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Component 4 and Exceptional Children

by lmharris68

Dec 2, 2016

I would love to brainstorm with anyone teaching severe/profound students on the completion of Component 4. Can't imagine how challenging this will be trying to create student self assessments.

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Meagan On 12/02/16, lmharris68 wrote: > I would love to brainstorm with anyone teaching > severe/profound students on the completion of Component > 4. Can't imagine how challenging this will be trying to > create student self assessments.

While my students are not considered severe/profound, I work with infants and toddlers providing...See More

Dec 3, 2016

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What Works Meagan, you do face a big challenge. From where I sit, it seems like you'll need to use some of your older students, as an infant certainly doesn't self evaluate in a way you can use for C4. What did you use as the assessment piece in C2? Could that work here? I hope some other ENS candidates and NBCTs will come forward to brainstorm with you. Ther...See More

Dec 5, 2016

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Marianna I would love to brainstorm with you!

Shall we start a new group somehow? Someone mentioned a Yahoo group. Does anyone have the link?

On 12/02/16, lmharris68 wrote: > I would love to brainstorm with anyone teaching > severe/profound students on the completion of Component > 4. Can't imagine how challenging this will be try...See More

Dec 7, 2016

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What Works I believe the link is [link removed]!

On 12/07/16, Marianna wrote: > I would love to brainstorm with you! > > Shall we start a new group somehow? > Someone mentioned a Yahoo group. Does anyone have the link? > > > On 12/02/16, lmharris68 wrote: >> I would love to brainstorm with anyone teaching >> severe/...See More

Dec 7, 2016

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mickey191179 On 12/02/16, What Works wrote: > Hello Imharris68. You definitely have a challenge. I see > two possibilities: 1) using assessments you already are > familiar with and use; or 2) thinking outside the box. > > Let me ask you...what kinds of assessments do you > already do with your students? I'm wondering about > things such as ...See MoreOn 12/02/16, What Works wrote: > Hello Imharris68. You definitely have a challenge. I see > two possibilities: 1) using assessments you already are > familiar with and use; or 2) thinking outside the box. > > Let me ask you...what kinds of assessments do you > already do with your students? I'm wondering about > things such as observations, checklists, rubrics where > you rank the ability to do a skill on a continuum...those > kinds of things. Likely not a paper/pencil assessment. > > Are there any standardized types of assessments you do > go measure cognitive learning? Do you do any kinds of > pre/post testing? If so, could you consider doing a > pretest (to ascertain a student's starting point), then a > formative assessment (could be the same as the pretest) > along the way, and finish with a posttest at the end? > > Thinking outside the box a bit...journal entries, dictation > of a response to a question, responses to pictures, etc.? > > Let's say you are doing a science unit about the moon. > Could your student dictate to you draw a picture of "what > he knows about the moon" at the beginning (pretest), > then another picture after some instruction (formative), > then at the end (summative)? Or could he be shown > some pictures that he would use as responses to > questions about the moon ( Which picture shows a full > moon? Why does the moon "shine"?) etc. > > What about a collage about a topic at 3 distinct points > within a unit? > > Not knowing your students, I don't know if those > concepts may be too difficult, but I use them as an > illustration of some types of assessments you might think > about. Modification might be needed, but they might > spark an idea you hadn't thought of. > > Good Luck! > > > > > On 12/02/16, lmharris68 wrote: >> I would love to brainstorm with anyone teaching >> severe/profound students on the completion of > Component >> 4. Can't imagine how challenging this will be trying to >> create student self assessments. I need ideas as well for Exceptional Needs Component 4. I teach Multiple Disabilities/Severe and Profound and would love any ideas of how to get started. My students are picture oriented and do not have the ability to write. They have lots of fine motor issues and are nonverbal. If you have any ideas let me know.

Dec 13, 2016

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