One of the students in my class has the accommodation of a scribe, but the scribe doesn’t seem to be helping the student. What is the scribe supposed to do?
A scribe is not there to help a student with the development and content of written coursework, but rather assist the student with the physical aspect of any in-class writing. For example, a student with a visual impairment who is taking a math class might need assistance with taking the board notes and completing any in-class math problems. If the teacher was to write a problem on the board, the scribe would quietly read the problem and ask the student if he/she wanted to work it out on paper. Similarly, a student with a physical disability might need the scribe to write the students answers onto a worksheet. The role of the scribe is NOT to take the class for the student; therefore, the scribe does not take lecture notes. More than likely, the student would be accessing lecture notes through tape recording.
