The classroom that I have been in has students with very different needs. There is the general population these students are great with going with the flow. The teacher tries to keep their attention and interests by changing up the delivery of information. Smart board activities, hands on, lecture, games, etc. This helps students so that they are able to have some wiggle time throughout the day. This has worked great for all students in the class.
Different activities throughout the lesson and the day have also been helpful for students with shorter attention span. Students who have a difficult time sitting still the teacher has attached a pool noodle to their chair leg so the have something to wiggle without being a large distraction. In the current class there is a student that reacts inappropriately in class with many outbursts. Through reading his IEP it has been found that this student has some sensory issues as well. The teacher has taken Velcro and placed them on the bottom of his chair. He is able to quietly have sensory stimulation keeping his attention on the task and minimizes the inappropriate distractions to other students.
The teacher has done a great job laying down the ground rules for the students who use the sensory tools. If they are used as a distraction then they go away. The other students in the class who are not in need of sensory aide understand the use and have found that the aides are less of a distraction then the students outbursts. I think the aides help the students who need them but can be abused if not managed correctly.
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