Hitotsuba

We have two classes for kids with developmental disabilities at my school. The teacher in charge of the classes doesn't seem to be trained for handling these kinds of kids. I don't mean that they are discipline problems or anything like that it's just that teaching these kinds of kids must call for a training and understanding that the teacher doesn't seem to possess. To be fair neither did the last teacher who was given these classes and I certainly don't. It looks like the responsibility for coming up with a plan and materials is going to be up to me.

The biggest problem is that the level from kid to kid is so different. Two of them live pretty much in their own worlds. One of them is very high level and his problems seem to be more emotional than anything else.

So we improvise.

I'm making notes on the lessons and plans for further lessons and saving them on the page called Hitotsuba you can find on the right hand side of the blog. Maybe someone else has a problem like this and the lesson ideas might be helpful.

And if anybody has any ideas I'm open to suggestions.