Special Education Reflection

When I asked Jennifer if she gets any training or workshops to support the children in the classroom, she stated: “I go to trainings and workshops every other month to keep up with the changes in the curriculum and how to support children with disabilities these have been are focus and I feel it has supported me as a teacher.”
When I asked Jennifer if there was anything she wanted to add, she stated:
“Times have changed now that the expectations are higher and we don’t have enough time to do crafts with the kids. It would be nice if parents would volunteer to provide that support to do extra crafts with the children.”
Richard a 38 African America Male has been a Disability Specialist for sixteen years. He works with seven to eight children

Richard how he felt about working with children with learning disabilities, he stated: “I love it its Individualized. I get to see what their specific need is and support them to grow. I also like that I can collaborate with my colleagues to see what areas I can help the children in.”
When I asked Richard to tell me his experience in working with children with disabilities, he stated: “I started as a paraprofessional in the general education setting and moved to paraprofessional in special education for 4 years as I continued my education to get my special education credential and degree.”
When I asked Richard what are your strengths and weaknesses in working with children with disabilities, he stated: “My strength is I have built up patience’s sometimes we don’t see the insist progress but over time you will see the growth. As for as for weakness I’m struggling with management. I need to work on my paperwork and have it done on

I’m able to enjoy doing something I love. Children with special needs are more dependent on what I have to offer even though I’m still working on their independents.”
When I asked Richard what type of support he gets in the classroom, he stated: “Well being that I already work with a small group to work on subjects that the children are struggling throughout the day. I do get 1 assistant helping me in my groups.”
When I asked Richard what resources he has for the children in the classroom, he stated: “Since we already went through the collaboration with general education and special education we have items that are uniform in all of the classrooms for example bold print, chuck reading which is modified instead of five sentences its three sentences. Props that assist n telling stories or math activities.”
When I asked Richard how many children he had in his classroom, he stated: “ I see between nine-twelve children a session and I will have one assistant to support me. Each child that I get has an