By: Marilú Acosta

2. Who am I?
I am Marilú Acosta Vélez.
Daughter, mother, wife, friend and
a professional .
I have been an English teacher for 24
years and was for 1⅟2 year a School Director
(Escuela Sabanetas Mani).
Bachelor’s degree in English with a Minor in Education
(RUM).
Master’s degree in Education (University of Phoenix, Summa
Cum Laude).

3. Where do I teach?
Miradero II Elementary
School.
It is located at 108
Road Km 4.3
Miradero, Mayagϋez.
It is a small rural school
DERO II
that has a very big
heart!
ESCUELA MIRA

4. My School
First, Second, and
Administration Office Central sidewalk Third Grade
English classroom and
Fifth and Fourth Sixth grade and Lab. and Special
grade Spanish Lab. Education classroom

5. What do I Teach?
• English to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students.
• Students have their English class in the
morning and in the afternoon technology
is integrated in the learning process of a
second language.
• I also teach practicing future teachers of
several universities as a Teachers
Mentor.

6. •I am in charge of “Escuela de Idiomas”.
•Also I integrate in my English class “Good
Interpersonal Relationship Workshop”
I love being a teacher!
This is what I was born to be!

7. Teaching Philosophy
Eclectic would be the teaching philosophy that would best
describe me as a teacher.
Essentialism -There is a common core of knowledge that
needs to be transmitted to students in a systematic,
disciplined way.
Humanism -Personal freedom, choice, responsibility.
Achievement motivation towards highest levels. Child
centered. Interaction with others.
Constructivism-Learner actively constructs own
understandings of reality through interaction with
environment and reflection on actions. Student-centered
learning .

10. Description of My Approach and Strategies
• Warm hello and big smile.
• Informal conversations.
• Cooperative learning.
• Making class pertinent and enjoyable.
• Use of technology to enhance learning.
• “It’s a big world out there”
• Learning should be fun.

11. Teaching Students with Writing Disability
• Learning more about writing disabilities
in an inclusion classroom and how to
work with children with disabilities will
help the regular educator improve their
teaching.

12. • It is helpful for the regular educator to
understand the disability, common
modifications and methods of helping
the student as well.

13. Learning Disability Accommodations
 Help students learn despite their disabilities.
 Level the playing field.
 Are not intended to give students with disabilities
an unfair advantage over other students.
 Are simply changes in teaching methods that allow
learning disabled students to learn.

14. Writing Strategies for Students with Learning
Disabilities:
• Writing buddies-The writing buddy
may be a peer editor. It is very
empowering for the writing buddy as
well.

15. 2.More time for guided practice-The
teacher may need to revise the lesson
and reteach in order to ensure that they
have mastered a technique before
moving on to independent practice.

16. 3.Use of computers for drafting-shows the
student which sentences are fragmented, and
where the grammatical and spelling errors are
in the document.
4.Visual outlines-boxes for the different parts
of the project; it helps learning disabled
students who are visual learners become
more organized.

17. 5.Shorter lesson segments-Students who
are given one part at a time will not feel
so overwhelmed, and in the end, they will
be able to complete the entire project.

18. It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in
creative expression and knowledge.
Albert Einstein, 1940

19. Methodology
Lesson plan
Level-Elementary (Grade 5th and 6th )

20. Lesson Plan Accommodations for Student’s
Student’s Writing Task with Learning Disabilities
• Hand-out will be given
• Hand-out will be given • Vocabulary words read out loud by teacher.
• Vocabulary words read out • Provide clear and specific instructions
loud by teacher • Vocabulary words simplified
• Using dictionary students lookup (flash cards or ppt)
definitions. • Using dictionary students lookup definitions.
• Word search (spelling and • Word search (spelling and vocabulary
vocabulary recognition skills) recognition skills)
• Choose favorite topic • Choose favorite topic (creative writing)
• Create first draft applying organizational
(creative writing)
patterns (sentence structure)
• Create first draft applying
• Have student dictate their own ideas
organizational patterns (sentence
(teacher, classmate, and use of computer)
structure)
• Give additional time
• Positive feedback
• Positive feedback
• Read paragraph in front of class • Read paragraph in front of class

21. Instructions

22. Name____________________ Mrs. Acosta Earth Day April 22
Date____________________
W A T E R O J V Q S S
H J S A D J E E R F V
A W O R L D C L E A N
B L I T T E R C U H K
I S L H S C U Y S O Y
T E R O N U O C E M C
Air _________ Oceans _________
A N I N A L S E L E L
Animals ________ Oxygen _________
Care _________ People _________
T E V R E S R R P K E
Clean _________ Plants _________
Earth _________ Preserves _________
J R I A C A R E O H U Energy _________ Resource _________
Fuel _________ Reuse _________
L G C Y O X Y G E N F Habitat _________ Soil _________
Home _________ Water _________
N Y P S T N A L P M N Litter _________ World _________

23. Name____________________ Mrs. Acosta Earth Day April 22
Date____________________
W A T E R O J V Q S S
H J S A D J E E R F V
A W O R L D C L E A N
B L I T T E R C U H K
I S L H S C U Y S O Y
T E R O N U O C E M C Air ________ Oceans ________
A N I N A L S E L E L Animals ______ Oxygen ________
Care _______ People ________
T E V R E S R R P K E
Clean _______ Plants ________
J R I A C A R E O H U Earth ________ Soil _________
Energy _______ Water _________
L G C Y O X Y G E N F
Home________ World_________
N Y P S T N A L P M N
Litter ________

24. Example: Visual Accommodations
Air
Clean
Earth
Animals
Energy
Care

25. Name_________________________________ Date_________________
Mrs. Acosta Group___________ English
MY CHRISTMAS VACATIONS
My Christmas vacation was_____________. I went to__________
_______________________________. I__________ to be with my family for
the holiday. I received___________________presents. The gift I liked the
most was____________________. I did not like so
much_____________________.
I am_______________________that school began today!