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Challenges and Solutions Western Governors University

Challenges and Solutions Congress Heights Elementary school is located in an urban neighborhood, in a underprivileged community. Congress Heights is tailored to serve underprivileged families for instance lunch is free, often they offer food or clothing drives and many other programs put in place to assist the families with daily needs. I serve a classroom of 22 kindergarteners seven girls and fifteen boys, all of my students identify as African Americans. Growing up in an underprivileged neighborhood can make learning hard sometimes, my students are struggling with a lot of things much bigger than their kindergarten brains can understand, so often they act out or throw tantrums to express themselves. My students have endured many unthinkable tragedies such as death, constant violence, poverty, hunger and many other social injustices. Dealing with such tragedies can sometimes make learning difficult because my students have several triggers, sometimes they are too tired and or hungry to stay focused, so often they are allowed to take breaks to eat breakfast or snack and to sometimes just get some rest. Having to make these types of accommodations takes a lot of learning time away. Despite these struggles my students still work very hard to obtain and understand the lessons taught. Section A Some, potential issues I may face when executing my curriculum is students with speech delay and behavioral needs. In my instructional setting, three students have a

learn with everyone else, but during independent time they will be called for a small group lesson. My student who has behavioral needs learns like everyone else, but sometimes misses out on lesson when he leaves the room for breaks. With this student I would use a reward system. If he can stay in class during lessons, and not get upset he will earn a sticker for each lesson he completes, and after five stickers he’s allowed to pick from the prize box at the end of the day. My philosophy incorporates all four ideologies and multiple learning styles. My students who have speech delay would benefit and be able to gain understanding through hands on lesson. They would get a chance to see how to do the activity as a pose to hearing or reading about the activity. My student with behavioral needs requires structure and opportunities to learn on his own. My philosophy caters to the needs of every learner. So, I believe the students have a greater chance at successfully understanding lessons. Section C Although, my philosophy is very scholar academic based it’s also learning center as well. Learning centered lessons could really help the students that have speech delay because some activities are hands on. Students having to learn by completing the task will allow them to come to their own understanding. The students will able to understand the lessons because I’m not just using my words or reading to them. I would actually be showing them how to do the activity, so that takes away the challenge of not understanding or getting confused with the words. My student who has behavioral needs would mainly benefit from both ideologies. He would benefit from scholar academic because it’s very structured and would instill discipline. It would create route and consistency, which is

something he needs. The learning centered portion of my philosophy would work for him also because there is no right or wrong answer, so he won’t get frustrated.Also the hands on moving around would help burn some of the energy he has to be upset. He is never upset or frustrated when he’s having fun and that’s what learning centered is all about learning through play at your own pace.