Saturday, April 27, 2013
This week I have been observing a 4 year old in a pre-k class. He has a serious speech issue. It is very difficult to understand him and he spits a lot when he talks. He also seems to have gross motor issues also. He is constantly stumbling , falling, and knocking things over. The other children appear to be aware of his issues and many complain to the teacher that he has "spit " on them or" bumped" into them. again. The teacher has observed the issues and talked to the parent about seeking evaluations for speech services. My topic is inclusion and I already have observed that this child with issues is not be accepted fully by his peers. Children notice differences in people and are often curious , scared or put off by someone that looks, talks, or acts different. To make inclusion a positive experience for all the children I believe the differences and similarities of people needs to be discussed in the classrooms. The positives need to be reinforced and tolerance will be learned.
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What do you think the teachers in the classroom to 'include' this child so that the other students won't complain about him. It seems as though the teacher/s are not empathetic to the child's needs.
ReplyDeleteThe teacher helps the child articulate letter sounds and seems empathetic to the child.She does not tolerate any teasing but I have heard children correct "Zachary's" speech errors and she explains that he is learning to say the words properly.
ReplyDeleteI could not help but feel sad when reading this post. Although the child obviously may have speech and or gross motor delays he is suffering because the children are not accepting his differences socially. I feel that inclusion is hard for children no understand at this age. I have a child with autism in a pre-k class I work for, he lives being in the class however the other children don’t understand him like I wish that they could. I try to explain and we are all different and this is why he acts certain ways. I have found a lot of help in literacy and books involving children with special needs. I also find it hard in the daycare setting for inclusion to be successful because in my experience there is not the funding in daycares to supply the man power for special needs children. Have you ever experienced this?
ReplyDeleteYes, I work in a privately owned daycare center. There is no funding and the children are included with the typical children. Many of the teachers find it very difficult working with the autistic kids.The class sizes are small so that is a good thing for all the children.
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