The Learning Curve

There are quite a few different areas of diversity in my service learning classroom. There are students that have learning disabilities, like dyslexia and attention deficit. There are students that wear glasses. There are a few students that speak English as a second language.  My service learning teacher attends to these areas of diversity by explaining directions thoroughly and asking students if they have questions.  Once students get to work she goes around the room to the students with learning disabilities to make sure there isn’t any confusion.  My service learning teacher makes sure to place students who have trouble focusing at the front of the room to keep them accountable and more focused. I have also noticed that students with glasses are placed towards the front of the room so seeing isn’t a problem for them. Students that are learning English as a second language also sit close to the front of the room. These students also get extra reading time with an a...

  There’s quite a bit of evidence at my service placement from historical events and important laws that we learned about this week .   I do see support for English learners. Students that are learning English as there second language get pulled out of class 4 days a week to practice reading and other language skills.  The fact that the school doesn’t have segregation is a result of Brown versus Board.    The most prominent or noticeable evidence is the services that students with disabilities receive.  There are multiple students in my class that have dyslexia, and there is another student who’s deaf. Before the Education of All Handicapped Children’s Act was put into place in 1975 , these students were legally not entitled to an education from the government . after  This law has helped millions of students with disabilities receive educations that they deserve.