Assessments

HAPPY APRIL 5TH!!  (which is also One Day Without Shoes: http://www.onedaywithoutshoes.com/)

Well, last class period we had the privilege of listening to the story of one man's life who was changed by working with people who have disabilities and now lives to help them.
We also learned about Virtual Schools and how helpful they are for people who have some kind of disability. The virtual school of Wisconsin (http://www.wisconsinvirtualschool.org/) is a semi new organization where kids are allowed to learn at their own pace and at their own time. The school focuses on each individual student to help them learn by the most effective way. The classes are all online and there are teachers who will come around periodically to check the status of the students in their own home.

After learning about this great alternative to everyday public school buildings, we were given real life assessment packets for a child who has gone through the virtual school program. We were asked to read the assessment and decide what kinds of recreative activities used in therapeutic recreation would help the child to learn better or focus more intensely on their school work. I found this really informative because this is something that we will have to do later on after we are certified as specialists. It was a great view into assessment.

Thanks all!