Brown, Suzie. Personal interview. 19. Oct. 2005
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| Katie Maynor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 3, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional Essay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Special Education | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� I had a chance to sit down with Mrs. Brown who is a fifth grade special education teacher at Tucker Capps Elementary School. From talking with her she informed me that communication is very important skill to have if someone would like to become a special education teacher. Teaching Special Education takes a lot of patience and someone has to give it their all in order to become fully successful. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� Oral Communication is the most important form of communication. In her fifth grade class their biggest struggle is their English skills. She gave me an example in which she taught compound and complex sentences. In order for her students to understand she has to have outstanding speaking skills. When explaining how compound and complex sentences work she has to tell them in a way where they can understand. However, her students could not grasp that area well so the next day she had to re teach that subject. So from that she decided that she would give this example. A girl in her class did not know what a verb was so Mrs. Brown gave her the example of the Nike commercial. She told the student that when they say," Jump" and "Run" that was a form of a verb. From that simple oral communication skill that girl in her class had a better understanding of what a verb was. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� Another important communication skill to have is listening. Each day Mrs. Brown fields many questions from her students. Without good listening skills Mrs. Brown would not be able to fully understand her student, causing confusion. For example, when students asks her a question, she not only has to listen to what they are asking but also has to process that information that they asked, then give them an answer that they can understand at their level. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� Research is somewhat important for being a special educational teacher. She normally researchers information that may be covered in a up-coming class. She tries to find fun and interesting facts to keep the students involved in a subject that may not be as popular as some. This year however she has to do a little bit more research then what is normally required of her. At Tucker-Capps this year they have one student that has a form of autism that many don't know about. This required her and the rest of the school, to go to various workshops to learn about this disorder and how to handle an outburst if given. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� Writing is also an important aspect for special education. She is always writing letters home to parents explaining a child?s behavior, and she has to write I.E.D's, which are letters written to the school explaining the lessons of the day and what has been taught. So having good writing skills is another important in being a special education teacher. It shows the parent that as a teacher that her child is being taught well in that class. If a teacher has weak writing skills and they have to write a letter home to parents, that weakness would be a downfall from that parent having confidence in that their child is getting the education they deserve. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� Lastly computers display a somewhat important role in special education. Starting this year Hampton City Schools designed a program where parents can get online and check the status of their student. They are able to access report cards, current grades in that class and also projects that may be due. Mrs. Brown also uses computers to e-mail her other employees. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ����������� From what I learned from Mrs. Brown is that communication is very important in being a special education teacher. Then explain to your students about a certain subject, to listening to them, to research area they may be weak on, and to also show parents how well their child is doing. A teacher has to be alert to all communication skills. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Work Cited Brown, Suzie. Personal interview. 19. Oct. 2005 |
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