SPE/300 ORIENTATION TO THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD
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SPE 300 Week 1 Research the History of Special Education Research articles and other resources regarding the historical background of exceptional children, special education law, and terms and definitions related to special education. Complete an annotated bibliography of possible resources for your History of Special Education assignment due this week. Refer to the Sample Annotated Bibliography in the Center for Writing Excellence to ensure you include all components in the correct format. Include five to seven cited resources of at least 100 to 150 words each. Complete the bibliography in APA format. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
SPE 300 Week 1 History of Special Education Visualize that you have been asked by your principal to prepare a presentation for the new parents of exceptional students in your school on the history of special education. Research the history of special education. Complete one of the following options for your assignment.
Option 1: Prepare a presentation of the history of special education using a presentation tool in the Technology Resource Library or one approved by the instructor. Include at least eight major events that have shaped special education today. Explain the following:
How terminology has changed
Why students are now in the least restrictive environment
How society's view of special education has changed
Why the event is significant in shaping special education
Option 2: Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper summarizing the history of special education. Include at least eight major events that have shaped special education today. Explain the following:
How terminology has changed
Why students are now in the least restrictive environment
How society's view of special education has changed
Why the event is significant in shaping special education
Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
SPE 300 Week 2 Exceptionalities Wiki Research the exceptionalities assigned to your team. Discuss your research and make a plan for completing this assignment. Complete the Exceptionalities Wiki. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
SPE 300 Week 3 Mock IEP Resources:
Student Profiles
Sample IEP
Arizona Department of Education - Special Education
Select one of the following profiles:
Derek
Jeremy
Leanna
Marty
Mwajabu
Conduct a mock IEP meeting for the student whose profile you selected. Each member of your team should play a specific role such as a regular education teacher, special education teacher, parent, district administrator, or evaluator. Use the Wechsler Intelligence Scale and the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement as guides to understand scoring. Collaborate to develop an IEP specifically designed to meet the student's needs. Use your state-specific IEP form located on your state's department of education site, or another IEP form approved by your instructor. Include the following on your student's IEP:
Student information
Student performance profile program eligibility
Special instructional considerations
Annual goals and benchmarks
Supplementary aids and related services
Special education placement
Special services
Transition services
Assessment modifications
Progress report
Transferal of rights
Recommended instructional and behavioral interventions
IEP development team
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Note. All of the items listed above must be included in your submission. This may require your learning team to include an additional document if the IEP form your team selected does not include all of these components. Understanding all of these aspects of an IEP is key learning objective of this course.
SPE 300 Week 3 Classroom Observation and Teacher Interview on Students with Special Needs Observe a general education classroom in which there are students included for at least part of the day who have IEPs, who are gifted and talented, or who are culturally or linguistically diverse. Interview the teacher you observed about working with the students with exceptionalities. Write a 350- to 700-word paper on your findings from your classroom observation and teacher interview. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Document your time on My Time Log. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
SPE 300 Week 4 Student Accommodations Visualize that your Learning Team is sharing your first year together as a grade-level team at a school. Each of you have exceptional students in your class, and your team has decided to prepare ahead of time for your IEP meetings. Develop a list of at least two accommodations for each of the following exceptionalities:
ADHD
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
Speech and Language Impairment (SLD)
Dyslexia
Explain your reasoning for the accommodations you chose, and support your reasoning with evidence. Cite all resources used in APA format. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
SPE 300 Week 5 Adapted Lesson Adapt the lesson plan you developed in EDU/311 or another lesson plan that you have previously written for implementation for at least two students with exceptionalities. Identify an exceptionality, such as students with specific learning exceptionalities or students with visual impairments, and the specific modifications that would be made for each student. Teach your adapted lesson, with a teacher present, to a small group of students with exceptionalities at your field experience placement site. Note: This assignment may not be permitted at your field experience placement site. Obtain permission before teaching your adapted lesson. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit the lesson plan associated with this assignment. Note. This assignment--teaching a lesson in a small group in a grade-appropriate classroom--requires a formal field experience evaluation. Remember to inform the classroom/site teacher that they will receive an email with the appropriate field experience evaluation form that they will need to complete. Ensure that you have an accurate email address for the classroom/site teacher. Select "Evaluated small-group instruction" in the Activity field on My Time Log to have the evaluation form submitted to your reviewer.
SPE 300 Week 5 Lesson Plan with Accommodations and Modifications Resource:
Lesson Plan with Accommodations and Modifications*
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Signature Assignment Guidelines
Follow the instructions in the Lesson Plan with Accommodations and Modifications* and Signature Assignment Guidelines to complete your assignment. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.