqzU have time to watch this documentary of one of the SPED schools in our province.
I totally agree with you on this issue Maureen, we have got to find a way to make sure that all our children have the same opportunity to learn. I think there are also many other areas that play a role in this as well. First, we need to make sure that parents are aware of the needs of their children and advocate for them. In many cases, parents don't want to admit their children's needs or they may not know how or where to seek help. It is then and only then will the fight to get the schools what they need. There is nothing like a mother fighting for her child(ren) to get things done. But when parents and the community come together to help push for what they need things to happen.
We have to learn how to work together!!