Module 1: Sherlock Roams

All the while, your search for clues is guided by the six main underpinnings of IDEA 97 and the following course objectives:

Course Objective for this Module

Demonstrate knowledge and an understanding of characteristics and etiologies of the ten identified mandated categories and other various conditions that affect provision of educational services.

Demonstrate an understanding of normal child growth and development and the educational implications of possible deficits and deviations from age and stage norms.

Demonstrate knowledge of the physical, nutritional, cultural and environmental factors related to learning problems.

Six Crucial Principles in IDEA 1997 **Reminder - this underlined and colored phrase is a link and if you click your mouse on it, it will take you to a page on the web that is not part of this course. It is a great place to get the ideas you need. To get back to this course after you "browse", you will want to press the "back" button at the top of the computer screen -- the one on your browser. If you really like the location and want to be able to go back at will, you bookmark it on the browser bar - or you hit favorites and then your computer will store the site for you.**

Critical files were spirited away from Scotland Yard, unbeknownst to the director, and will be made available to help in your search. Of course, you will have a Personal Daybook (remember, it is your option whether you wish to use a notebook or open a personal web page) and that is where you may keep notes and scrawl important clues as well. As you go along, specific pages will be marked out to help you keep up with the insightful, ever knowledgeable Holmes.

The critical files can be found at a little known address: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jde7/ese504/class/advanced that even Holmes does not know about. You can check these files out, but of course, never remove them from their secret location.

You may wish to begin creating your Daybook as an early part of the course. To establish your daybook on the web, or create your own web page, visit this site. http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~webwiz-p/WebWizard Creating your daybook is one of the first major assignments. You can make one on the web -- a personal web page. You will be able to keep notes and assignments there and the Inspector from Scotland Yard will visit from time to time to check on your progress. This is an empowering process - learning how to put your own site together.

Developing a personal web presence is optional! If you do not like tinkering on the web, make your daybook in notebook form.

:

Suggestions for a real time Daybook
Print out syllabus	Print out and file lengthy readings
Note times working on the web	Point tally
Collect resources for 10 categories of services	Collect community service information
Collect court cases	Print out and save favorite sites
Save ideas about assistive devices	Collect information about parent rights
Develop materials on Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)	Collect articles and tips on inclusion
Gather forms for a sample Child Study Team	Collect sample IEP forms
Build files on 10 Special Needs Categories Autism Hearing impairment Mental Retardation Traumatic brain injury Communication issues Health Impairments Orthopedic impairments At-risk is important but not an original category Emotional disturbances Learning Disabilities Visual impairment Gifted is important but not an original category

In addition, Moriarty's archive was recently discovered in the labyrinthine underground. Apparently, in an effort to outsmart Holmes, he maintained a massive library. These tomes have been carefully reviewed and are worthy of your investment. Once we realized how very clever he had been in ferreting out the best information, we felt you should have the same sources to draw upon. These curious inscriptions in this next table may give you some notion of how to ferret out the material. Remember to utilize the secret e-mail addresses offered in the syllabus if you wish to purchase them online.

Moriarty's Library

As you read and digest the important clues contained in you r daybook you may become consumed with the search for meaning, to understand the puzzle presented within the lives. You can search for insights on the web, seeking stories about youngsters learning to live with special conditions, overcoming great odds in order to share themselves fully with others. You may find other books that provide insights into famous lives and the specialness within each of us.

Did you know that Alexander the Great probably had a seizure disorder? Abraham Lincoln very likely suffered from a rare genetic disorder, Marfan syndrome Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Beethoven had hearing losses. Einstein very definitely was learning disabled and found school so unappealing that he was a high school drop out.

You may find that Hollywood sees magic in these lives. Silver Screen classics include movies like My Left Foot, The Miracle Worker, Patch of Blue, Good Will Hunting, Little Man Tate, Rainman.

Special Needs Categories
Autism Hearing impairment Mental Retardation Traumatic brain injury	Communication issues Health Impairments Orthopedic impairments At-risk (extra)	Emotional disturbances Learning Disabilities Visual impairment Gifted (extra)

Repeatedly you will search through documents on the web, in the tomes recommended and keep careful notes and diligently apply yourself in an effort to fully embrace the meaning of these terms or classifications.

More importantly, you may be able to beat Holmes to the final conclusion. He, of course, always the gifted genius, is famous for those instant surface clues, while you will look deeper, not contented to know of rope fibers or where the person may have last walked.

You will look to the heart of the matter.

Module

This module is divided into 4 personas. To complete this module successfully, please choose the persona you wish to pursue and then do the assignments and readings listed for that specific persona.

1. Linear Lou
2. Pensive Pat
3. Busy BJ
4. Caring Kit

If you have not chosen a persona and ordered a book, please go back to the FAQ page and complete the Learning Style section.

Pensive Pat or Caring Kit will give you a moderate approach to the course.

Go on to Module 2: In Practice
or
Go back to Introduction to Exceptional Children

E-mail J'Anne and Martha Affeld at Janne.Affeld@nau.edu

Course developed by J'Anne & Martha Affeld

Copyright © 1999 Northern Arizona University
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED