Intro

Today I set up my classroom. I will be completing my Fieldwork at Cedar Ridge Elementary in Cedar Hills (Alpine School Dist.). Because I am also taking EDSP, I am completing my hours in the Special Education Classroom. I was only there for a few minutes today to introduce myself and to set up my hours for this week. However the few minutes I was there I noticed the classroom setup and I was able to witness some interaction with the Teacher and some students. Because they are Special Ed Students, they each have a very different way of learning and Mrs. Beck has taken that into account. She makes sure that each student is taking in information in the best way for them and that they are actually learning by putting them to the test. Children who normally don't speak at all and communicate by nodding their head yes or no are asked questions in a format that they can respond to with yes or no. But she also asks them the same question several times to try and encourage them to speak. Upon asking the same child if he wanted Chocolate Milk with his lunch 3 times, he finally spoke on the third time, knowing that the teacher was looking for a verbal response from him and not just a head nod. I'm excited to see what I will experience when I am there for more than just 10 minutes.