Assignment 1

Prepare Folders and Write Summaries

ESE380 : The Class : Sherlock Roams : Caring Kit : Assignment 1

To complete this assignment successfully, you should:

Study the assignment carefully
Read the corresponding material in the text
Fill in your Name and Email address
Send notation for each file completed
Click here to access response files.

Why are we doing this? So you will have these files for your future use in special education classes and in working with youth in the schools. Remember to make them useful for YOU!

Get ten folders and label each with one of the ten service categories from IDEA 1997. You may also wish to add a folder for gifted and another for providing services for students who are considered "at-risk." Develop and print out a description or vignette for each category to place in the front of each folder. These usually take 2-4 pages to answer the required questions accurately. Send the description summaries to the instructor via e-mail.

Read chapters 4 - 16 in the Turnbull and Turnbull book and certify completion of the readings. Make notes and place ideas in the appropriate folders you created. Now place notes and ideas from the readings in the appropriate folders as you begin to build a directory of ideas and materials for successfully teaching and caring for students by implementing IDEA 97 as a teacher. [If you do one that would be a gift to others in the class and want to share, feel free to access the secret file drawer in the WebCT and deposit a copy there - that way Holmes will not tumble to our discrete interconnectedness, but we will gain from your insightfulness and make progress faster as a team.

CLUE: Secret Files

In addition to the chapters, there are very special secret files that will make your job easier and point to excellent sources of information on the web. You can access these files from the directory page:

Required Format for Summary

Definition

List and describe sub-groups - i.e. ADD also ADHD

Describe characteristics

Identify causes - i.e. How does this happen?

Identity number of youngsters who need serves

List assessments used to recognize the presence of the disability

Are these support groups available?

Provide a continuum of severity or extent possible in youngsters

What does this prevent a child from doing?

Might a child die from this?

Suggest typical age of onset

Impact: Is this a school issue or life issue - Why?

Impact: How does this affect home?

Name of someone who has achieved greatness

Name of a teacher who overcome this or is helping a child overcome it.

What can you do to make a difference for the child?

What can you do to support parents?

Remember, you can print this form to keep a copy handy. Also, you can copy the table, put it in a program and then print it for future reverence.

E-mail J'Anne Ellsworth at Janne.Ellsworth@nau.edu

Course developed by J'Anne Ellsworth