special education

This week in my Teaching Science in Secondary Schools class we had a guest speaker come in to talk to us about 504 and IDEIA plans for special education. I learned that 504's are used for students with a medical or physical based problem. A 504 falls under the American's with Disabilities Act and calls for an IAP (individualized accommodation plan) to be made for the students. IDEIA is used for students with a learning disability, and and IEP is made for these students (individualized education plan). Both the IAP and IEP are legal documents and teachers must comply with what is written. I found this info to be very useful because it is something that really isn't covered much in our education classes, but at the same time is very important to know and understand.

literacy in history

thinking about all the different aids i could use, i feel that visual aids along with primary sources are the key to students' literacy. primary sources are first hand accounts of an event and used along with say a movie would be very effective because they would get the actual point of view and the hollywood version. literacy is very important in history because without it, learning the information would be extremely difficult.

literacy in Physical Education

I find that is easier to integrate literacy with smaller children because they are willing to anything to have fun in their physical education class. Using note cards to do relay races is an example of using literacy in Physical education. For example have to piles of note cards with words written in them, split the class into 4 groups each group will have 5 minutes to create a sentence that make sense and they can also make more than one sentence if they have time. One student from each group will run to the pile of note cards and pick up one note card and bring back to their group this will go on for the five minutes the group with the best or the most sentence will be reward with points. this is just one example of integrating literacy and other subjects into physical education. Another way is to use math note cards, or use short stories to explain the rules of a game or safety procedures.

Literacy Activities in English Classes

There are so many ways to include literacy activities into the english class that hopefully class will not be boring and there should be something for everyone to enjoy. One of the activities that i will incorporate in my classes is using role play. By getting the students up, moving around and letting the students be creative and act ia one way they will be able to visualize the work. This could be done with short stories and with any book we will read. This role playing can be done prior to reading the story, with info given to them to create a scene for themselves and then see how it compares to the story when finished reading. Another activity that I will use often in my classes when reading it the Think-Alouds, where you stop reading and think about what you have just read, think about where the story is going, and maybe even make a prediction. I would also encourage my students when they read on there own that they should have post-its handy. This way they can easily mark a page where they might have a question, confused about something, need a definition or just mark a section that they enjoyed.
These are just a few ideas I have about how I would use literacy activities in my class with reading.

Literacy for History

I would use primary documents as a main object for literacy. I believe primary documents for history are way more exciting than the textbooks that are primarily used. Videos and reenactments of historical events would help me use primary documents so we can use those and see how the students interpret what they read. The students may see each event a little different. I want to be able to teach my students the proper skills on how to read and understand primary documents so they can get a better understanding of events. I think it could be more interesting if they can understand it first hand, rather than have someone else tell it to them.

Literacy Activities in Physical Education

When I read over the Chapter I was not shocked to find that Physical Education was not brought up. However, it did lead me to work off the other subjects to see how It can relate to physical education. Literacy is important in all subjects, and Physical Education is not any exception. At a young age there are numerous activities which can further a child's literacy. For example a game in which they must spell out their movements ei: run, hop, skip. Also the actions used in the games, dances, etc. can be taught with the help of visual cards. Currently, there is a lot of work being done to make children more technologically literate in P.E. class with heart rate monitors and computer usage.

Knowledge Presented in Physical Education

Content knowledge is very useful for teachers to have in order to obtain an effective lesson. Every subject teacher in education are responsible in having a lesson plan. Having a lesson plan allows teachers to create a productive outline or agenda in teaching their lessons. In physical eduction, teacher need to comprehend and have the knowledge of every aspect of human heath, fitness, and body. One of the main objectives in physical education is to teach physical knowledge and skills to students to new and proper ways of staying fit, practice sports, all through psychomotor, cognitive, and affective learning.