Contextual Factors in the Classroom

Considering textual factors for this particular classroom setting was difficult. I understand how in some schools and classes there is a necessity to change the lesson plans in order to fit the unusual needs of the students. Some of those things we learned about were English learners, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and socio-economic factors. Coming into the classroom I was prepared to learn what were the most prevalent factors and apply them to my lessons. But when we got there I was surprised to find, there were no contextual factors that required the adjusting of the lessons we had created. There are only two Hispanic kids, neither of whom are English learners. There were no kids in the class with any disabilities, and there were no socio-economic factors that the teacher had knowledge of. So I was expecting to have to change my lessons for these things and then didn't have to. But it did get me thinking about the ways I could change the lessons if needed. One thing I thought of was that if there are students who have reading or writing disabilities, doing small performances where they don't have to write lines but can just say them, is a way for them to still perform and incorporate what we're learning without having problems because of their disability.