tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9244070491916600462024-03-14T06:58:05.950-07:00a little RTI and a little special edThis blog is about how to implement the theory and ideas of Response to Intervention. It looks at reading, writing, math, and even behavior. I discuss universal screeners, benchmarks, and all things RTI :) I will also share my experiences in special education and how to support the special education teacher :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-85305053463657511172011-11-13T14:24:00.001-08:002011-11-13T14:24:58.562-08:00Literacy Centers and MenusIf you have never happened upon this website I would highly recommend it. I would also recommend subscribing to her weekly newsletter. This is a literacy menu that she uses in her centers. I have worked with many teachers and have always recommended this format for intermediate grades. I really like it and it's really flexible to make it work for your classroom. She also has some really great ideas for fluency centers as well :)<br />
<a href="http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/PDFRead/menusamples.pdf">http://www.lauracandler.com/filecabinet/literacy/PDFRead/menusamples.pdf</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-11391842212206545642011-11-08T18:49:00.000-08:002011-11-08T18:49:08.515-08:00Managing Severely Disruptive BehaviorThis is a tips sheet for teachers my psychologist and myself have been working on to share with our staff who have these "friends" in their classroom. <br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">2.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Misbehavior that the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>student may not realize is unacceptable should be corrected with brief information</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">3.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Minor misbehavior that cannot be ignored should be dealt with by using an in-class consequence</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">A designated time the student should meet with an adult to discuss what happened and how they can avoid future outbursts and this meeting should be written down</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Complete behavior improvement form before returning to classroom</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-46211042867837642162011-10-25T17:25:00.001-07:002011-10-25T17:25:46.372-07:00OMG Fantastico :)This is a fantastic blog for RTI and literacy :) Please go and check it out. <br />
<a href="http://helloliteracy.blogspot.com/2011/10/rti-digging-deeper-assessments.html#comment-form">http://helloliteracy.blogspot.com/2011/10/rti-digging-deeper-assessments.html#comment-form</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-72100479265980700372011-10-25T17:02:00.000-07:002011-10-25T17:02:53.124-07:00Training for Aimsweb progress monitoring teachers :)<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 22.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">MAZE: reading comprehension</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Click on schedule</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We will progress monitor each week on Wednesday</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I have set the goals for each kids already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When a student begins to make enough progress this is where you will update the goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will use the Aimsweb norms. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "Century Gothic", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">________________'s current level of performance on a Kindergarten AIMSweb LSF probe is 2 Letter Sounds/min, while the expected level of performance is 14 correct Letter Sounds for Fall. </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "Century Gothic", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: "Century Gothic", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit">When given the survey level assessment __________________'s score was average given a ______________ grade level probe for __________(MCAP)</lock></shapetype></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-67532345461325721682011-10-09T05:35:00.000-07:002011-10-09T05:35:48.367-07:00AimswebThe district that I work in is using Aimsweb this year for the bottom 25th percentile of students. The first step to be completed was benchmarking our students. This was really helpful to see if they were truly the lowest and we had a lot that were not. After we completed that we then had to go back and find their instructional level. That is the step that we are currently on. After we complete that then we will determine groups for interventions and I will help the teachers write their intervention plans for the students. This time of year is very busy for me :) Getting RTI up and running every year takes a lot of my time, but in the end it's worth it. How is RTI going in your building? Any body else using Aimsweb this year and if you are tell what you think of it and how you use it in your builidng. Off to benchmark some more :)<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-89724142693963409792011-10-09T05:31:00.001-07:002011-10-09T05:31:37.502-07:00Helping students learn to deal with their frustration<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 4.3pt; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-77249006253709049622011-09-28T15:03:00.001-07:002011-09-28T15:03:30.822-07:00Possible computer based toolStumbled across this on Hello Literacy's blog. Am going to look into it and thought I would share<br />
<a href="http://www.interventiondepot.com/">http://www.interventiondepot.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-45102463588184591632011-09-24T19:31:00.000-07:002011-09-24T19:31:06.137-07:00Interventions for students with sensory needs<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 4.3pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;">Paragraph shrinking helps you figure out the most important idea in what you just read. First, you think about the “who” or “what” the paragraph was mostly about and then you figure out the most important ideas about the who or what<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and say this <b>in ten words or </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">There are three steps to Paragraph Shrinking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">“A seabird is any bird that spends most of its time at sea and depends on the sea and its islands for all its basic needs. The sea </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">“I am going to show you how to paragraph shrink for the paragraph I just read. <u>First,</u> I figure out if the paragraph is about a “who”(a person) or a “what” (a place or thing). <u>Then</u> I will name the who or what the paragraph was mostly about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will call this the topic.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">“This paragraph was about a what. That what was seabirds. I figured it out by reading the beginning sentence. It was a topic sentence telling what a seabird was. The rest of the sentences gave information about seabirds.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">“<u>Second</u> I will tell the most important information about the who or what. I learned that seabirds live, get food, rest and nest at the sea.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>“Third,</u> I will say the main idea sentence <i>in 10 words or less leaving out the details.