Instructional and Transitional Planning for Students with Mild to Moderate (SPD-550)

Even when faced with challenges, the benefits of integrating cross-curricular skills far outweigh the challenges. How true is this statement?

What has research shown about important elements of co-teaching relationships.

How beneficial it is for cross-curricular instruction to give students the opportunity to make connections between their different subject areas

For this assignment, assume the role of a first-year special education teacher who has been assigned to the resource room to assist students who are working at the ninth-grade level for both English and math. Read the “Class Profile” to obtain specific information about the needs of the students in this class. In addition to the students, you have a paraprofessional in the classroom to assist you. Students meet with you for 50 minutes each day to get help with homework, finish their classwork, study for tests, and get extra support in each subject area. You will need to structure the class so you can address individual student needs in both subject areas and help students develop their cross-curricular skills. Describe two collaboration strategies to use when working with the classroom paraprofessional assisting you in meeting the needs of the students in the resource room setting.

For this assignment, assume the role of a first-year special education teacher who has been assigned to the resource room to assist students who are working at the ninth-grade level for both English and math. Read the “Class Profile” to obtain specific information about the needs of the students in this class. In addition to the students, you have a paraprofessional in the classroom to assist you. Students meet with you for 50 minutes each day to get help with homework, finish their classwork, study for tests, and get extra support in each subject area. You will need to structure the class so you can address individual student needs in both subject areas and help students develop their cross-curricular skills. Describe a minimum of three instructional strategies and materials, including accommodations and/or assistive technology, that could be employed to meet the curricular content needs of your students in both the English language arts and math classes.

For this assignment, assume the role of a first-year special education teacher who has been assigned to the resource room to assist students who are working at the ninth-grade level for both English and math. Read the “Class Profile” to obtain specific information about the needs of the students in this class. In addition to the students, you have a paraprofessional in the classroom to assist you. Students meet with you for 50 minutes each day to get help with homework, finish their classwork, study for tests, and get extra support in each subject area. You will need to structure the class so you can address individual student needs in both subject areas and help students develop their cross-curricular skills. Describe a minimum of two possible ways to structure a class period.