Itinerant teaching: the inside story

The number of students who are deaf or hard of hearing attending local neighborhood schools has increased steadily over the past 20 years (Holden-Pitt & Diaz, 1998). This increase has led to larger numbers of teachers serving these students as itinerant teachers. However, little research has been conducted to examine the efficacy of this model of service delivery (Brelje, 1992; Luckner & Miller, 1994). Qualitative research methods were used to investigate itinerant teachers' perceptions of their responsibilities, job satisfaction, and effectiveness. Individual interviews were conducted with 10 itinerant teachers. Participants reported they preferred working directly with students rather than consulting with general education teachers and families. They noted the primary advantages of working as an itinerant teacher were variety, autonomy, time for reflection, and the diversity of students with whom they worked. Some of the most significant disadvantages they cited were isolation, time and budget constraints, and the distances required to travel from school to school. Essential skills and challenges to being an effective itinerant teacher are identified, recommendations for future itinerant teachers are discussed, and suggestions for future research are presented.     

惟一的一次发火

当妈妈也是要学的。给孩子喂奶,护士会手把手地教;给孩子买衣服,商场有导购;给孩子做饭,妈妈会传授技艺……可是要我冲孩子发火,好像没人教过我。     

在试错中成长

<正>前段时间露营时看到隔壁一家的孩子一上午几乎都在被限制,因为是在河边,父母的关切声就没停过：不要靠近水边,不要上树,不要上坡,不要走太远……但今天我们不讨论这样做是否正确,我只想通过这件事,我想跟大家聊一个词,叫作“容错率”。什么是“容错率”？容错率,就是父母对孩子失败/犯错结果的承受度。更简单来说,就是孩子的某个行为,     

小小改变,提升幸福感

心理学家卢森堡在《非暴力沟通》一书中写道:"也许我们并不认为自己的谈话方式是暴力的.但语言,确实会常常引发自己和他人的痛苦." 很多时候,父母对孩子明明是出于关心,源自爱护,但说出的话却成了伤害孩子的利刃,给孩子造成难以弥补的伤害. 实际上,再深的舐犊之情也需要正确表达才能被孩子所接受.而父母要做的,就是多一点理解少一...     

狮子来了

一匹狼吃饱了,舒服地躺在草地上睡觉。另一匹狼气喘吁吁的从它身边经过。这使它十分惊奇：“你为什么没命地跑呢？那匹狼说：“听说狮子来了。”     

积极参选，好好锻炼

儿子上了小学就想当班干部,想当啥班干部呢,就是天天能喊口号的那种,连拿个路牌都让他兴奋不已。 前段时间儿子说要选中队长、小队长了,可没想到老师发下来了一张表格,原来要竞选班干部还要那么多事,要一分钟演讲,还要才艺表演,还要做选举的拉票牌子什么的,家长还要参加。     

灯下，写下妈妈的忏悔……

你趾高气昂地站在妈妈面前,你会斜着眼睛,固执地盯住妈妈,你会在妈妈扔掉你的书包的一刹那,猛然扑过去,然后尖锐的哭喊声穿越了整个楼层：“不要！不要！”……     

绝不仅仅是借书那么简单

儿童图书馆．绝不止是单纯看书、借书的地方．而应该是让孩子流连忘返的乐园。虽然国内还少有这样的设施,但看看我们能从这篇文章中受到些什么启发．在家里也做点什么。     

当娃娃遇上“爱情”童话

童书里都有什么样的“爱情”爱情 在童书中从来不是一个回避的词。很多优秀的作品,如安徒生童话、格林童话里都有爱情。爱情,让童话充满了无限魅力。