Learn about me.

Teach me.

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 Can you identify
any of these
children as
special needs?

All children are special. This PowerPoint will help you

identify children with special needs and strategies that
will help you work with special needs. Come along on
our journey and we will discover the world of special
needs children.
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 Hearing Impairments
Do you know how you can identify a child
with a hearing impairment?

Move on to
the next slide
and I will help
you.

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Identifying Hearing Impairments
Lack of vocabulary and overall delays in
language development compared to
nonimpaired children
Range from mild to profound
Appear inattentive and distracted

Here we
go. Can you
name one?

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 Identifying Hearing Impairments, contd.

Severe hearing loss-child has little

understandable speech
Get a professional to test the child

Its me again. Here

are two more ways
to identify hearing
disorders.

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Do you know any strategies that
teachers can use to make
learning easier for a child with a
hearing impairment?

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 Strategies for Working with
Children with Hearing Impairments

Learn about hearing devices

Become familiar with sign language
Face child when speaking
Communicate at eye level
Use facial expressions and
gestures

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 More Strategies for
the Hearing Impaired

Speak in a normal volume and at a normal

speed
Use the same sentence structure as for
other children
Pause and wait for a response
If a child does not understand, repeat,
rephrase, or demonstrate
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Strategies for Hearing Impairments
Let child sit in front of the
teacher in a group setting
Use visual props, pictures
and hands-on experiences
I am still here to
Use a flashing light for help you. Do you
think a good
transitions teacher could use
a few more
strategies?
Consult with a language
and speech clinician
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Vision Impairments
I have trouble with my eyes.
Do you know the names of
the vision impairments?

Amblyopia
Glaucoma
Myopia
Hyperopia
Color deficiency
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Identification of Vision Impairments
How can you
Crossed eyes tell I have
vision
Crust on eye problems?

Swollen, red eyelids

Moving materials so they are close to the
eyes
Clumsiness and trouble moving around
the classroom
Excessive rubbing of eyes
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Strategies for Vision Impairments
I try to be the best teacher I can. I use the
following strategies for vision impairments.

Small groups
Always create a need to see
Large print books
Provide tactile, olfactory, and auditory
clues to structure the environment
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Physical and Motor Impairments

Spina bifida
Amputation - prosthesis

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Identification of Physical and Motor
Impairments
Can you tell who
Limited range of motion has a physical

Grouped on ability to function disability?

Disabilities classified as:
Severe
Moderate
Mild
Ambulatory

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 Strategies for Working with Children Who
Have Physical Impairments

Modify chairs
Provide space for a childs wheelchair,
crutches, cane, walker, or cart
Provide ramps to access classroom
Raise tables to accommodate wheelchairs
Glue knobs on puzzles so the pieces are
easy to remove and replace
Serve finger foods
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 Cognitive Impairments

Mental retardation
Learning disabilities
Speech and language
disorders
Dyslexia
Dyscalcula
Reasoning and
memory disorder
Attention deficit
disorder (ADD)

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What do you know about types of
learning disabilities?
Speech and language
disorders
Dyslexia
Dyscalcula
Reasoning and memory
disorder
Attention deficit disorder
(ADD)

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Strategies
Call parents
Consult a speech therapist

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 Speech and Language Disorders
Can you identify speech
and language
disorders?

Informal observations most useful

Appropriate sounds for the childs age?
Rate and fluency of the childs speech
age-appropriate?
Able to recall and repeat sentences
correctly?
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 Strategies for Speech and
Language Disorders

Provide a warm, noncritical climate

Praise children sincerely
Look directly into childs eyes to speak
Avoid rushing children
Avoid completing sentences for them
Talk about things child brings from home

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 Giftedness

Typically, I have these characteristics:

Very inquisitive
Curious
Read early and know a lot of words
Very critical of myself
Very independent and motivated

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 I am called gifted.
Please do not turn me off.
Help me by:
Providing enrichment activities
Asking me open-ended sentences
Giving me small groups where I can be a
leader
Guiding me so I can accept failure
Providing a wide variety of
resources for my interests
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Behavioral and Emotional Impairments

Attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD)
Autism

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 How can you help me with my
hyperactivity (ADHD)?
Include me in your regular classroom
Encourage me to try new experiences
Please set rules and limits for me
Study my disabilities so you
will know how to help me best

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Special Health Conditions
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Allergies
Asthma
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Hemophilia

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If I can stop sneezing,
I will tell you about the
allergenic substances.
Allergies

Inhalants

Ingestants

Contactants

Injectables
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 Can you identify

nose, skin, throat,

and body? Lets
looking at the
eyes, mouth,
allergies by

start with the

eyes.
Pink and puffy
Red from being constantly
rubbed
Dark circles underneath
Lids glued together by mucus

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 Constant dry hacking cough
Mouth breathing more common
than breathing through nose
Wheezing
allergies?
Canker sores
mouth and
about the
What
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What does the nose tell us about
allergies?

Inability to smell
Nasal discharge
Frequent sneezing
Itchy nose

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The skin can tell us we have
allergies, also.

Frequent rashes
Lesions
Redness and swelling
Itching and hives

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 What can you tell
about allergies by
looking at my
throat?

Tickling
Enlargement of lymph nodes

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 My body shows
symptoms of chills,
fever, sweating,
abdominal cramps,
vomiting, and
headache when I
have allergies.

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 Strategies for Helping
Children with Allergies

Remove pets from room

Be observant of children and their
surroundings
Seek instant emergency help
if needed
Be aware of a variety of disorders

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 Symptoms of Asthma

Coughing
Wheezing
Shortness of breath
Chest tightness
Labored or rapid breathing

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 Strategies for Teaching
a Child with Asthma
Administer medication
Call 911 immediately
if child stops breathing
Monitor childs breathing
Keep calm
Ask parents what triggers attacks
Keep classroom dust-free

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 Identification of Diabetes
Frequent urination
Loss of weight
Constant hunger
Itching
Slow healing wounds

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Strategies for Controlling Diabetes

Maintain blood sugar levels

Recognize insulin reaction
Keep orange juice and
candy with you at all times
Make sure eating,
medication, and exercise
plan is followed daily

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 Identifying Epilepsy
Petit mal seizures
Daydreaming
Short period of
unconsciousness
Grand mal seizures
Unconsciousness
Jerks, thrashes, or becomes stiff
May be injured by hitting or biting tongue

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 If I am epileptic, what
strategies will you
use to help me?

Keep me safe and remain calm

Put my head in your lap
Hold my head to the side to keep me from
choking
Please do not put your finger in my mouth;
I might bite you

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 I am not sure this is a
good idea for me to be
roller skating. I have a
problem where, I
cannot stop bleeding.
Do you know what this
is called?

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teacher has to tag
equipment you
can play with.
She really
stop
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and ding is very protective.
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 Thank you for
recognizing me and
for using strategies
to help me be
successful and live
a normal life.

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