Blog #6
What is something surprising I read in Education Week?
Ness, M. (2019, November 18). Stop punting dyslexia to teachers. it's everyone's responsibility. Retrieved December 01, 2019, from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/09/stop-punting-dyslexia-to-teachers-its-everyones.html
Something surprising I read about in Education Week was the disorder of dyslexia. The article I read was called, "Reading disorders are more than just a classroom problem," and it was written by Molly Ness. The knowledge I obtained from this article was surprising to me because I learned that the International Dyslexia Association determined symptoms of dyslexia in fifteen to twenty percent of society (Ness, 2019). Before reading this article, I knew dyslexia affected several people, but I was surprised to find out that it concerns that much of our population. I also learned that a person can overcome dyslexia, but this can only be done if the individual has an organization of people for assistance,. This means not only does the individual's family need to show immense support and consideration, but the teachers and doctors need to be and stay involved. As a future teacher, I know that I will definitely have students who suffer from this disorder, and I am preprepared to work with them to the best of my ability, and I am also willing to support them. I believe with the proper support, especially by the teacher and family, the child could overcome dyslexia. Lastly, I was also shocked to find out that this disorder of dyslexia doesn't only affect an individual's academic ability but also causes emotional and behavioral problems. Some difficulties the individual could suffer from are anxiety, depression, and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) (Ness, 2019). Overall I learned a lot of new information from this article, and I am glad I came across it on Education Week.
Which issue will be the most crucial to me as a future elementary school teacher?
Say "yes" to kindness and "no" to bullying. (2019, November 19). Retrieved December 01, 2019, from https://annapolispediatrics.com/say-yes-to-kindness-no-to-bullying/
This semester, I've learned numerous things while concentrating on critical issues in the world of education. The concerns I've learned about this semester are real-life matters that teachers currently are experiencing. As a future teacher, I will be encountering these critical issues, so I feel I must understand these predicaments inside and out. As a future elementary school teacher, the subject discussed throughout this semester, which I think will be the most critical for me, is the issue of bullying. As an instructor of kids ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade, I have to know what exactly to do when I witness bullying. Since I've babysat for most of my life and have a lot of expertise with kids at elementary school grade level, I already am sure that bullying occurs at the age I will be teaching one day because I've seen it. Therefore, I need to be highly educated on bullying a whole, how to recognize it, how to prevent it, and how to deal with it properly. Additionally, I feel that the critical issue of bullying also ties in with the issues of social media and parent-teacher relationships. Social media ties into the issue of bullying because most bullying encounters stem from social media or take place on social media, which is known as cyberbullying. I feel the critical issue of parent-teacher relationships also connects to bullying because if the parent and teacher and very involved in the student's life, this issue could be prevented. I personally feel if the parent and teacher have excellent communication and are on top of whats going on in the child's life, they can pick up on signals if the child is being picked on or picking on someone. If signs of bullying are noticed quickly, the issue could potentially be avoided as a whole.
References
Ness, M. (2019, November 18). Stop punting dyslexia to teachers. it's everyone's responsibility. Retrieved December 01, 2019, from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/09/stop-punting-dyslexia-to-teachers-its-everyones.html
Say "yes" to kindness and "no" to bullying. (2019, November 19). Retrieved December 01, 2019, from https://annapolispediatrics.com/say-yes-to-kindness-no-to-bullying/
Hello Gina,
ReplyDeleteI found the article you picked to be very interesting, My father is dyslexic and he struggled with it severely in school and still as an adult.. My mom has to proof read and correct all of his work emails before he sends them.. As i child i remember him using a device that he would speak into and it would type for him, sorta like what we all have on iphones these days.. Verbally you wouldn't realize it but none of his texts ever make sense unless your fluent in reading them like my family is.. It doesn't seem to bother him much now but when he talks about what it was like for him in school it always makes gets me a little emotional. He always thought that he just wasn't intelligent, he felt hopeless in school. One of his happiest memories is when his older brother talked to the dean at Maria Regina high school to explain that my dad was intelligent but that he just processed things differently. Traditionally my father would have never gotten in but the dean made an exception. When it comes to dyslexic students i think it is extremely important that they know that their way of processing information is no way a reflection of their intelligence. I also think as teachers we need to be more lenient with grading their grammatical and spelling errors. They should not be ignored but i think having red ink written all over their work might be a little upsetting. Overall, their grades should not be a punishment for being dyslexic. I also think bullying is a critical issue in school. Elementary school is where we teach students the habits they will carry on through the rest of their academic careers so just as mental math, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary are the building blocks to their education, so should kindness be to their character.
I really liked this blog post because it is something that I personally have experienced. My younger brother struggled with dyslexia throughout elementary school and some of middle school.. At first, it was very frustrating in our home because we did not know he was dyslexic. Helping him with homework became a struggler and a hard task. My mom later got him evaluated and that is when we found out. With the help of research and my grandmother who is a special ed teacher, we were able to figure out the best ways to help him. He no longer struggles with reading and is a much stronger reader now. So I agree that is is very important that families do their job outside of the classroom to help not only students with reading disorders, but students in general because it will help tremendously.
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