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Week 7 Assignment From the list below, pick a topic for the Week 7 Assignment. Create Topics: · American with Disabilities Act – what ADA entails, how to implement it, examples of accommodations etc. · IEP Process: define participants and their roles, sample IEP, IEP content, measurable goals and objectives (what does it mean, examples) · IFSP (same content as IEP) · Early intervention programs/Assessment/Strategies · Response to Intervention · Autism – characteristics, issues for education, educational and instructional strategies · ADHD – characteristics, issues for education, educational and instructional strategies · Learning Disabilities – characteristics, issues for education, educational and instructional strategies · Behavior Modification Programs: guiding principles, why they work, examples of classroom management techniques. Functional Behavioral Analysis, ABC analysis (antecedent behavior consequence) · Assessment strategies and alternate assessment strategies for exceptional children · Effect of disabilities on families/ support for families /family resources · Evidence based strategies for teaching children with disabilities · NCLB and children with disabilities · Transitional and Vocational Planning · Assistive technology for various disabilities, augmentative and alternative communication devices · Applied Behavioral Analysis and Autism · Gifted Education · Differential Instruction · Co-teaching, multi-age classrooms, other teaching strategies · You may propose a topic for approval |
Integrated Literacy
As an elementary teacher, it will be important for you to design reading units that also integrate other subject areas that students are learning about. Books and technology will naturally become key resources and provide you with opportunities to integrate reading with other subject areas (e.g., mathematics, science, social studies,