Hi, I’m an internship away from a Master’s degree in spec. ed., area learning disabilities. I currently teach regular preschool so I feel out of the loop with current trends in spec. ed. and don’t have easy access to students with learning disabilities on a daily basis. My internship should be something to benefit my students, their parents, or the school district. Projects can center around learning strategies, differentiated instruction, assessments, new reading approaches, and so on. I can also replicate studies read about in education journals. I’m so stumped about what would be a good, yet easy, project for me. Any suggestions?
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I work as a private tutor, teaching reading and math to kids who got left behind, often very far behind.
Here is a practical project that would be good for both you and the student(s): how about finding a student, or maybe two or three students (no more) who are not reading/writing or adding/subtracting after years of school, and trying out some radical new approaches with them? I would be happy to suggest many radical approaches that have worked for me. You could do before and after intervention testing and have demonstrable proof of the effectiveness of the intervention. You can do this in two or three one-hour sessions per week; Imeet students after school hours.
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(Or, if you prefer working with the younger students… see if you can scout out a student who the teacher is sure will “catch up later in reading because s/he is so bright!” … or… I’d say figure out waht kind of student you think you could reach best, but that might not be the best learning situation.
Hmmm…. better yet, find a good tutor or teacher with a lot of experience and find out what s/he would do with a few more hours of time. You could collaborate and really benefit from your energy and his/her wisdom.
I work as a private tutor, teaching reading and math to kids who got left behind, often very far behind.
Here is a practical project that would be good for both you and the student(s): how about finding a student, or maybe two or three students (no more) who are not reading/writing or adding/subtracting after years of school, and trying out some radical new approaches with them? I would be happy to suggest many radical approaches that have worked for me. You could do before and after intervention testing and have demonstrable proof of the effectiveness of the intervention. You can do this in two or three one-hour sessions per week; Imeet students after school hours.