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I had the pleasure of observing both Mrs. Beth Roose and Mrs. Jenna Moser at Lawrence
Lawson Elementary in Sparta. Mrs. Moser and Mrs. Roose have roughly 12 students each whom
they support daily. The students they support are in grades Kindergarten through the Third grade.
Throughout my time at Lawrence-Lawson, all of the students and staff were very friendly and
accepting of having me visit in their classrooms. There were many great observations made in
Lessons varied throughout the day. Students came in for individualized and mini group
instruction. Mrs. Roose provided mainly supplemental pull out instruction. She also co-taught
in classrooms and made observations on a daily basis. There were many valuable experiences
and chances for instructional time with the students. However, the most exciting and rewarding
part of my observational experience was the day I was able to accompany Mrs. Roose to test a
student at another school. On this particular day, Mrs. Roose and I met at this school to meet
with a third-grade student whos parents and teacher had requested she be tested for Special
Education services. Upon our arrival, we were introduced to the school principal. He seemed a
bit sad to hear if this student qualified for Special Education that she would be leaving their
school. He told us how he had started a program for students with Dyslexia, and remarked
that shouldnt that be all a struggling student might need?? It was in those moments before we
ever even began testing this student, that I realized how very little educators not in Special
Education truly understand about learner differences, capabilities and needs. It was an eye-
opening moment, when I realized that this principal had no idea about difficulties that students
face. Here he was, the principal, and he knew nothing of behavior disorders, or EBD. I felt very
sad. Mrs. Roose and I both had to explain to the principal and the students teacher how the
special education process works. I was able to explain about the IEP meeting that they would be
attending and how we would be testing the student and providing the results in order for
everyone to try to make informed decisions for the best interest of the needs of the student. It
I accompanied Mrs. Roose and the student to a private room where I was able to observe
her administer the KTEA-3 (Kaufman test 3rd edition). I was able to follow along with the
prompts as Mrs. Roose read. After an hour and a half of testing I noticed that the young girl had
tears running down her cheek and I notified Mrs. Roose so she could stop. From her angle, she
could not see the student like I could. Mrs. Roose remarked that she had never before had an
experience such as this. It was a very valuable learning opportunity for me, not just on this day,
but throughout my entire time. I think that todays lesson about what people know, how they
know it and how we need to be mindful of each other are far greater than what I have learned
through my classes. Today I learned a very valuable lesson about being aware of the feelings