TEACHING

SEN KIDS Special Educational Needs

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT...
A DISABLED PERSON IS NOT MENTALLY DEFICIENT

WHAT MAKES
THEM SPECIAL?
Their disability, which can be:
EMOTIONAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
PHYSICAL
CIRCUMSTANCIAL

HOW TO RECOGNIZE THEM

*Easily distracted *Easily confused
   

*Poor handwriting *Have a poor

concept of time
 
WHAT DO *To feel included in most
THEY NEED? class activities.
 
*To not be excluded in
activities they take a part in.
 
*For us to see problems
from their point of view.
 

WHAT DO
YOU NEED? REMEMBER
SEN kids are not incapacitated
or unable to learn; rather, they
need differentiated instruction
tailored to their distinctive
learning abilities.
*Time *Patience  
 SO... WHAT CAN I DO
SO...
*Don't separate them from others. 

Encourage cooperative
learning activites when Treat them just like
possible. other students.
   

Notice how other kids

accept or reject the SEN kid.
 
*Use their talent/interest to include them in activities.

Talk to parents to find Talk to the SEN kid, to

out hobbies or find out what they like.
interests.

*Make concise and short activities whenever possible.

Long, drawn-out
projects are
particularly frustrating
for them.

*Present frequent progress checks

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Let them know how well they 40
are progressing toward an 30
individual or class goal.
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Jennifer S. Rubio & María P. Hernández

English Practicum II