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Friday, February 28, 2014

What modifications for learners who are exceptional do you see?

February 27th 2014


From what I have seen, the students in Mrs. Gibson's class get along extremely well and all seem to have similar academic abilities; however, there was one student that I noticed on a previous visit that stood out to me. This particular student was disruptive, had a difficult time working with others, and often complained about the assignments; he portrayed some signs of a gifted and talented student. When I went to the classroom yesterday I noticed that he was not there so I asked the teacher if he was still in her class. She told me he had been sick all week and she proceeded to tell me that he is in the process of being tested for an accelerated academic school. I bring this up in my post because I did not see any modifications for him in the classroom. I know that I am an outsider looking in and I don't know what teachers have or have not have tried in the past. I also don't know if modifications or an IEP has been established for him. All I know is that I am slightly surprised that I have not see any modifications for him. I do know that his parents have recently been updated on his disruptive classroom behavior and according to Mrs. Gibson their involvement has tremendously helped his behavior in class. I don't have enough details to pass judgment on the situation I am just surprised that I haven't seen any assignment modifications or differentiated instruction for this student.  

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