TheApple

These were the questions asked and the answers l gave. Please give some advice so l can improve for next time.



1. What do you do if you see a teacher did something wrong to a student?



I would ask the teacher privately about the situation and how she handled it, so next time l will know what to do if the same thing happened to me. If it was child abuse, l would report it.



2. What type of environment you work best in?





I work best in a structural environment in which that is a routine and schedule to follow everyday. (this might be hard if it's a lower grade).



3.What's your strength?



I have a lot of patient, l can sit with a student until he understands a problem. I will try different tactics to help him understand like role play or doing it step by step. I am also willing to step out my comfort zone,for example, l will tell a goofy story w/ funny voices if it means helping a student a concept of something.



4. What's the most frustrated part about working in special ed?



The hardest part is that you don't see results right away especially kids w/ autism. You need to wait and have a lot patient. It doesn't mean you're not doing a good job, but the learning process just takes time.



5. Our school is very culturally diverse, do you work well in this situation?



Yes, l have been working as a sub for 1 year and l 've work with different teachers/staff with different personalities. This kind of exposure makes me adopt to the situation very quickly, and l enjoy working with diverse group of people and l've learned a lot from it.



6.How would you help a shy student make friends?



In the classroom, l would observe which student he/she feels comfortable with, or he/she is more talkative toward. In recess l would bring a toy, l would ask the 2 including myself, to play together. I will leave them when l see they're at ease with one another.



7. What would you do if you see 2 students arguing on the playground?



I would talk to them separately, and have them explain the situation to me.

Afterwards, l would explain them the school rules and it's unacceptable to fight,to use friendly language and respect each other, l would ask them to leave each other alone for today.



8. How would you approach speech therapy with autism students?



I was not prepared for that question. IT sounds a bit advance for aide position. So l just said that you have to be willing to be repetitive, and have the student repeat certain phases in order to get what they want.



If a student want a cookie, l would tell him "use your language", l also will give him prompt if he had problems w/ getting the words out. So, being repetitive , also a loud and clear voice.



That are the answers l gave, please give me some tips on refining them. Much appreciated. Thanks.