Reflection on Chapter 1

Reflect on the characteristics of special learners.

There are many different types of special learners. These special learners have many different issues, problems, and/or dilemmas in their lives. Behavior, for example, is one of those types of special learners who have a hard time paying attention and sometimes exhibits withdrawn or aggressive behaviors. Cultural differences are also a major faction of special learners. These children are normal children, but because of language barriers, it might have an affect on their grades. Many children are also of different economic statuses. Many students do not have the money to have computers and all the necessary things to help them learn. No matter what the problem is, many of these special learners require special help to be able to succeed and move on to greater learning.

Being able to use technology to help these children will help accommodate the diversity among the students. Understanding that technology is a critical tool to learning, many researchers are starting to fight for a more open access to technology for all of the learners, special or not. Many of them are recommending teachers to have available access to a broadband range of technology. They want these teachers to use technology as a tool and resource to help the individuals who have different learning styles. Having these tools and access to many other technology will help each student to catch up and/or advance into higher learning. It is very important to special learners to have these technological advances because being a special learner makes it hard for them to excel on their own in the classrooms. Understanding special learners and understanding that it is important to have technology in our classrooms will better benefit our future leaders.