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Welcome to Riggs Roundhouse! I Think I Can, I Think I Can . . .
Maybe that’s why I chose a career in special education. I function best when all my senses are provided with input and I’m permitted to move at my own pace. All children can learn. And all children have a learning style that best meets their individual needs. But children with special needs may require further adaptations and modifications to enhance their learning. These adaptations and modifications may include the provision of a flexible setting (e.g., place to work), flexible schedule (e.g., extra time to complete a task), revised format (e.g., verbal or visual prompts), or use of learning aids (e.g., computer). As a special education teacher, I am fully committed to the principle of inclusion. That is, providing instruction in the general education classroom to the greatest extent possible. I believe that most children have the best opportunity to learn in this setting. However, students with special needs may require additional teacher support and the implementation of strategies specially designed to meet their individual needs. Providing this type of academic support allows the child with special needs to succeed in the general education classroom and ultimately function as a contributing member of society at large. It seems that, like me, children with special needs have to work twice as hard to get from here to there. It reminds me of the children’s story, The Little Engine That Could . A hill may seem too high to climb, but with extra effort and time we can all get there. Throughout my teaching career, I have accumulated a repertoire of strategies that have proven effective with my special needs students. Just as the times have changed, the strategies have evolved. I use a variety of visual strategies and have even begun to include technology in my instruction. I have included some of these strategies for you (students, parents, teachers) to explore and hopefully implement as appropriate. So get on track. Just click on one of the engines below to select your next stop. Engine No. 1 (Calendar Fun) Engine No. 2 (Language Arts)
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