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=**Learning Log # 5**=

Testing Matthew: NCLB puts a sour taste in my mouth. Being a people with LD, I feel that NCLB is not used in the right way. Having students with LD take a test that is above, in some cases way above, their level of ability. I think that there should be standards that are set for each grade level on a whole, but people need to consider that student with disabilities. More myself, taking test are very challenging and many times I do not pass them at first. Knowing that my disability affects this, my self-esteem is still crushed. Leaving a test that I did not pass, makes me feel stupid and that I maybe should not a teacher. After watching Testing Matthew, I came out feeling differently than I did when I start started. When Matthews mother said that every student should have standard, I believe that they have to fit the student. I am not sure if their are accommodations for these types of tests but there should be. If a student needs a reader, then they should have a reader. This way, the results will show a true indication of where the students are and how the school is performing. In the case of Matthew, he should be tested at the level of where he is and not the his true age. Putting them through a test like that is not fine for him. We need to make this student feel good about themselves. Making them take these types of test just makes them feel that they are not a level they should be and it is another hurdle they have to climb over.

Patrick's Story: All I can say is WOW! I never cared for Dan Marino as a football player but my views have changed after looking at all that he has done for autism. It is great that Patrick can do all of his therapies at one place and that they work together to work on the needs of each child. It is like a school but in a hospital. Seeing and hearing how Patrick has improve his skills in a short time, you know that he is getting the best at this hospital. Hearing that each therapist talks to each other on what techniques have worked and allowing the next person to use their time to the fullest. I also watched a short film of a summer camp that Joey Travolta's puts on for children with Autism. This a great because it allow these children to enjoy summer camp like other children. They make is fun by making the camp an actoring camp. The campers learn how to actor, different vocabulary that is used the making films, and what it take to make a film. The kids look like they are having so much fun at the camp. I also watching many of thedifferent stories. This website is great for each one to see, so they can get a better understanding about Autism.

Invention: With little ones learning their letters and how to write them. I would have something that would write the letter, to show to it is shaped, as well as verbally tell the student the saying that goes along with the letter. This would allow the teacher to work with all the students and not focus on one student.