Without a doubt, all new teachers will find themselves in diverse classroom whether they be physical, cultural, or intellectual differences. Inevitably, some of your students may have preconceived notions about people who are different. It will be your job to help your students understand individual differences in a positive light and to be open and accepting of all people. Chapter 5 teaches various strategies to address these sensitive issues to ensure that your classroom is a safe place for all of your students.
1. Teaching students to be
accepting of all people no matter what individual differences they may posess is difficult because students often come to school ingrained misconceptions. Teachers must use care when presenting material about those that are physically, mentally, emotionally, or culturally different from the rest of the class. The opening vignette in the chapter was perfect because the teacher knew first hand how it feels to be different.
The website below has material focused on:
Educating Children About Disabilities: Encouraging Inclusion And Acceptance
Advantages Of Discussing Disabilities With Mainstreamed Students
Ideas For Classroom Presentations About Disabilities
2. When addressing attitudes about acceptance in your classroom, teachers need to reflect upon their own beliefs, views, and misconceptions they may have in order to be fully affective in creating an accepting classroom.
The link to the article below shows that a teachers attitudes about the world and themselves is reflected in their teacher and ultimately has an impact on the performance of the students.
3. I loved the SODA social skills instruction depicted in the book. Developing social skills can be a stressful time for many children and this type of prompting will get on the right path. This is a valuable resource to use for students with autism or other social restricting disorders.
The PDF below has the steps to use to teach the SODA method of socializing as well as example scenarios so students can hear it in conversation.
SODA guides students to interact with other people, such as peers, in various situations.The purposes of the strategy are to
(a) teach the student a set of rules that can guide his social behavior,
(b) teach the student the ability to self-monitor his thinking processes and choose better options
(c) help the student participate in social interactions appropriately.
http://www.txautism.net/docs/Guide/Interventions/SODA.pdf
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