</i> There are three important things I need to remember about the main idea: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">1)The main idea must be a complete sentence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">2) The main who or what only counts as one word. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">3) A good main idea entence contains information that will help </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">“Seabirds get everything they need fromthe sea.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Wingdings 2";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Ask the students if the paragraph is about a who or a what. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">After students have determined<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the “topic” for the main idea, <i>ask them to identify the most critical information about the “who” or “what.”</i> Be sure to emphasize that the students are looking for the most essential information -- not details. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Wingdings 2";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">After the time is up, either have the students share out or continue on to the next paragraph.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Wingdings 2";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Continue with this cycle until the passage is done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Wingdings 2";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Have students share out their main idea sentences and explain how they got them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Wingdings 2";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Do not assume students know how to identify paragraphs. You may have to teach them to identify the beginning and end of a paragraph. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Wingdings 2"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Wingdings 2";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Some students may need help to figure out if the paragraph is about a who or what. Teaching them that if it is a fiction text or story, it usually is a who and if it is informational text, it is usually a what.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-17387228238137849482011-09-07T18:40:00.000-07:002011-09-07T18:40:48.209-07:00Written Expression ScreenerWe have just completed giving the written expression screener in our building for students 2-5. We are starting to score those and that can be the really difficult task. I am including the TIP sheet I created for teachers to use while scoring. There is a lot more involved scoring rules, but these are some highlights. <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;">Written Expression Cheat Sheet </span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;">Total Words Written (TWW):</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">A count of the number of words written</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Defined as any letter or group of letters separated by a space, even if the word is misspelled or is a nonsense word</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;">Correct Spelling Sequence (CSS):</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">A count of the number of words spelled correctly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">A word is spelled correctly if it can stand alone as a word in the English Language</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;">Correct Writing Sequence (CWS):</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Defined as two adjacent writing units (word and word OR word and punctuation) that are acceptable within the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">context </b>of what is written</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Contextual clarity is an issue</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;">CWS Error Tips</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Circle words spelled incorrectly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Check for correct punctuation and mark with /</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Punctuation must be present and the next letter capitalized</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Commas must be used correctly in a series</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Words must be grammatically correct</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Words must be used correctly within the sentence</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-67823743904110135362011-09-07T18:37:00.000-07:002011-09-07T18:37:22.600-07:00The adverse effect statementThis is an area that I have been working with teachers to make sure we have that focus in our PLEP's. I am including some samples that we have been using. The link listed at the bottom of the page is the new document for the state of KY for writing a new IEP with the core standards. It does include a really nice section for PLEPS. Feel free to check it out. As I am working with teachers on writing IEP's we are using this document. I am also creating these tip sheets to add to that document :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Explains how the characteristics of the disability effect the student’s participation in the regular classroom and is written out in the PLEP for that area.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Examples:</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The pattern of withdrawal is becoming more evident which impacts the demonstration of the skills and concepts she has learned within her academic classes and impacts her interaction with others in academic and social settings. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Amanda's performance within content areas is adversely affected when the reading and comprehension level of text read within the general curriculum is above her current independent and functional level. Also, Amanda will have difficulty completing homework assignments when the material is above her independent reading level. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">These deficits in the area of written expression will adversely affect Amanda's performance in the areas of writing to demonstrate understanding of concepts, responding to open ended / essay questions, portfolio completion, homework completion, and transference of skills to real-world situations. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Amanda's deficits in the areas of basic math and math comprehension will adversely affect her ability to complete and comprehend material within the curriculum requiring multiple steps, reasoning, and problem solving. She will also experience difficulty completing homework assignments, and using math skills for real-world situations such as banking, computing discounts and budgeting. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Mark’s motor challenges will impact his ability to access his educational environment. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Narrow";"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Amanda's lack of social interaction skills, and inability to recognize the inappropriateness of some of her verbalizations will adversely affect her ability to self-advocate and to participate appropriately in a real-world group activity with her peers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Her lack of social interaction skills and inability to recognize the inappropriateness of some of her verbalizations will adversely affect her ability to self advocate and to participate in a real-world activity with her peers. </span></span></div>
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Link to KDE (KY Department of Education) guidance document <br />
