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How do teachers treat children when they know the kid has synesthesia?
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∙ 13y ago
If a teacher knows one of their students has Synesthesia, they need to be aware of what type(s) he or she has and how it affects their learning. For instance, some students might have more trouble with math because they can't see how a black letter 'x' could equal a yellow number '3' in a certain equation. Or perhaps the student has a concept map/timeline that affects how they understand the alphabet or a number line. An example might be that they don't understand negative numbers as going backward in a number line ( ...-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 ...) because they have a number-line in their minds where negative numbers are on the right, the go left until they hit 0, then it turns up until 10, turns right again, and so on. That makes their number-line less of a line and more of a shape full of turns and angles.
Administrators should also be sensitive to this as well. Some students may not be able to concentrate in a specific classroom because of a teacher's voice (maybe it has a bad taste or it physically hurts them) and so they can't focus.
Teacher or administrator, all need to keep in mind that many synesthetes feel uncomfortable talking about their synesthesia, usually for fear of not being believed or of being made fun of. If a student comes to them and says they have synesthesia, that could be a huge step for them and they need to be treated with sensitivity and support. Also, take the student aside to discuss their synesthesia instead of mentioning it in front of the class.
All these things need to be taken into consideration when a teacher knows a student has synesthesia.
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