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Post by jessen100 on Jan 14, 2009 15:06:33 GMT 8
So I have this special ed kid that I teach once a week (3rd year JHS), and im supposed to come up with the lesson plans for what we do since he has exhausted the textbook. He is very good at reading phonically, though its hard to say how much he is actually understanding. We have done some wordsearches, and crossword puzzles that i have made, but i ran out, and have little interest in making a new crossword every week, not to mention i cant think of topics for them either. but thats not really the case.
My main problem is I dont really know what i should teach him next. He knows his vocab pretty well, but i dont really know where to go with making him understand grammar, anf its hard to tell if he already does, since communicating with him in any language is pretty difficult.
Lastly, Why do these kids study english? basically idk what to do about special ed classes, since im prettymuch on my own for it.
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Post by junkdna on Jan 16, 2009 12:33:00 GMT 8
You know, it never ceases to amaze me that SE classes in Japan are all off-the-cuff deals. That would never fly back home. Moreover, if the Japanese are so gung-ho on "equality in education" (the reason the student is studying English at all), and yet they don't bother to create curriculums for the students. Shouldn't this be the job of the Monbuka? One would think so. It permeates the lives of every other student in Japan with such efficiency, it's shameful that it brings the SE students out of the closet (literally in some cases as this is still a shame among some Japanese) only to dump them on the ocean of education in a blowup life raft and no oars.
As for what you should do... go back over first year grammar. Being the brother of an SE sister and a father of a 1.5 year old boy, I know that you can never go over material too much. Slower students and young children learn through rote and play, rote and play, rote and play. It's tedious, but that's the truth. I know it's not much, but that is my somewhat educated opinion.
Best of luck!
PS Don't forget to play UNO now and then, or War or other cards games. It's a nice break for you and the student. There's no shame in taking breaks. If someone asks why you are playing games, point out the fact that Japanese coworkers build bridges by going drinking and that ALTs build bridges with students by playing games that are not always grammar related.
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