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CHS208 Teaching Exceptional Learners

Unit 2 Assignment

Choose a public law that has impacted special education and/or exceptional students and write a reflection.  Possible cases include:

Brown vs Board of Education (Topeka, Kansas)

Sheff vs O’Neil (CT)

Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) vs Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Larry P vs Riles

Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District vs Rowley

Daniel R. R. v State Board of Education

Honig vs Doe

Board of Education in Sacramento, CA vs Holland

Provide:

Name of the law (PL# , title of law, and acronym if applicable) and year it became a law

What brought about the law

Review of the law

Implications for children with special needs

Implications for educators

Your personal opinion on the law

 

CHS208 Teaching Exceptional Learners

Unit 3 Assignment

Evaluation of IEP Form

Review the Federal IEP form and CT IEP form.  You may use your own state’s IEP form if you are from another state.

Federal IEP Form:  

Scroll down to review all contents of the IEP Form. 

https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/modelform1_IEP.pdf

 Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE) IEP

Manual and Forms

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Special-Education/IEP-Manual-REVISED-July-2019.pdf

Planning and Placement Team (PPT) Process and Individualized Education Program (IEP) Forms 

https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Special-Education/Planning-and-Placement-Team-PPT-Process-and-Individualized-Education-Program-IEP-Forms/Documents

Note:  Here is a more descriptive website for the CT IEP which will be very helpful with the Unit 3 assignment.

"So you're going to a PPT ... The IEP Guide"

www.ct.gov/ctcdd/lib/ctcdd/iepguideeng.pdf

Although the federal government sets the requirements for the IEP, states differ in how they meet these requirements.

Compare and contrast the form against the one developed by the state of Connecticut.

How are they different?

How are they the same?

Do they meet the requirements of the 2004 IDEA?

Is the Connecticut IEP form easy to use, useful to educators, and parent-friendly? Explain why or why not.

If you are not teaching in CT you may add comparisons from your state as well.

Paper length: 2-3 written pages, not including Title and References pages.  Use proper APA format when citing sources.  Include information from the resources provided as well as at least 2 other references.

 

CHS208 Teaching Exceptional Learners

Unit 4 Assignment

Dual Language Learner (DLL) Scenario

Read the scenario below and using information from the weekly resources describe at least 3 DLL strategies you as the teacher can implement to increase Sheila's participation in class. Should Sheila be referred for an evaluation at this time? Why or why not? Be sure to use the weekly resources to respond to this scenario.

Sheila is four years old and has just arrived from Bosnia and does not speak a word of English. She cries and throws herself on the floor when her mother leaves her at school in the morning. She will not participate in any activities and just sits by herself and waits for her mother.

Paper length: 2-3 written pages, not including Title and References pages.  Use proper APA format when citing sources.  Include information from the resources provided as well as at least 2 other references.

 

 

 

CHS208 Teaching Exceptional Learners

Unit 5 Assignment

1. Choose a specific learning disability as your topic for your Unit 5 assignment.

Down Syndrome and Fragile X are intellectual disabilities as opposed to specific learning disabilities, so do not choose these for your assignment.

Here are some specific learning disabilities topics you may use for your Unit 5 assignment.

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

Dyscalculia

Dysgraphia

Dyslexia

Associated Deficits and Disorders While not designated as specific subtypes of LD, there are a number of areas of information processing that are commonly associated with LD

Language Processing Disorder

ADHD

Executive Functioning

Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities

Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit

*NOTE:  You may not use the same disability that you chose for your Final Research Paper.

2. Write a 2-3 page paper including all of the following components:

Description of SLD

Possible causes

Define and describe the learning and developmental characteristics of students  with your Specific Learning Disability

Interventions for infants and toddlers and preschoolers

2 useful websites with personalized descriptions

Use at least 2 academic resources other than your text.

Use proper APA citations and include Title and References pages.

3. Grading Rubric:  Refer to the attached document.

 

 

CHS208 Teaching Exceptional Learners

Unit 7 Assignment

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Brochure

Develop a brochure for other college students about the implications of drinking during pregnancy, as related to fetal alcohol syndrome. You can make your brochure in Microsoft Word. Note: this is not a one-page flyer. Use information from the lectures and your own research.

Be sure to include relevant pictures

Research-based facts

Use APA for citations (you must cite the information you are sharing)

You may create the brochure using any program you wish, but it must be able to be opened using Microsoft Word.

Here is a sample brochure from the Minnesota Department of Health:   "Childhood Lead Exposure:  Are Your Kids at Risk?"  Brochure sample childhoodleadexp.pdf

This brochure uses 3 columns per page which you may choose to do.

 

CHS208 Teaching Exceptional Learners

Unit 8 Assignment

The Final Research Paper is due Wednesday at 11:59 PM.

Submit the entire 9-10 page final research paper (including title page, abstract, revised sections A, B, and C, and reference page).

SafeAssign Report: After submitting, you can click on “View/Complete” again to access the report.

Your research-informed, written paper must include:

A. Etiology of the Disability or Disorder (6d)

1. Definition

2. Causes or Theory

3. Assessment for meeting eligibility criteria (two or more assessments

4. Characteristics:

a. Research and review literature

b. Research and view a videotaped observation(s) of a child with the specific disability;

c. Compare/ contrast the characteristics from both sources. Write a brief summary. (1b)

B. Educational Implications

1. Philosophical Approach

2. Define and describe the learning and developmental characteristics of exceptional students

3. Teaching Strategies/Intervention:

4. Use literature and observed video(s) to describe how you would include a child with this disability in your classroom. Include classroom environment, type of services, adaptations, and supportive equipment (e.g., assistive technology). (1c)

5. Use literature and observed video(s) to describe how you would use assistive technology to support the child in your classroom. (3c)

6. Describe a variety of observation and assessment methods -- a minimum of two each: (3b)

a. Observation Examples: data collection including anecdotals, running records, checklists, tallies, and teacher-made formative assessments -

b. Assessment Examples: Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ), Brigance Screen,

Preschool Assessment Framework (PAF), Devereaux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA)

7. Reflect and articulate the knowledge gained from data-driven decision-making practices. (3a)

8. Partnership with Families: Describe specific ways to:

a. build home-school connections (2b)

b. learn from families’ observations and involve them in ongoing assessment of their children’s progress, including the use of assistive technology (3c)

c. identify effective teaching strategies in both home and classroom settings (2c)

d. choose a video about a child with a disability and describe how you would design, implement and evaluate a meaningful and challenging curriculum for the child (5c)

9. Local Educational Programs/Resources (4c)

a. Research, list and describe at least one educational programs in your community that service children with this disability.

b. If applicable, identify assistive technology.

10. Ethical Responsibilities to the Child (6b)

a. Explain how you would intentionally apply one ideal and one principle from the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment

b.  Social Implications

11. Research local resources and support programs/groups. (6c)

List and describe:

a. one community program that welcomes and supports families of children with this disability,

b. one professional publication specific to this disability, and

c. one professional organization.

12. Identify any stigmas and/or biases associated with the disability. Present your societal response. How would you advocate for this child? (6e)

Follow all APA guidelines for formatting and citations. All information that you learned from a source must be cited in the text and referenced according to APA.

For a description of plagiarism, please visit http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html. You may not self-plagiarize. You may not submit a paper or any parts of a paper that you previously wrote unless you cite and reference yourself and the paper.