1.

Do you believe deaf people

can be part of both their own community and the hearing community?
Explain. (5pts)

Individuals who are deaf are observed to be social people. Although they
enjoy being with their own community as they communicate easily, freely
and abundantly, they manage to mingle with regular (hearing) individuals.
They are resourceful that even faced with hearing individuals who have little
or no background in sign language, they still are able to communicate using
the natural sign and/ or they write what they want to tell a person. In this
manner they manage to build connections to the hearing community. With
this experience with our deaf learners, it is evident that they can be part of
both their own community as well the hearing community. But we always
advocate for inclusion and acceptance of our friends who are deaf as they
can be assets in the community when given the opportunity.

2. How do you think you would support a child with VI in your classroom if
you were a general education teacher? (5pts)

With the knowledge about their condition and limitations, as a general

teacher, I can provide the appropriate accommodations and modifications in
my classroom, the delivery of the lesson, the manner of the learner’s
performance and assessment. Since vision is a major problem, I can set
his/her seat near the chalkboard. I can provide him/ her with learning
materials with bigger font sizes. His performance can be done orally and
avoid written works. His test questions can be read to him and given in a
separate schedule than that of his classmates. Lectures and other notes
can be provided to him so as not to burden the child in copying the lecture. I
will also assign a buddy who can help him with task and mobilizing around
the classroom and in the school. If only, a teacher has the heart, the
initiative and concern to learners with disability, inclusion will not be a
problem.

3. Some students with TBI may

appear lazy and inattentive, and some may exhibit behavior problems. Do
you
think understanding these students‘ conditions could help you work more
effectively with them without blaming them for the way they sometimes act?
Why or why not? (5pts)

For us to be effective teachers, we have to know our learners. Their

behavior is an expression that messages us of what they experience, what
they feel and what they are. With a thorough assessment, we enable
ourselves to understand these learners especially with how they behave. In
this manner, also, we are empowered to provide him/ her the right
intervention and approaches to establish learning. With this I believe that
understanding them and not blaming their actions would make us effective
teachers.

4. Some would argue that the

exact classification of a student with disabilities doesn’t matter as much as
the quality of instruction, when it comes to students with TBI, what is your
opinion on this issue? (5pts)

Children with TBI and all other children with disabilities have specific
conditions, limitations and style of learning. Quality instruction is equivalent
to the specific approaches that fit their learning styles and needs. These
children/ learners need to be understood according to their disability and be
given instructions and educational program according to their needs.

5. What gift/s or talent/s do you

have that you feel was/were lost? How
did you lose it/them? How could you have kept
it/them? (10pts)

Growing up, I remember myself being always the leader among my peers. I
would organize sports events and spelling contest among ourselves and
would often win in the competition. I was always high spirited especially
when it comes to sport and competitions. Later, as I had to help my mom
with our small business, I found myself doing chores, making ice candies,
baking cakes, making puddings, guava jelly and peanut butter and making
sandwiches. I had little time to study and do the things I love. The hard life
hindered the nourishment of my gift. This, I think, was the reason I lost it.
If only I was able to focus in my studies and be given the opportunity to
hasten my ability in sports, I could have become the leader that I was
capable of.

Prepared by:

CHARITY C. ALIDO