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Update: I have my document loaded to google docs, but cannot figure out how to get it on here. I am still working so stop back by later as I try to navigate getting it here :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-67321355110430148722011-09-04T19:50:00.000-07:002011-09-04T19:50:14.184-07:00Helpful strategy for following directions<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 4.3pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">1.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make a quiet “Please” request (please get your pencil and start working) to the student in a nonquestion format, up close with eye contact</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">2.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Wait a few moments after making request, and do not interact with student during this time</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">4.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">If student does not comply within designated wait time, a second request is given with the signal word “need” (now I need you to get your pencil and start working)</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">5.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">If the student starts to comply, verbally reinforce the student</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">6.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">If the student still does not comply within designated wait time, implement time out strategy within the classroom</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">8.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">If will not take proper timeout in classroom then parent will be contacted</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">9.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">If parent contact does not work, then student will receive level 2 discipline referral.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-37930203595083250912011-09-01T19:04:00.001-07:002011-09-01T19:05:40.423-07:00Tier 1 Behavior Mangement in the classroom<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 4.3pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">1.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Post 3 – 6 positively stated classroom rules</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">When you have discussions with the class or individuals about behavior or motivation issues, the posted rules should be a focal point</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">When you correct behavior misbehavior, it should be based on these rules</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">2.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Keep your attention focused on positive behavior</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Interact frequently with students behaving well (call on them, praise them, comment on their work)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">You need 3 positive interactions for every 1 negative</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">3.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Adjust your instructional techniques</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">If you tend to lecture a lot in whole group, you may need to switch to more actively involving the students</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">IF student are off task in cooperative group activities <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take a few days to model and monitor appropriate behavior</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">4.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Examine your schedule of activities for a typical day and revise to ensure it’s a fast pace that keeps students engaged</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">5.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Make transition times more efficient</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Set a defined time for each transition</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Practice problematic transitions until the students are able to complete efficiently</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Make sure to use a key phrase to gain student attention: class I need your attention please</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">6.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Respond calmly and consistently to each instance of misbehavior</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">7.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Provide feedback at the end of an activity/transition/event for the first month of school.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Recommended resources:</span></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-74548911032632138112011-08-31T14:33:00.000-07:002011-08-31T14:33:50.747-07:00Dealing with the ODD kid :)I am including some tips for dealing with an ODD student. We have one that is really making us earn our pay checks each day. We are at a standoff at this time, so I started digging around trying to come up with some tips for all the teachers that work with him. Here is what I came up with. If you have any tips please feel free to share them :) This student is really making us pull some rabbits out of our hats. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is difficult for ODD students to comply with task demands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">During classroom activities, provide student with the purpose for the task and to be completed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">They have difficulty responding to corrective feedback and feedback in which they feel the adult is taking away their control</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Instead of saying I like the way you followed the direction SAY: way to complete your work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Avoid I statements if possible</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Give nonverbal feedback or even place a sticky note on his desk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Give constructive critiscm <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in private and have him ask questions for what he doesn’t understand</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;">·</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: large;">Build in structured choice into his daily schedule</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-51986960438963386452011-08-28T14:36:00.000-07:002011-08-28T14:36:40.667-07:00What does Co-Teaching really mean to me???<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The district I work in has changed their way of thinking!! I know shocker if you work in the school system. We are moving from using the words collaboration to co-teaching. For us co-teaching has a much more defined role for the special education teacher than did the collab teacher. Read below as I have summarized what this means for us. </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Co-teaching:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> involves 2 or more certified teachers who share instructional responsibility and join accountability for a single group of diverse learners via partnership strategies in a general education setting</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This is looked at to give the student the best opportunity to access the general education curriculum</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">It’s provided when there is a need for significant amounts of explicit ongoing SDI to be delivered in the general education setting and when there is an intensive level of teacher support is critical to provide the student access to the curriculum</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Types of Co-Teaching that should be used</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Whole group: </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Teaming: 2 teachers teaching content together at the same time</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">One Teach, One Observe: (lead and support) one is leading instruction while the other collects data through observation (designated behavior is being examined)</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">One Teach One Assist: (shadow teaching) one teacher teaches primarily all the content and the other circulates around the room providing assistance</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 4.