special needs in the classroom

When you look up special needs you get the following definition. Special needs: (Noun) particular educational requirements resulting from learning difficulties, physical disabilities, or emotional and behavioral difficulties. There are so many different types of special needs children may have that teachers must keep in mind when making lesson plans. It's especially hard to create a lesson that is not to challenging for the children who struggle to learn but at the same time challenging those who understand the material well enough. I believe children with special needs should not be made to feel like they are any different. That is why I believe inclusion is so important, it's like you are giving these kids a sense of belonging. That is an important factor for younger children's development especially. In my future classroom I would make sure all my students knew that they are all special and were put on this world for a reason. Next I would make sure that I understood more in depth what special needs any of my students have. Then I would talk to someone who specializes in this sort of  area and ask for any advice they may have. Then I would talk to the parents and with the specialist and hopefully together we can come up with a plan. After that I would make sure to put my students in pairs by how they are understanding the material. And after that is complete I would put a pair of students who struggle with a pair of students who comprehend the material together and that would be a group or table. You see this way the students who understand can now teach the other students how to do the material. I believe students learn best through eachother and can also help boost their confidence. This is because children are no longer afraid of asking questions since their friends are the ones "teaching" them. This also gives the teacher more time to work individually with the students who have special needs. This also gives those students who understand the lesson something to keep them entertained. I do believe that speacial needs and gifted and talented students all in the same environment may be hard. Just because it's hard doesn't mean that you should give up it just means you must find a way to bring balance into the classroom. You should never stop trying to get your children engaged and wanting to learn. The minute students sense this they will believe you are giving up and that is very dangerous especially for tougher children's development. This is why I would make sure to always motivate all my students and make sure their parents are involved in their education. I believe that special needs students just need extra help and the gifted and talented students just need challenging work that will catch their attention.