Saturday, July 7, 2012
Research
“If they can't learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn”
― O. Ivar Lovaas
My topic I have decided to research on is Austism. This is a subject that I have been interested in since having a student about 3 years ago in my classroom who had a mild case of austism. I never really understood this disability until then and even though it affects children in many different ways I have always wanted to know more and the causes behind this disability. It is not easy to understand I can say that and it is a challenge when having a child with this disability. As my saying above goes I want to teach the way they can learn and I know that teaching them may be different from the other in my classroom.
Throught research I would like to understand causes behind this disabilty. It has been said that this disability often appears in the first three years of life. Teaching a Head Start class I often get children at the age of 3 years so when I am able to better understand this disability then I can help the child and family before they start so and be better prepared to deal with this situation. I want to learn ways to help the family and learn ways to help better teach those students who may have autism. When I understand it better then I can understand the child better. I want to be aware of all the resources that may be available to me so that I can share it with families and others.
I have never been really good at research but I see this as a topic I need to learn more about because I am seeing more and more children come into our program who may be showing signs of autism whether it is mild or severe and I want to be able to pin point and help those who need it early so that when they start to school they will have a head start on learning.
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Vicki, this sounds like an ambitious undertaking! How are you going to narrow it down to just one topic?
ReplyDeleteAlso, please keep in mind that even though you have informed yourself on ADS beware of making "diagnoses". For me, it would be interesting to know how to address the topic of suspected conditions with parents so that they didn't become defensive or deny the possibility.
Good luck with your research, I look forward to following your progress -
Vicki,
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting topic to research. This past school year I had a child in my class with a severe case of autism however he could not be labeled until age 8. I have heard hear say about the disorder from friends and colleagues. It wasn't until i was faced with the challenges where I had to conduct a little research myself. I must say while it was a challenge to undertake it was very interesting to encounter.You will find a wealth of information regarding this topic. I look forward to following you blog to see what information you find.I wish you the best of luck.
Vicki-Our experiences sounds so similiar!! I'm also researching Autism because of a child that I had in my classroom. It was such a challenge. Maybe we can bounce ideas off of each other and help each create great studies.
ReplyDeleteVicki,
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing topic. There is so much to learn still about this topic. Autism is becoming an all to common issue with our children. I hope that you are able to really shed some light on this topic because much of it is still in the darkness. Good luck I look forward to hearing all about it. Thanks.