Chapter 1: This chapter is an introduction to the book as well as key findings. The key finding section was interesting. It made me excited to read the upcoming chapters. I love how it had little bits of information and the page number. I think all books should include this section. I mean how much more exciting would all text books be when you see from the beginning there are MANY interesting facts to come!
Chapter 2: This chapter was about demographics of deafness. I first enjoyed the section on deafness in developing countries. I did a research paper a few years ago, when I first decided to get into the field of deaf education, about deafness in other countries. I think it is very interesting. The statistics in the section really made things more clear for me. I enjoy having numbers to help me see the picture. I also enjoyed the section about multiple disabilities. I see this all day at work but I don't feel like we talked about it much in school. I know we did some but I feel like we could always know more information. I guess I will never feel like I know enough information. :) I just think this is important for all teachers to try to understand more. You never know what you will have the beginning, middle or end of each year so it is always wise to try and be prepared.
Chapter 3: This chapter was about research. Many research designs were introduced and discussed. They included: randomized experimental group, quasi-experimental, single-subject, correlational studies, and qualitative designs. I think what sums up the chapter best is that it is always important to continue to develop a strong evidence base for effective practices. Again, you can never know too much information.
I whole-heartedly agree with you about the information on multiple disabilities! I am experiencing this some in my placement and I really feel so ill-equipped! I think we talked about it in class some, but I agree with you that I don't feel I have the tools to really handle it. I am sure this is something that comes with practice but I feel bad for the students I have to practice on before I know what I am doing!
ReplyDeleteI took quite a few Special Education classes and I still would have liked to take many more. I know dual certification isn't the best idea because we will end up in a SPED classroom but I kind of want to take a few classes just to understand it more!
Alyssa,
ReplyDeleteWhat were some major findings in your paper on deafness in other countries? Is there any surprising information/comment from the textbook?
The only thing I remember (this was a few years ago) was that in many other countries they hide their children if they are deaf. I know in Kenya (I work with someone from Kenya so this is how I know this) they do not school their child if they are deaf and do not let them go out in public. The girl I work with said it is horrible to have a disability there. It is very different from here for sure. I hope it changes one day.
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