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[Kristin Bedell]

Although I work as a gifted education specialist, I have worked with a
range of gifted, ELL, special-needs, and "classic" elementary students
using Alice. As in anything else, it comes down to staying focused on the
end goals of the course, knowing what structures can help the student (no
matter what the identification) succeed in reaching those goals, and then
working to provide that support. Coordinating with specialists who have
knowledge and training in the targeted areas for identified students is
helpful because those specialists have insight in learning processes and
often know the students over years of work. In some cases, my "special
needs" kids took to Alice in a way that they had never taken to schoolwork
before because of the immediate, visual feedback.

Good luck, and feel free to contact me off-list if I can be of more help.


On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Don Slater <dslater at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Marty,
> We have reports of special needs students have a wonderful and successful
> experience with Alice.
>
> I believe that your question is an excellent one for the listserv, and I
> am just as interested in seeing the responses as you are.
>
> I have cc'd the list with this message.
>
> All the best,
> Don Slater
>
> On Jan 29, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Marty Schultz <schultz_marty at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Don,****
>
> Thanks for the listserv membership.****
>
> I’m one week into the class, and Alice is quite a hit with the students.
> You guys did a great job.****
>
> Two of the students are special needs – slightly slower than average.
> They are excited about it, and the hope is that they “find themselves” by
> learning to program.  Have other teachers worked with special needs kids
> with Alice?  Do they have any suggestions or insights?****
>
> --Marty****
>
>
>
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