If chronic health impairments and illnesses (such as juvenile diabetes, asthma, cancer) are your topic, please post the answers to the four questions here.
Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS)--> Genetic, lack of the Paternal Chromosome 15.
Diabetes--> A Chronic Disease where the body does not make or properly use insulin
2.)Developmental Characteristics
PWS--> There is a great risk of becoming morbidly obiese due to a form of OCD involving cravings for food. Motor skill development usually lags a year or two behind the development of peers Strength, coordination, and balance are all issues that the person has to deal with, but therapies and a healthy diet can help immensly.
Diabetes--> Type 1 affects the immune system, Type 2 affects the body's reaction to insullin. There are many physical issues and there is a greater risk for heart disease and strokes. Emotionally and socially, there is a lot of frustration because it take a lot to maintain the disease.
3.)Classroom Strategies/Needs/Strengths
PWS-->Children need to be well informed and given simple, concise instruction. Work should start in small doses but be increased over time to prevent stress. Food intake needs to be strictly monitored and positive reinforcement will help the child to succeed.
Diabetes--> A strong connection should be established between the family and the classroom. The child should be allowed to explain the disease to peers so they understand and can help if there is an emergency and they can be more accepting, which takes a lot of stress away from the child. The teacher needs to be aware of the child's medical needs and prepared to help.
Similarities & Differences Between Asthma and a Writing Learning Disability
There are several similarities as well as differences between asthma, a health impairment, and a writing learning disability. Both may require appropriate medications, environmental modifications and possibly monitoring in some cases. On the contrary, a learning disability develops from psychological abnormalities whereas asthma is a physical change that occurs with the narrowing of airways and inflammatory changes in the lining of the airways. Developmentally, a child with a learning disability may face more challenges academically. A child with asthma may experience more difficulty with athletics and games, especially at a young age. One thing these two disabilities share is the frustration. A child with either disability may get frustrated with the difficulties that the disability places them with. Both children may also suffer from isolation, anxiety, and poor self-esteem. In the classroom, a child who suffers from a learning disability may require more modification within the room. However, a child with asthma may not have this problem unless the asthma causes he/she to be more disruptive in the classroom (which is what some studies are beginning to show). Students with a learning disability and students with asthma may share the statistic of more common absences. Almost half of school nurses observe that not all students with asthma are able to participate in all school day activities, including gym and recess, and academic performance is at risk for those who suffer with asthma. Academic performance is also certainly hindered in the cases of students with a learning disability. However, with both disabilities accommodations are made in order to make the student feel as comfortable as possible in his/her surroundings.
This blog is designed as a resource tool for teacher candidates learning about special education and students with special needs. Pairs within the class will create their own blogs about specific students with special needs, such as children with ADHD, and then link that blog to this central site.Each blog will contain information about the federal and state definition of the disability group, the general physical, social, cognitive, and emotional developments, as well as useful resources for teachers.
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Prader Willi Syndrome vs. Diabetes
1.)Definition
Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS)--> Genetic, lack of the Paternal Chromosome 15.
Diabetes--> A Chronic Disease where the body does not make or properly use insulin
2.)Developmental Characteristics
PWS--> There is a great risk of becoming morbidly obiese due to a form of OCD involving cravings for food. Motor skill development usually lags a year or two behind the development of peers Strength, coordination, and balance are all issues that the person has to deal with, but therapies and a healthy diet can help immensly.
Diabetes--> Type 1 affects the immune system, Type 2 affects the body's reaction to insullin. There are many physical issues and there is a greater risk for heart disease and strokes. Emotionally and socially, there is a lot of frustration because it take a lot to maintain the disease.
3.)Classroom Strategies/Needs/Strengths
PWS-->Children need to be well informed and given simple, concise instruction. Work should start in small doses but be increased over time to prevent stress. Food intake needs to be strictly monitored and positive reinforcement will help the child to succeed.
Diabetes--> A strong connection should be established between the family and the classroom. The child should be allowed to explain the disease to peers so they understand and can help if there is an emergency and they can be more accepting, which takes a lot of stress away from the child. The teacher needs to be aware of the child's medical needs and prepared to help.
Similarities & Differences Between Asthma and a Writing Learning Disability
There are several similarities as well as differences between asthma, a health impairment, and a writing learning disability. Both may require appropriate medications, environmental modifications and possibly monitoring in some cases. On the contrary, a learning disability develops from psychological abnormalities whereas asthma is a physical change that occurs with the narrowing of airways and inflammatory changes in the lining of the airways.
Developmentally, a child with a learning disability may face more challenges academically. A child with asthma may experience more difficulty with athletics and games, especially at a young age. One thing these two disabilities share is the frustration. A child with either disability may get frustrated with the difficulties that the disability places them with. Both children may also suffer from isolation, anxiety, and poor self-esteem.
In the classroom, a child who suffers from a learning disability may require more modification within the room. However, a child with asthma may not have this problem unless the asthma causes he/she to be more disruptive in the classroom (which is what some studies are beginning to show). Students with a learning disability and students with asthma may share the statistic of more common absences. Almost half of school nurses observe that not all students with asthma are able to participate in all school day activities, including gym and recess, and academic performance is at risk for those who suffer with asthma. Academic performance is also certainly hindered in the cases of students with a learning disability. However, with both disabilities accommodations are made in order to make the student feel as comfortable as possible in his/her surroundings.
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