Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms 7th Edition Rena B. Lewis and Donald Doorlag Pearson Education, Inc. 1 Unit 4 – Chapter 7 COORDINATING THE CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms 7th Edition Rena B. Lewis and Donald Doorlag Pearson Education, Inc. 2 Six Elements of Classroom Coordination  Demographics  Physical environment  Time  Student encouragement  Provisions for interactions  Differentiating instruction

Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms 7th Edition Rena B. Lewis and Donald Doorlag Pearson Education, Inc. 3 Arranging the Physical Environment  Safe and Barrier-Free Provide access Eliminate architectural barriers Create pleasant working conditions Utilize appropriate furniture and special equipment Arrange space functionally Consider educational goals for seating arrangements

Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms 7th Edition Rena B. Lewis and Donald Doorlag Pearson Education, Inc. 4 Physical Environment  Physiological Effects Illumination Temperature Noise Color Materials  Spatial Effects  Physical Effects  Setting Effects

Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms 7th Edition Rena B. Lewis and Donald Doorlag Pearson Education, Inc. 5 Organizing the Instructional Environment  Curricular skills and information Thematic or instructional units  Grouping students for instruction Skill specific grouping Heterogeneous grouping Flexible grouping  Monitoring practice Self-instructional learning materials Programmed instruction

Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms 7th Edition Rena B. Lewis and Donald Doorlag Pearson Education, Inc. 6 Organizing the Instructional Environment (cont.) Mediated instruction Learning center  Guidelines for student behavior  Systematic record-keeping procedures

Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms 7th Edition Rena B. Lewis and Donald Doorlag Pearson Education, Inc. 7 Other Resources  Technology Visual: photographs, films Auditory: cassettes, CD’s Multisensory: videos, television  Select materials wisely  Use tutors and volunteers