Entry 1

For my first entry I want to share a few things about working at Dan Peterson School. Each of the students in the class I work in have many differences. I cannot give many details due to confidentiality. However, I can say that some of my students are very good at working independently and others need much more prompts. Some need quite a bit of attention and others do not. Many of my student have developed challenging behaviors due and we are working on changing those behaviors to become good behaviors. I am saying this to let people know that even though my students have the same type of disability, they have developed differently from their peers. Each student I work with deal with different challenges, therefore, as a teacher I need to be aware of each child individually. I need to understand the needs of each of the students and their developmental differences. Doing this will help me to develop lessons and activities that can be personal to each of my students. That will give each child a chance to learn in his or her own way.