EP 230 Survey of Special Needs

ByJeri McElwee, MA SpEd

2010

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Allow me to introduce myself:My name is Jeri McElwee.

Email: JMcElwee@kaplan.eduPhone: 918-857-7784AIM : ProfMcElwee

Our agenda for tonight’s seminar is to discuss the course objectives and expectations, as well as your

understanding of the paraprofessional role in addressing special needs. 

We will start shortly. Feel free to chat while you wait

for class to begin.

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SeminarsThe seminars are the place where you will

find out all the information for the projects.

You will also have a great opportunity to learn more about the topic of the week from me.

You can interact with other students and have more opportunity to learn for each other.

If you miss a live seminar, you must complete the seminar option 2 by the end of the week.

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Discussion Rubric Critical Thinking

Participation: Generating Learning within the

community

Grammar and Mechanics

Late posts in the threaded discussion greatly diminish the dialogue of class discussions and add little to the community of inquiry if they are posted well after other students are contributing.

Therefore, the penalty for late discussion posts can be up to 25% off of your grade.

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Unacceptable post

• “Hi Mary, I like your post.”

• “I would totally agree with you.”

• “Great post.”

• “OMG! U r gr8!”

• “i thot you’re anser waz awsum.”

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Citation/Reference

According to Hammeken (2009), children with autism have communication and social interaction difficulties (p. 12).

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Children with Autism have communication and social interaction difficulties (Hammeken, 2009).

Reference:

Hammeken, P.A. (2009). The paraprofessional’s essential guide to

inclusive education (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

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AssignmentsYou will have three assignments

this term.• Unit 3 ~ Response to Intervention

(RTI)

• Unit 6 ~ Education Law

• Unit 9 ~ Final Project

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Reading Assignment

• TEXT– The Paraprofessional’s Essential

Guide to Inclusive Education, 3rd ed.

– Introduction, pp. xiii-xiv

– Handicapping Conditions, pp. 9-17

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Federal Categories• Autism• Deaf Blindness• Deafness• Emotional Disturbance• Hearing Impairment• Mental Retardation• Multiple Disabilities• Orthopedic Impairments• Specific Learning Disability• Speech and language Impairment• Traumatic Brain Injury• Visual Impairment (including blindness)

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Website Adventure

Let’s take a trip…• Choose one, take 5, report– Office of Special Education

Programs (OSEP)– National Dissemination Center for

Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

• Share what was interesting to you.

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Any Questions????

for attending!!

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