Assisting special needs students in a Japanese EFL Classroom
Detection stage 🔥
Signs ⚠
Unusual student behavior
No particpation
Distracted student
Moving away from classmates
Leaving room
Presence of a special needs teacher
Ignoring instructions
Not paying attention
Playing with something in the room
Strategies ⭐
Direct
Asking student to join
Indirect
Delegating care to the special needs teacher
Asking other students to help the student
Start a simple activity whereby teacher can assist or check on the student
Care for the student ❤
Talk gently to the student during class and outside of the class
Build trust by spending some personalized time with the student
Create a buddy system
Encourage the student with reassuring words
Create a non-threatening environment
Check with teachers and administrators as to effective teaching and care strategies for the student
Understanding one's own limits ⛔
As best as possible avoid negative messages to the student
Respect the student's comfort zone allowing physical distance
Talk with specialists
School nurse
School psychologist if present
Homeroom teacher/vice-principal
Delegate care to
Parents
Special needs teacher
Friends of the student
Pray for the child
Vice-principal/principal
Homeroom teacher
Sleeping in class
Aggressive behavior
Fighting with other students
Verbally or physically aggressive with the teacher
Creating a teaching strategy with the help of the homeroom teacher/psychologist/spec. ed. teacher/principal