- 1. Service Learning Project at Applied Behavior Center Jamie
Schaab [email_address] December 2 nd , 2010 EEX 4763
2. Early Perceptions
- I was scared to start this project, as I have never done
anything like this before. My initial thoughts going in to the
project were overall positive I just had an inner battel with my
nervous system. I knew once I was hands on in the project things
would get easier.
3. Front of the school (Taken from website) 4. I was not allowed
to take pictures of the students or the inside of the school. The
photo release forms were only for the schools use. 5. My name is
Jamie Schaab I love sports and have played them my whole life.
Especially soccer and flag football. I have the deepest passion for
exceptional students and I want to specialize in Autism. I have
been in two exceptional classrooms now and loved every minute of
it. I can't wait to go to internship two and learn more. 6.
Engadgement Activities
- Potty training 7. Imitation skills 8. Matching pictures 9.
Matching objects 10. Completing puzzles 11. Manding skills- asking
or doing a sign language sign in order to ask for something the
student wants.
12.
- Continued from previous slide.
13. Connecting
- I startedbecoming connected on my second visit when I saw the
smallest bit of progression. I worked with about 5 students
throughout the whole project but there was one that I connected
with more then the others. He is the one I worked with the most and
that is probably the reason. I was conducting the matching pictures
part of his program with him, and the pictures were really big and
he was small so it was hard for him to look at the pictures behind
the one in his hand. I had the idea to shrink the pictures down,
and re-try the task on the second visit. He got 4 out of 5 right
whereas before he was getting 1 maybe 2 correct.
14. Participant Demographics
- The main student I worked with was a 6 year 11 month old white
male. He has a severe disability of autism. He is completely
non-verbal except for some grunting noises. He is a triplet, one
brother is in general education classes, and the other is in a
class for students with minor autism. 15. I was not allowed to take
pictures of students or work that was completed due to
confidentiality. 16. I helped with other students about 4 of them
but mainly worked with this one.
17.
- This has been a great experience. It has reassured me that this
is what I want to do as my career. 18. Seeing him grow from the few
hours I worked with him, just makes me know if I was his teacher
for a year he would grow so much more. 19. I will take away from
this the paitence needed to work with these students. I had to
teach the same thing each time I was there and to see him grow the
smallest amount was the best thing in the world. 20. My academic
learning experience taught me how to work with these students and
the strategies to use when doing so. For example modeling what is
expected before assigning something, or setting a purpose. I now
know what it is like to work with students with autism and some of
the methods that will work with students.