Even if you are a regular classroom teacher, you will probably find one or more students with physical and sensory challenges (physical and health impairments, visual impairments, hearing loss) in your classroom. List three strategies that may be useful as you work with such students. For each one, (a) describe in specific and concrete terms what you might do, and (b) identify the kinds of

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special needs your strategy will address.

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Strategies appropriate for students with physical and sensory challenges include these:
Strategies for students with physical and health impairments
• Accommodate specific physical needs (e.g., giving an oral test rather than a written one).
• Know what to do in emergencies.
• Educate classmates about the nature of the disability (if parents give permission).
Strategies for students with visual impairments
• Orient students to the physical layout of the classroom.
• For partially sighted students, use visual materials with sharp contrast, and give frequent breaks when using them.
• Transmit information through nonvisual modalities.
• Allow extra learning time.
Strategies for students with hearing loss
• Minimize irrelevant noise.
• Supplement auditory presentations with visual information and hands-on activities.
• Maximize students' ability to use whatever hearing ability they have