Watch the F.A.T. City video and then respond to these questions using this document.
Responses should be a paragraph in length for each question. Submit your responses through the link on F.A.T City Assignment link on Blackboard.
- Describe an aspect of learning disabilities that was new to you or became more apparent. Provided a strategy for teaching as a result of watching Richard Lavoie’s simulation. In addition, this simulation has much to teach us but is dated. Point out an example of a phrase that Rick Lavoie uses about exceptional children that is now out-of-date.
- What were some of the participants’ reactions to Rick Lavoie’s “teaching”? Have you observed a similar circumstance over your school career as a student and/or a teacher? If so, explain how the teacher interacted with a student(s) for not getting the answer right.
- Many students with learning disabilities have difficulty processing information while listening. Briefly summarize what you learned about this condition that Rick Lavoie described as “dysnomia” (typically referred to as a learning disability in listening comprehension in schools).
Include an example from the simulation.
- Discuss what Richard Lavoie said about “fairness.” What is your opinion, and how would you address this in a classroom?
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3UNdbxk3xs
Multicultural education embodies a perspective rather than a curriculum. Teachers must consider children's cultural identities and be aware of their own biases.
How would you teach with a multicultural perspective? Your response should be detailed and provide an example.
After posting your original response, read other postings and post a response to at least two classmates using the following ABC Approach.