Enhancing Independent Living and Independent Learning

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Chapter 10

• Enhancing Independent Living and Independent
  Learning

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Learning strategies

• Techniques or principles that enable a student to
  learn to solve problems, read, communicate, and
  organize independently
• Teach strategies to the entire class and with
  additional practice exceptional students will
  also be able to participate
• Special needs students may also require learning
  strategies that there peers already have acquired
• More contact with you or the EA in a small group
  / individual basis

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Planning prior to teaching a strategy

• Identify areas in which many students could be
  working more independently
• Specify outcomes U would like to see
• List the steps the students should follow
• Limit the number of steps
• Put the strategy on the board , on walls of the
  classroom and or on cue cards

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Model strategy use carefully

• Students will use the strategy only as well as U
  explain it
• Think out loud, work through why UR doing what is
  happening, demonstrate to the students the
  process
• Make the invisible learning strategies visible
• Get the students to demonstrate what the strategy
  is that U just taught

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Guide Practice /Scaffolding

• Students are prompted to go through each step
• Use visuals / prompts to demonstrate each step
• Have the students pair up and work through the
  strategies together

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Strategies for Elementary School

• Self Discipline Rob Kerr
• Sensible , Acting and Thinking (SAT)
• Before acting or in preparation for learning
• Stop Relax
• Think sensibly.. Just because
• Make a planbe calm
• Reward yourself

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SAT and the use of scenarios

• Teacher provides real life examples of situations
  where the students are experiencing problems
• Kerr emphasizes on building healthy relationships
  and practicing being calm and handling an issue
  in a thoughtful manner
• Interpersonal development assisting the student
  to take responsibility for the way they interact,
  includes working cooperatively and
  collaboratively

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Career and Personal PlanningSelf awareness and
Career Awareness

• Self awareness secondary and senior students
• Assisting them in becoming aware of their special
  needs/disabilities and how to maximize
  opportunities in terms of personal development

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Career Experiences

• Co-op Education School Employer
• Students involved in the workplace while still
  in school
• Structured, hands on, experiential settings
  advantages over regular classroom

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Independent Living

• Community based learning life skillsTeaching
  banking, financial management, shopping
• Teaching in natural contexts

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Eight competencies for professionals working with
special needs populations

• Ability and commitment to identify strengths
• Respect for diverse perspectives and lifestyles
• Capacity to listen and reflect
• Ability to put ones interests aside in the
  interest of the group
• Creativity in helping people become more aware of
  their own strengths

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Competencies

• 6. Knowledge as to how access information
• 7. Ability to reflect critically on ongoing
  process, including ones own role
• 8. Ability to help individual or group members
  assume decision making responsibility and action

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COPING WITH STRESS AS A TEACHER

• Identify and acknowledge the causes of stress in
  your life
• Professional causes of stress
• Personal causes of stress
• Identify your feelings and emotional reactions
  when these events occur

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Coping with stress

• 3. Become aware of your unmet needs behind your
  feelings
• Physical emotional needs
• Psycho- social needs
• Personal intellectual needs

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Coping with stress

• Learn stress reduction strategies
• Identify what U can and cannot change
• Change your beliefs and actions in situations
  that u can control
• Choose your reaction to situations you cannot
  control

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Coping

• Use assertiveness to say no in a constructive
  manner
• Use relaxation techniques
• Take charge of your physical health through
  proper nutrition, sleep and exercise
• Seek social support