DB # 1 682 Focus Lerner
Kimberly Folio
My name is James and I’m a five-year-old student who attends Preschool. I am a student who enjoys going to school but I have difficulties communicating and interacting with my peers because I have Autism. I try my best to stay focused during learning time but I have a hard time sitting so I stand up and stim or I will lay on the carpet which interrupts my peers. I sometimes sit in a seat and that helps but I still have a hard time paying attention. I’m so happy when it’s time to play in centers but I often yell and grab toys from the other students because I don’t know how to communicate or like to share. I enjoy playing with blocks and legos by myself. It is sometimes hard for me to transition from one activity to the next but my teacher put pictures of our schedule on a poster for me and that helps me know when it is time to change. She gives me a warning and helps me clean up. My favorite subject is math. I love to count and write numbers. I don’t like gym class because it’s too loud and kids are running everywhere. Sometimes I like to sit alone and cover my ears. This is my first few months in school and I’m still getting used to the routine. I speak English but I only say a few words and I sometimes just repeat when spoken to or asked a question. My mom is from puerto rico and is a single mom. We live with my aunt and she helps my mom by driving and picking me up from school while she’s at work.
1. How could the teacher better help the student’s ability to communicate in the classroom?
2. How could the teacher motivate the student to learn and focus during circle time?
3. What are some ways that educators could modify a school day for students with Autism? For example, James becomes overwhelmed in gym class because it’s loud and kids are running everywhere.
Stephanie Magnus
I am a very smart 14 year old student who is now in 9th grade, first year of highschool. I find it very hard to stay focused in class and I hate attending school because of how boring I find it to be. When I’m in class I put my headphones in my ears and try to tune out the teacher but when it comes to my work I get it done when I need to. I know if I put more effort into the class I can get good grades but I can’t bring myself to focus enough or be interested in the lessons and assignments given. I am currently failing the 9th grade and already have to attend summer school. I tend to skip class a lot and school all together. Teachers all have good things to say about me as I am very liked. I am respectful and kind, I do not have behavioral issues. I was diagnosed with a learning disability named dysgraphia and ADHD. I enjoy socializing and participating in class when the lessons are interesting and engaging. I find a lot of the work we are learning in class to be useless to real life and would much rather be outside exploring the world. I find myself daydreaming a lot in class and spacing out. I am highly sensitive and get offended very easily. I have a counselor and social worker that I have to speak to weekly. I feel very misunderstood and misread. I am not a bad kid or student, I just can’t seem to focus. I hate when teachers don’t speak to me with respect and speak to me as if I am beneath them. I am struggling in every subject including gym. I am mainly struggling because I do not attend class and when I do I find myself lost in the class. Writing is my worst subject. I find it difficult to organize my ideas, create paragraphs as well as spelling and the actual process of writing. My handwriting is illegible and comparable to a second grade level. Spelling words through paper and pen is very difficult for me, though spelling the exact word verbally is not. I have assistive technology and I use a laptop to help with my writing assignments. I am also currently receiving OT (occupational therapy).In mathematics I am struggling with algebra consisting of letters and multiple multi-step problems when I know easier ways to reach the answer faster. The teachers insist on learning the complex strategy and using only their ways to reach the answers. I just don’t see how these mathematical problems will ever be applied to my life or I will ever need to use them. I hate going to gym class because the couch is very disrespectful and mean. He speaks to me as if I am less than him and always tries to tell me what to do. I do not like rules or being controlled. In science I am doing well in science but I find it very boring. I have learned many lessons already in previous years and the ones I haven’t such as chemistry is useless to me. I speak fluent English as I am a born and raised New Yorker. I come from a hispanic background and my mom buys me everything I want, I am always well dressed and in the latest newfashion clothes.I have a very strong family life, consisting of 4 siblings, mother and grandmother. My father is in and out of my life but has never been consistent. My mom tries to get me to go to school and is very supportive but also is very busy with my siblings. My biggest role model I would have to say is my mother, she went back to school, worked part time and raised me and siblings alone. I spend a lot of time helping in the house and love spending time with my family. I enjoy going to the park and playing sports, I just do not like being confined to a team. I do not like being restrained to a commitment or having to abide by rules of the sport. I prefer playing with friends in the park. I enjoy playing playstation and having new experiences outdoors. I like learning through hands-on activities and exploration. My mom has suggested I go to a vocational school but I do not want to do that either. I speak fluent English as I am a born and raised New Yorker. I come from a hispanic background and my mom buys me everything I want. I am always well dressed and in the latest new fashion clothes. I believe when I get older I will have my own business and not answer to anyone other then myself. I enjoy being independent and self controlled. I can see myself becoming a millionaire in my future, having a big mansion and driving the best cars.
Questions:
1. what do you think the best approach to helping this student would be? How would you address this student behavior?
2. why do you think this student is having such difficulties? do you believe the ADHD is what’s contributing to these behaviors?
3. He says everything is boring and he knows all the lessons but yet he is behind in his classes, could this just be a defense mechanism to him feeling badly about himself being behind, so he’s making excuses in order to make himself feel better?
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