The Opening Entry

This blog is going to be used to keep track of what I see in the field, mainly related to special needs students and the assistive technology that I hope to see in the field. Because I am a special education major, I am in a CEP class that will be dealing with many of these issues, so I will be talking about what is discussed in that class as well as it will be relevent to what I see in the field. I also want to learn much more about assistive technology and how it is used in the schools, it is something that interests me very much because of the immense possibilities that are out there. Finally, watching how the students with special needs, as well as those who greatly struggle, work in the classroom is going to help me greatly when I become a teacher. Writing about this in my blog will help me keep track of all that I witness and learn.

I have been in my field placement two times so far, and so far the main thing that I have realized is that there are many struggling students. Out of the 28 students in the 2nd grade classroom, 17 are at a kindergarden level overall. A few of those students are going to be tested for special needs later on in the year. I have not seen any assistive technology in the school so far as I have not been there very long. However, I do know that there is a special education room that I plan to spend some time in later on during the semester, so I will be able to see how that classroom operates. In general, there are many struggling students in the school, some being special needs, so I will have many opportunities to see how the classroom is instructed to help these children succeed.

Overall, there is much more for me to see and learn, as I hope this semester of field placement turns out to be a successful one.