Chapter 1
Students as Learners
Course: Principles Of Learning And Teaching 5622
Subject: Principles Of Learning And Teaching
Chapter: Constructed Response Questions
Case History
Directions: The case history is followed by two constructed-response questions.
Scenario
Ms. Okonjo is beginning a new assignment in a fourth-grade general education classroom. Ten days before the school year opens, she calls the school office to ask when she can get into her room and to request her class roster. The roster shows eight boys and ten girls. Four students qualify for special education services: one student has a moderate hearing loss and will work with a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing for part of each day, and three students have specific learning disabilities in reading that call for instructional adaptations. Two students are English language learners in their second year in the district, two are new to the school, and one student is identified as gifted and leaves for an enrichment seminar every Thursday afternoon.