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C-5.02 Special Needs

Learn about me.

Teach me.


All children are special. This PowerPoint will help you identify children with special needs and strategies that will help you work with special needs. Come along on our journey and we will discover the world of special needs children.

Can you identify any of these children as

special needs?


Hearing Impairments

Do you know how you can identify a child with a hearing impairment?

“Move on to the next slide and I will help you.”


Identifying Hearing Impairments

• Lack of vocabulary and overall delays in language development compared to nonimpaired children

• Range from mild to profound

• Appear inattentive and distracted

“Here we go. Can you name one?”


Identifying Hearing Impairments, cont’d.

• Severe hearing loss-child has little understandable speech

• Get a professional to test the child

“It’s me again. Here are two more ways to identify hearing disorders.”


Do you know any strategies that teachers can use to make

learning easier for a child with a hearing impairment?


Strategies for Working with Children with Hearing Impairments

•Learn about hearing devices•Become familiar with sign language•Face child when speaking•Communicate at eye level•Use facial expressions and gestures


More Strategies for the Hearing Impaired

• Speak in a normal volume and at a normal speed

• Use the same sentence structure as for other children

• Pause and wait for a response

• If a child does not understand, repeat, rephrase, or demonstrate


Strategies for Hearing Impairments

“I am still here to help you. Do you think a good teacher could use a few more strategies?”

•Let child sit in front of the teacher in a group setting

•Use visual props, pictures and hands-on experiences

•Use a flashing light for transitions

•Consult with a language and speech clinician


Vision Impairments

• Amblyopia

• Glaucoma

• Myopia

• Hyperopia

• Color deficiency

“I have trouble with my eyes. Do you know the names of the vision impairments?”


Identification of Vision Impairments

• Crossed eyes

• Crust on eye

• Swollen, red eyelids

• Moving materials so they are close to the eyes

• Clumsiness and trouble moving around the classroom

• Excessive rubbing of eyes

How can you tell I have

vision problems?


Strategies for Vision Impairments

“ I try to be the best teacher I can. I use the following strategies for vision impairments.”

•Small groups

•Always create a need to see

•Large print books

•Provide tactile, olfactory, and auditory clues to structure the environment


Physical and Motor Impairments

• Spina bifida

• Amputation - prosthesis


“Can you tell who has a physical

disability? “

Identification of Physical and Motor Impairments

• Limited range of motion

• Grouped on ability to function

• Disabilities classified as:– Severe– Moderate– Mild

• Ambulatory


Strategies for Working with Children Who Have Physical Impairments

• Modify chairs

• Provide space for a child’s wheelchair, crutches, cane, walker, or cart

• Provide ramps to access classroom

• Raise tables to accommodate wheelchairs

• Glue knobs on puzzles so the pieces are easy to remove and replace

• Serve finger foods


Cognitive Impairments

• Mental retardation• Learning disabilities

– Speech and language disorders

– Dyslexia– Dyscalcula– Reasoning and

memory disorder– Attention deficit

disorder (ADD)


What do you know about types of learning disabilities?

• Speech and language disorders

• Dyslexia• Dyscalcula• Reasoning and memory

disorder• Attention deficit disorder

(ADD)


“There are three types of speech and language disorders. Who can list the for me?

TypesSpeech and Language Disorders

• Articulation problems• Voice (phonation) disorders• Stuttering

StrategiesCall parentsConsult a speech therapist


Speech and Language Disorders

• Informal observations most useful

• Appropriate sounds for the child’s age?

• Rate and fluency of the child’s speech age-appropriate?

• Able to recall and repeat sentences correctly?

“Can you identify speech and language disorders?”


Strategies for Speech and Language Disorders

Provide a warm, noncritical climate

Praise children sincerely

Look directly into child’s eyes to speak

Avoid rushing children

Avoid completing sentences for them

Talk about things child brings from home


Giftedness

Typically, I have these characteristics:

• Very inquisitive

• Curious

• Read early and know a lot of words

• Very critical of myself

• Very independent and motivated


I am called ‘gifted.’Please do not turn me off.

Help me by:• Providing enrichment activities

• Asking me open-ended sentences

• Giving me small groups where I can be a leader

• Guiding me so I can accept failure

• Providing a wide variety of

resources for my interests


Behavioral and Emotional Impairments

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

• Autism


How can you help me with my hyperactivity (ADHD)?

• Include me in your regular classroom

• Encourage me to try new experiences

• Please set rules and limits for me

• Study my disabilities so you

will know how to help me best


“What

chronic health

disorder is

making me

sneeze so

badly?”

Special Health Conditions

• Allergies

• Asthma

• Diabetes

• Epilepsy

• Hemophilia


Allergies

• Inhalants

• Ingestants

• Contactants

• Injectables

“If I can stop sneezing, I will tell you about the allergenic substances.”


“Can you identify allergies by

looking at the eyes, mouth,

nose, skin, throat, and body? Let’s

start with the eyes.”

•Pink and puffy

•Red from being constantly rubbed

•Dark circles underneath

•Lids glued together by mucus


• Constant dry hacking cough

• Mouth breathing more common than breathing through nose

• Wheezing

• Canker sores

“What about the

mouth and allergies?”


“What does the nose tell us about allergies?”

• Inability to smell

• Nasal discharge

• Frequent sneezing

• Itchy nose


“The skin can tell us we have allergies, also.”

• Frequent rashes

• Lesions

• Redness and swelling

• Itching and hives


• Tickling

• Enlargement of lymph nodes

“What can you tell about allergies by

looking at my throat?”


“My body shows symptoms of chills, fever, sweating, abdominal cramps, vomiting, and headache when I have allergies.”


Strategies for Helping Children with Allergies

• Remove pets from room

• Be observant of children and their surroundings

• Seek instant emergency help if needed

• Be aware of a variety of disorders


Symptoms of Asthma

• Coughing

• Wheezing

• Shortness of breath

• Chest tightness

• Labored or rapid breathing


Strategies for Teaching a Child with Asthma

• Administer medication

• Call “911” immediately

if child stops breathing

• Monitor child’s breathing

• Keep calm

• Ask parents what triggers attacks

• Keep classroom dust-free


Identification of Diabetes

• Frequent urination

• Loss of weight

• Constant hunger

• Itching

• Slow healing wounds


Strategies for Controlling Diabetes

• Maintain blood sugar levels• Recognize insulin reaction• Keep orange juice and

candy with you at all times• Make sure eating,

medication, and exercise plan is followed daily


Identifying Epilepsy

• Petit mal seizures– Daydreaming– Short period of

unconsciousness

• Grand mal seizures– Unconsciousness– Jerks, thrashes, or becomes stiff– May be injured by hitting or biting tongue


If I am epileptic, what strategies will you use to help me?

•Keep me safe and remain calm

•Put my head in your lap

•Hold my head to the side to keep me from choking

•Please do not put your finger in my mouth; I might bite you


“I am not sure this is a good idea for me to be roller skating. I have a

problem where, I cannot stop bleeding. Do you know what this

is called?”


“With

hemophilia, I

bruise easily

and cannot

stop bleeding.”

“I know your teacher has to tag

equipment you can play with.

She really watches you and

is very protective.”


Thank you for recognizing me and for using strategies to help me be successful and live a normal life.

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