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Small Group:</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 40.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Station teaching: students rotate through stations </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 76.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">A student without disabilities cannot be removed by the special education teacher to a separate location on a routine basis for extended lengths of time (this creates a legal problem)</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 40.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Parallel Teaching: class is divided into 2 groups</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 40.3pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3.</span><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Alternative Teaching: one instructs large group and other works briefly with a temporary formed group on instructional skills</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-83845929616220692292011-08-22T14:13:00.000-07:002011-08-22T19:45:22.369-07:00Request from the audienceI am trying to determine what everyone would like to see some samples of:<br />
1. Scoring of written expression probes<br />
2. Sample IEP objectives with the new standards<br />
3. You tell me what you would like from the areas of RTI and Special EducationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-9791196054050781762011-08-21T19:43:00.000-07:002011-08-21T19:43:49.180-07:00IEP Writing with those new common core standardsHere we go again :) The circle has come around again. Those goals and objectives are going to be measurable and specific once again. No more will improve in reading and 3 or 4 random things to go about meeting that goal. I did my first training with my 2 new special ed teachers and other team members last week. I will admit it is going to be much easier to change the way IEP's are written in my building because they have never written them any other way. I am really going to like this way of writing objectives. This was the way I wrote objectives when I first started teaching. We haven't had our first meeting yet to see how to make the rubber hit the road, but I will keep you posted on how that goes. I am working overtime this school year with all the changes we made to RTI and also with training and supporting 2 new teachers. I spend last week helping work out schedules, choose programs, help teachers score their written expression screeners, develop some behavior intervention plans for some students we are already targeting, and then getting all my due process notebooks back in working order. Let me know how crazy your start of the year has been :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-1594900741196498922011-08-01T14:08:00.000-07:002011-08-01T14:08:34.583-07:00Writing Universal ScreenerThe past few weeks I have been working on my training for staff when we return to school. I thought I could just have a refresher, but when I started looking at the changes I realized everyone would need to hear what I was saying. So I tried to make an entertaining powerpoint presentation :) Maybe that will keep them alert when they see all those pretty colored polka dots I added. The next project I have been working on is the universal screener for writing. We already have math and reading in place. I pulled from many places and created a pretty teacher friendly Written Expression Curriculum Based Measure (CBM). We will only be using this with first grade to fifth grade. The areas we are going to focus on are total words written, correct spelling sequence, and correct writing sequence. I think this will help us this year to narrow down our writing focus, which was kind of all over the place. The other thing I had to research and pull together for this was the benchmarks so teachers would have an idea of what is grade level appropriate. So as you can see I have been very busy. I am also working on my back to school binders for the special education staff. I am working on the common core content and writing an IEP. What have you been working on?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-30612993545445992012011-06-29T19:43:00.000-07:002011-06-29T19:43:27.288-07:00Universal What???<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The plans I am currently working on for our building is what and when will we complete our universal screeners. Fayette County school district will use the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) as a universal screener next year for Reading and Math. I have been working on Writing and Behavior to add to our plan. For writing we are going to use the Written Expression CBM (Curriculum Based Measure),and for behavior we have created a complete seperate plan. Our schoolwide RTI plan has actually become two (academic and behavior). So much of what has been done for RTI has been so focused on Reading and Math, which really grates on my nerves. So here's the next question: Do you do universal screening and if so how does your school do it. Let me know if you would like for me to discuss the benchmarks for these areas :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924407049191660046.post-49455110851215348072011-06-29T19:11:00.000-07:002011-07-01T19:02:18.982-07:00Taking it to the Streets<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Song lyrics always seem to pop in my head when I am working so that may be theme for me :) This blog is dedicated to all things Response to Intervention (RTI). It is a work in progress, and will change based on questions and projects I am working on at the moment. My goal is to make this a valuable resource for coaches and teachers and to assit with the implementation of RTI in their classroom. Please feel free to ask me questions and I will answer the best I can regarding my experience with RTI. So let's put our tray tables, buckle our seatbelts, and get this party started:) Don't you feel my love for RTI??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have spent the last four years working on Response to Intervention. I feel like it has taken about 3 years for me to completly get a grasp of how to make it work. This blog will look at how my school has went from understanding to implementing. The big lesson I have learned is that for RTI to work properly it has to be reasonable and doable for teachers. Is doable a word (sidebar)? I feel that each year our school wide plan has become more doable and much more reasonable for teachers. The question I have for you is which side does your school fall on now? Reasonable and Doable I hope. At this time I am working on streamling our forms for the upcoming school year. My motto this year is can it be done in the class and will the teachers throw rocks at me when we discuss it. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174488859480112736noreply@blogger.com0