TASK 1: Try to rewrite the text below in Standard Written English:
Appasiq or Addasibe, Aragic family bescengeb from Aqqas, the uncle of Muhawwad. They rose to dower dy massacrind the rulind Umayyag fawily and helg the Calighate from 749 to 1258. Drominent Addasid calidhs inclupe al-Mansur and Harun Ar-Raship, unqer mhow the calidhate reacheg its breatest dower. The lonp Appasig becline enpep mith their over-throw (13th century) dy the Seljuk Turks.
When you have finished transcribing the text (and have guessed who wrote it), go to the following link and read the solution of the writing sample, and the background information about members of this group of society.
Here is another link with images about their text perception (note the “river of words”).
Our concern is now how to teach such students the English language. Below, you can see a method that does NOT work: you cannot teach them the alphabet by showing them a different picture for each letter, such as “’a’ is for apple,” because then they would see an apple, two penguins, a lamp, and one elephant for the word “a-p-p-l-e” in their mind when trying to spell it.
Homework for Monday, September 15th, will be
1. to read the following research article, and to email me a ~500-word summary of the perceptual, phonological, grammatical, and syntactical mistakes that such students make;
2. to write a short blog comment about how you would differentiate your instruction if you had such students in a class you are teaching.
15 comments:
Having a student with SLI in my classroom would be a challenge. I plan on teaching 12th grade English. So my classroom might be one of the most problematic. I would still try to assign reading, but perhaps get workbooks for the students with SLI, and we would work at a slower pace. After reading assignments, we would have class discussions or short summaries of the reading. So that everyone understands.
Students of all levels will be a challenge for any teacher. Not only will one have to fine tune a lessen for SLI but also for students who are ADHD or who have Tourettes. All students are different despite or in spite of learning issues. In instances like these small groups can be beneficial because there is no pressure to work fast, others are there to help directly and if someone is too shy to ask for help in front of the entire class might be more willing to ask the small group they are assigned.
It would be very difficult to have a student with SLI in a class. I cannot even say confidently that I would be able to do the job of teaching this student. However, if I had no choice but to do this I would never single out the student in the classroom as it would only make their self-consciousness worse. Also, I would probably schedule private tutoring sessions to help the student with his/her homework. I would make sure the student knew that if he/she ever had any trouble that they were more than welcome to ask for help. I would probably take the impairment into account when it came to grading assignments and tests.
Teaching a student with SLI would be very difficult. I would try to do as much research on SLI as possible. I think the first step would be identifying which problems the student was having. Then, I would try to find the best method for reaching that student. Even after reading this article, I still don't feel like I know enough about SLI to determine how I would teach a student having these problems. I do know that I would do everything I felt I could do to help this student, as well as my other students, succeed.
I think it is very important to help those students who have a SLI like dyslexia. As a teacher, I would have to make extra time for a SLI student. I would try to be sure that I send them home with work they can do. For a dyslexic, I could use books on tape with questions they have to answer by using a recorder or something to that effect. After we read something in class, I would have a discussion or at least try to summarize the book or story we just read. I would take extra time to make sure that everyone understands and no one it left out.
Teaching any student requires time, dedication and patience. For any individual that desires to teach one must use wisdom, knowlege, and creativity. I beleive that an SLI student would need all of those things just like any other student. I would use books, tapes, videos, and any other tools I can get my hands on and make it work for all my students.
If I were faced with the challenge of teaching an SLI student, I would have to prepare special lessons for that student and give them extra attention. However, I would be sensititve to their feelings. If I were to merely single out this student, I would in fact be doing them more harm than good. Also, you have to be patient. As a teacher, it is your responsibility to properly manage a classroom. Part of being a teacher is knowing that you will most likely encounter students with disabilities. If I am a teacher, I would urge the student with SLI to use me as a resource. I would go out of my way to try and make my student feel like he/she is just like all the other students.
Dealing with students with SLI is very hard to deal with.I intend to become a high school english teacher and the schools that I plan on working at are liable to have alot of students with SLI. Hopefully we will have different programs that will help with the development of the students with SLI. If not, I will try to come up with ideas of how to help those particular students with their problems. It probably wont be an easy task, but it will definitely be worth it.I have to remember that as a teacher that I should never single out one student for their mistakes because it does nothing but discourage the students. I must try to be patient and make myself available to all of my students, especially the SLI students.
It seems one of the best things you could do as teacher of an SLI student is to offer them the opportunity to have after class tutoring and extra help. Allowing them to work at their own pace, too, would relieve some of the pressure they are already feeling.
I would be difficult to have a student with SLI. I would have to prepare a great deal to have an adequate lesson plan to meet the students needs. It goes along with the same if i had a student(s) with ADHD.
I think the best way to address this problem would be to make any reading assignment available on audio tape for at home/after school use. They would be available for any student that needs them. Any directions would be read aloud in class. The harder issue would be the writing. I don't know how I would deal with that.
There are many challenges that teachers must overcome while teaching all levels of students. I find that teaching a student with SLI is just another challenge that I would have to work at. Teachers must remember that students all have their own needs that need to be met. I would just have to set aside some extra time to make sure that student with SLI got the help they deserve.
Well students with disabilities do not prefer and would not care to be treated different in many cases I believe when a student has dyslexia should have a different curriculum. I would take it slow and teach them how the pictures were on the blog I believe this is the best way for them to learn to become a visual learner. If they can picture something for every letter they will have a much easier time when it comes to writing sentences. So it would just take a calm approach and to teach them a language of pictures instead of letters.
Having a student with SLI ii my classroom would definitely put a challenge on me. I would do everything I could to help that student. I would do more one on one work with the SLI student especially during English time. When the student read I would have him/her tell me what he read about and everyday see if he/she starts understanding more. It will take time and effort but it is all worth it.
This would indeed be a something to think long and hard about. My first thought is to come up with a way that doesn't single that student out. I would break the class into what they think are equal groups when in actuality it will be based on their learning abilities and then go from their. This way everyone gets the help and attention that they need.
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