Special+Education+Shadowing

This page is where I will post information regarding your special education shadowing assignment. Under the discussion tab, you will find a post requesting information about where and with whom you will be completing your shadowing assignment.

Interview an intervention specialist in the building where you are currently placed. Find out the answers to the following questions: 1. List the different disabilities of students served in this building? What are the most common ones, and the least common? How many students is this teacher responsible for? 2. How much of the day do students typically spend in the regular classroom? 3. What subjects does this teacher teach in a separate setting? For what, if any, subjects does this teacher co-teach in the regular classroom? 4. What behavior management system does the teacher use, and how many of his/her students have individual behavior plans? What are they like? 5. What methods are used to communicate with parents? What are the biggest challenges for this teacher in collaborating with parents? 6. How does this teacher co-plan or collaborate with regular educators for students with disabilities in the regular classroom? What are the biggest challenges in this process? 7. How does special educator evaluate student progress? What type of documentation does he/she keep to demonstrate student progress? 8. Who supervises programs for children with disabilities? Is the building administrator the person in charge or is there a special education administrator? 9. How many paraprofessionals (or "aides") are employed for students with disabilities? 10. What is the biggest challenge of including students with disabilities in the general education classroom?