Small group- accommodation v modification.
valerie Parish articles

The system is crazy and the admins and people who champion it are crazy, and they basically categorize other types of learners that don't fit into their crazy system.
The parents of kids the have "special needs" are often lacking in parenting and eunderstanding their shild. They then run to a system that is set up to justify asking for more money to get extra help to pick up the slack. and it's on the tax payer...!!

Accom v mod:
we couldn't figure out where the hard line was between mod and accom.
-when nothing has changed, you are teaching from a different way, is accomm ie. giving headset, or magnifying glass. requiring the same thing.
-when assignment is being changed
if student can still demostrate what you want to know/assess, then it's a accomm, if you are changing the assessment standards needed to be met, then it's a mod.
-this still doesn't make sense. for having taught this class so much it's memorized, She sure can't explain anything clearly. I have to remember that she might be a great special needs teacher, but she can't teach about special needs.

From http://specialed.about.com/cs/teacherstrategies/a/terminology.htm

Accommodations, Strategies, and Modifications are all common terms used in Special Education today.

Accommodations refer to the actual teaching supports and services that the student may require to successfully demonstrate learning. Accommodations should not change expectations to the curriculum grade levels.

Examples
# taped books
# math charts
# additional time
# oral test
# oral reports
# preferred seating
# study carrel
# amplified system
# braille writer
# adapted keyboard
# specialized software

Modifications refer to changes made to curriculum expectations in order to meet the needs of the student. Modifications are made when the expectations are beyond the students level of ability. Modifications may be minimal or very complex depending on the student performance. Modifications must be clearly acknowledged in the IEP.

Examples
# second language exemptions
# withdrawal for specific skills
# include student in same activity but individualize the expectations and materials
# student is involved in same theme/unit but provide different task and expectations

Strategies refer to skills or techniques used to assist in learning. Strategies are individualized to suit the student learning style and developmental level.

Examples

# highlighting
# rehearsal
# color coding
# memory joggers
# visual cues
# number lines
# alphabet strips
# keyring sight words
# flip chart
# organization/transition cards
# jello powder, play doe, seed spelling
# window paint
# bingo dapper
# stencils
# ink stamps

LRE
-GE ..pull out
-RSP ..push in
-SDC
-NPS
-Residential
-Home

FAT city- Frustration, Anxiety, Tension.- makes it easy to understand what it's like to have a disability.
http://www.ricklavoie.com/videos.html

-can there be a simple break down of people who are visual/hands on learners and people who are more academic learners. Does vocational track open up the path for the other half of learners?

Book notes
Chap. 6-
Social problems in the classroom:
-Social problems stem from parents, teachers, GE styudents and SE students attitudes towards and knowledge of eachother.
-Se students are rarely in the same social setting together and therefore are only interacting in the classroom environment, with no prior knowledge of how each other operates.
Parents can create a bubble around their SE kid and isolate them from GE kids which
-GE teachers attitude towards, or lack of training to meet the needs of SE kids.
-outdate modes of exclusion are now surfacing as a problem as mainstreaming is getting accepted

Enhancing Social acceptance:
-teachers watching TV programs ed programs top deal with SE kids
-prepare the parents to understand the purpose and impact of the program.
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promote acceptance of Special needs kids:
inform kids, increase knowledge. simulate disabilities. provide experiences for kids to interact with SE kids or special needs adults into the class for questions.
-have the GE and SE kids interact or complete an activity. group reward for interacting with SE kids
-encourage friendships
-have GE tutor SE, or have a older SE tutor a younder SE kid.
-teachers model social skills for special ed kids
-have a social behavior curriculum with a check list for progress.
-improve behavior by changing the thinking of a situation for a SE kid.
-addesss individual needs with special meeting for mainstream teacher. graduated mainstreaming..
-inform teachers need to have adequate knowledge about SE kids in their class.
-inform parents about their kids' program and what the goals are.

Chap. 7
-how to make it easier to make SE kids to fit in the classroom, social and physical layout of class
-more you know about disability, more accepting.
-sociommetric measures; how are they being perceived
-Nomination:
-funcational behavioral assessment
-physical: safe and barrier free. easier to be mobile.

Chap. 8
technology in the classroom:
should be assistive, not taking the place of their learning.
-using it to accomplish old tasks.
-Kidspiration, Inspiration p. 188

Chap. 9

class observation and reflection due sat