Working with Special Needs

Students; Teacher and Peer

Interactions
AVERY REYNOLDS, INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIP- FALL 2018, MRS. CLICK
My Mentor

Molly Bauerschlag
Malloy Elementary

Special Education
pK-12th
AA Education 1st-8th
Teacher
My Mentor

THIS IS US!!!
All About ISM

• Independent
Study
Mentorship • 3 mentor hours
• Each semester • 2 activity hours
you pick a • Weekly journal
mentor • Weebly website
• Final
presentation
Final Project Topic
Topic
Working with Special Needs
Students: Teacher and Peer
Interactions
Why?
• Covers just about everything
• what devices are used in an AA
classroom
• describe how each disability
interacts with others
• how the teacher interacts with
the student.
I picked this because it
involves a little bit of
everything including,
behavior, teaching methods, Explain
and communication devices.
Key Points
What
different
How do
How communication devices help devices
different
disabilities
1 the kids become more social 5 help what
aspects of
affect the way
the
a student is
disability
successful?

3
Different methods of
2 teaching for special needs
Different behavioral
tendencies (between
peers to peers and 4
students to teachers)
Research Topics

Behavioral tendencies
within the different
disabilities
What methods do
2 teachers in an AA
classroom to help the
students but successful

What devices are

used in an AA
1 classroom and 3
what do they do
Current Event

Coming Soon
Product

I will be demonstrating
Video Presentation; how this device is used
Communication Output Product and how it helps
Device students communicate

A communication output device

is a device that helps students
Product who cannot speak clearly. It is Explain
touchscreen like an iPad and is
easy to navigate.
Conclusion

In conclusion I hope to learn how

to be a successful AA teacher. I
also want to learn the students
perspectives and the full effect of
being in an AA classroom. When I
complete my semester project I
hope to better understand how
students interact with each other
and teachers.
Thank you to
my mentor
Molly Malloy…

… Bauerschlag for
allowing me on their
campus … and my parents
for supporting me
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