Special Education Interview Questions

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I sent out multiple emails, trying to find someone willing or have the time to answer my interview question. The first person I interviewed was the Head of the Special Education Department, in my High School, Sue Shlapack. The first question I asked her was what advice would you give a future special education teacher? She responded with really listening to the parent. What I found interesting was Shlapack not only said to listen but said why by explaining how in her experience most parents are feeling. “Some parents present as feeling very guilty that their child has a disability. Reassure parents that they are doing a good job and that you understand that parenting can be difficult for anyone.” I never really considered this angle of thought …show more content…

The school has a resource room where the students can receive extra help with homework. The school has a branch of National Honor society, where students rotate offering tutoring students after school. The service is open to everyone not just Special Needs, so the service does not make the students feel separated. The one on one was a technique she also felt helped the students academically and socially. The school also, has a behavioral interventionist. The last two questions I asked her was how her school uses the RTI model, and how do you recognize students require extra assistance? With the RTI she mentioned a specific answer about when someone is requested from the office of Special Ed to observe a student, how an RTI document is always opened to keep track of the interventions implemented. I thought is was a clever and useful way to keep everyone on the same page and keep documentation as a reference. She mentioned that they look at low test scores or a depressive affect. At first I did not know what she meant by depressive affect, and had to ask for an explanation, Than they have a team meeting to discuss t further if …show more content…

Due to distance and scheduling the interviews had to be conducted over emails. I emailed the same five questions to two of the three special education teachers. Each teacher had something different to say in terms of what advice they would give a future special education teacher. I think it is because like when rated what characteristics were important, they do to. Each of them had a different emphasis on important characteristics, but they all have something important to offer and teach. . One’s was to make sure we listen while, the others was respecting the parent as a

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