Evaluating My Experiences with People Who Have Various Disabilities and Disorders

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Read each of these statements and place a checkmark next to the ones that apply to you.

1. SENSORY DISORDERS

I know someone with a sensory disorder and have talked with them about their disability.
I have observed students with sensory disorders in the classroom and talked with their teachers about their strategies for educating them.

2. PHYSICAL DISORDERS

I know someone with a physical disorder and have talked with them about their disability.
I have observed students with physical disorders in the classroom and talked with their teachers about strategies for educating them.

3. MENTAL RETARDATION

I know someone who has mental retardation and have talked with their parents about their child's disability.
I have observed in the classroom students with mental retardation and talked with their teachers about their strategies for educating them.

4. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS

I know someone with a speech and language disorder and have talked with them about their disability.
I have observed students with a speech and language disorder in the classroom and talked with their teacher about strategies for educating them.

5. LEARNING DISABILITIES

I know someone who has a learning disability and have talked with them about their disability.
I have observed students with learning disabilities in the classroom and talked with teachers about their strategies for educating them.

6. ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

I know someone with ADHD and have talked with them about their disability.
I have observed students with ADHD in the classroom and talked with teachers about their strategies for educating them.

7. EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

I know someone with an emotional and behavioral disorder and have talked with them about their disorder.
I have observed students with emotional and behavioral disorders and talked with their teachers about strategies for educating them.

For those disabilities that you did not place a checkmark beside, make it a point to get to know and talk with someone who has the disability and observe students with the disability in the classroom. Then talk with their teachers about their strategies for educating them.