Post by jelanismom on Apr 24, 2008 12:59:13 GMT -5
I think it's an interesting story, and wanted to share...
"A teacher was working with a kindergarten child who was having significant problems learning the letters of the alphabet. The teacher even made a personal set of letters for John out of green construction paper. (John's favorite color) After much practice, John was finally able to identify the entire alphabet, letter by letter, as it was presented to him. The teacher was so excited about John's progress that she marched John into the adjoining classroom so that John could demonstrate his alphabet skills to the other kindergarten teacher. In that classroom, the letters of the alphabet were written in bright red letters on a white board in front of the classroom. To the teacher's dismay, John could not recognize one letter of the alphabet. Returning to the classroom, John immediately recited the alphabet pointing to each letter. Ultimately, the teacher realized that John had learned the alphabet in green, and did not recognize that the letters remained the same even though their color had changed to red. This is a true story.
Fortunately for John, the story has a happy ending. When the teacher realized what happened, she asked the parent if the school psychologist could observe John in the classroom. The school psychologist also noted that John had problems transferring information from task to task, but that he would watch the child next to him for clues on what to do next. Building on this strength, the school psychologist suggested that John buddy-up with the stronger student, which helped John considerably. Another suggestion that increased John's ability to transfer informatiom between situations was using multi-colored letters, and letters in different textures (wood, plastic,felt) to help John understand that the letters remained the same despite different colors and textures."
This case study is a classic example of how difficulties in transferring information from one situation to the next can have a profound influence on a child's ability to apply what has been learned in one situation to another situation.
A Parent's Guide to Special Education
by Linda Wilmehurst/Alan W. Brue 2005
"A teacher was working with a kindergarten child who was having significant problems learning the letters of the alphabet. The teacher even made a personal set of letters for John out of green construction paper. (John's favorite color) After much practice, John was finally able to identify the entire alphabet, letter by letter, as it was presented to him. The teacher was so excited about John's progress that she marched John into the adjoining classroom so that John could demonstrate his alphabet skills to the other kindergarten teacher. In that classroom, the letters of the alphabet were written in bright red letters on a white board in front of the classroom. To the teacher's dismay, John could not recognize one letter of the alphabet. Returning to the classroom, John immediately recited the alphabet pointing to each letter. Ultimately, the teacher realized that John had learned the alphabet in green, and did not recognize that the letters remained the same even though their color had changed to red. This is a true story.
Fortunately for John, the story has a happy ending. When the teacher realized what happened, she asked the parent if the school psychologist could observe John in the classroom. The school psychologist also noted that John had problems transferring information from task to task, but that he would watch the child next to him for clues on what to do next. Building on this strength, the school psychologist suggested that John buddy-up with the stronger student, which helped John considerably. Another suggestion that increased John's ability to transfer informatiom between situations was using multi-colored letters, and letters in different textures (wood, plastic,felt) to help John understand that the letters remained the same despite different colors and textures."
This case study is a classic example of how difficulties in transferring information from one situation to the next can have a profound influence on a child's ability to apply what has been learned in one situation to another situation.
A Parent's Guide to Special Education
by Linda Wilmehurst/Alan W. Brue 2005
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