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Self-Contained Classrooms

The past two types of teaching that I have discussed dealt with students seeing multiple teachers throughout the day. In today’s teaching style, I will discuss the self-contained classroom. When a classroom is considered to be self-contained, the students remain with the same teacher for all subject areas. The only time that the students leave the teacher is for lunch and for a scheduled activity such as music, physical education, or library. Most primary grades are self-contained. The students stay with the same teacher throughout the day and the teacher teaches all of the subject areas. In a self-contained classroom, … Continue reading →

Parents Share Stories of Choosing Schools for Their Kids

How do you go about figuring out what the best school for your child is? It is a decision that many parents can struggle with. Parents of kids who have special needs have additional criteria to use when choosing a school for their child. NPR released an episode of “Tell Me More” on August 21, 2012. The episode is titled “Choosing The Right School for Special Needs”. In this episode, Guest host Viviana Hurtado talks with three moms, each of whom have children with special needs. They talk about the challenges they faced while helping their kids do well in … Continue reading →

Bullying: Do You Know Your Child’s Classmates?

Wednesday when I was getting ready for a Halloween extravaganza at my house, the phone rang. “Mrs. Crow? This is Kyle’s teacher. I’m calling because I need to let you know about something that happened to him last week during school.” Immediately I knew this wasn’t going to be pleasant conversation. She continued: “Last Thursday I had to leave the classroom for a while, and meanwhile my aide was dealing with a behavioral problem with one of the students in the hallway. So while there was nobody in the room…um…well, a couple of boys started picking on Kyle, calling him … Continue reading →

Teaching with Other Teachers in Your Grade Level

In most cases primary teachers are self-contained. In most schools there are more than one homeroom class per grade level. I have taught three different grade levels. In tow, I was a self-contained teacher. In the other grade level, I taught semi-departmentalized. In the first self-contained teaching environment I was in I was basically on my own. I planned the units and teaching how I desired. I made my own copies for my classroom and worried little about what the other teachers in my grade level were doing. On occasion we would share good ideas with each other. However, we … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: August 25- August 31

This has been a very interesting week at Families.com. There have been several changes and additions to writing topics. I plan to continue bringing you up to date information about educational issues. Check out below for articles from this week. Sunday, August 26 Pay Students to Stay in High School? Arizona has devised a plan to attempt to keep students from dropping out of high school. Under the new plan, students will receive $25 a week to stay in school and keep up good grades. The students must also stay out of trouble. Montessori Celebrates 100 Years Maria Montessori introduced … Continue reading →

Mainstreaming: The Special Needs Child Goes to School

The kindergarten through elementary school years are crucial, formative years for your child both educationally and socially. There are things you can do as a parent to make these years more beneficial and enjoyable for your child. What is mainstreaming? Mainstreaming means that the special needs child attends a regular classroom along with students who are his or her actual (not developmental) age. Mainstreaming means that the child is not kept isolated in a special class, away from peers, but is included just like everybody else. Adaptations are made so that the child’s special needs are met, while still being … Continue reading →

Brain Wiring: Understanding the Autistic Mind

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I remember asking our doctor about my son Kyle’s hand-flapping and wrist-twisting that accompanied his autism. “Will it ever go away?” I asked. “It’s the way his brain is wired,” was the response. It has been a decade since the doctor made that statement, and although “brain wiring” is certainly a factor in autism, new research has provided us with more complete information. The quest to uncover the baffling mysteries of autism continues to move forward. According to TIME magazine in an article posted Sunday, May 7th, Inside the Autistic Mind, here is what we know about autism: As is … Continue reading →