Yukari Nakagawa

EDSP 495: Portfolio

20 May 2016
Lesson Plan/Program Modification
Program: Edmark Reading
Lesson: Picture/Phrase Cards
Objective: Student will practice comprehension skills.
Procedure: Student will be shown a number of picture cards laid
out in front of him. In another pile are cards that are the phrases that
match each picture card. The student will grab from the card pile and
read aloud the phrase. Then he will match it to the correct picture.
Lesson Modification: I will modify this lesson in order to meet the needs
of my student. One modification I will make is to allow the student to
use an Ipad to type the phrases and use text-to-speech application
instead of reading aloud the phrases. The student will need his Ipad
because he has a significant speech impairment. This student can
create the beginning and ending sounds of words but struggles with
saying the middle sounds. Also, he loses a lot of energy trying to talk
so full sentences or phrases would be too much for him. The text-tospeech application on the Ipad will allow this student to participate in
the Picture/Phrase Cards activity during reading group. Because it is
important that this student still practices his speech, I will ask him to

read one or two words in each phrase, filling in the blank as I read.
With this modification, the student will still be able to meet the
objective of practicing comprehension skills.