Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Advancing the GAME plan

Looking at my GAME plan, I have to admit that there has been no advancement toward the integration of my student into next semester. She continues to come to me during CAP time, choosing my room over a longer lunch period. However, since there are other students that I am working one on one with, I am unable to get her on a computer to begin speech recognition training. I have discovered another problem to implementing speech recognition with her. Training usually involves a brief period of reading a script that allows necessary corrections to be made, much the same as setting a volume level on a microphone for a recording session. She cannot read. The Special Education teacher has been busy this week with IEP’s on her high school case load. She also has not been able to begin training a computer for this student to work with. Everything is on hold with the short week due to Thanksgiving break. Hopefully, next will prove more productive. I have begun the process of preparing my ELL students for the addition of this student into the classroom. They seem receptive enough. This has been a frustrating week; I am sure next week will be better.

3 comments:

Carla Liming said...

Virginia,

Don't get discouraged. Sometimes success comes slowly. I know with your desire to help the student and your gentle reminders to those who will have to help you, the progress will be made. Keep up the good work.

Carla

Raymond Rust said...

No worries, Virginia. Everything that you want to happen will fall into place. Now is a bad time of year for a lot of things to get done at school. Both staff and students are focused on many things, school being only one. I am not saying that you should push your project development to the back burner...keep working on it. But, don't get frustrated if it doesn't happen in your time frame.

V. White said...

Thanks for the emotional support. Sometimes that is more important than the the technology support...