Reflection Lesson 7

This week in Sped 310, I thought it was interesting to talk to about diagnosing children and finding symptoms that they had. I really enjoyed the group's presentation on ADHD and how children are affected by having this disability. My heart was wrenching when we watched the video about the little girl who had ADHD and had no friends in school and didn't have confidence about herself. I think that it is very interesting to see how children's mind sets can change even when they are so young. I was so surprised how she viewed her home life, and  school life, so much differently compared to the other boy. I just wanted to take her and hug her and tell her everything was going to be alright. I really enjoyed talking about the different ways for teachers to test. I realized in class that teachers could make tests more individualized for the students but that takes a lot more work on their part and can be a difficult long process.  By having tests that are more individualized it can help students to think in different ways. I love the picture this picture.....


I realized that many schools test children all the same but don't realize that children have all types of abilities that cannot be shown in the same way. I think this is important to keep in mind.