Blog Entry #2

Tell an opportunity you had to work with a small group. 

          I have been working with a small group of students on their social skills.  Many of these students are currently on and IEP or a 504.  It has been interesting to learn the accommodations for these students. Many of the students I am working with have a mental illness not so much a physical disability.  Only recently have we seen mental illnesses as a disruption in student learning.
          The first development of an IEP was in 1975 when it was created for physically disabled students.  Working with this small group of students I have see how Autism, anxiety, depression, ADHD can be crippling to the education of students.  These students can be fine and involved one minute and struggling to make it though the next.  By having accommodations and working with these students we are leveling the playing field for all students to be successful at their best functioning level.