Lesson 2 Response

By the time children reach secondary school, their brains have already develop skills to interpret and process visual and auditory stimulants. Depending on their exposure and environment as young children, by the time they reach my classroom they will developed these areas at a different rate. I may have some children who have vision problems and are not able to see the front of the room clearly.  This disability may affect their ability to do their assignments and thus affect their learning in the classroom.  My students may have hearing deficiencies making it difficult for them to interpret my verbal lectures or instructions in the classroom. It may be that these disabilities have never been recognized and addressed in elementary school. As a teacher, I need to be aware of students who may not be performing well due to visual or hearing disabilities.  I think students who have these problems often get labelled as not motivated, when in may be that no one has ever taken the time to recognize that their is something else going on, something they have no control over.  By recognizing these situations, students can receive intervention to help them get on a path to success!