PART 1 Universal Design for learning and case study....................................................................3
Various activities which can be used to avoid CP .................................................................5 PART 2 Lesson Plan........................................................................................................................7 REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9 PART 1 Universal Design for learning and case study In the current scenario here is student whose name is Elizabeth and she is a student of year 9 is fifteen-year-old. Later on, she is facing some major problem while studying process and then diagnosed by doctor. As a results doctor says that she is suffering from cerebral Palsy which is a most common disability from childhood. This affecting brain (cerebral) of a person and the way of using muscles (palsy). Children who is suffering with cerebral palsy have problems in muscles tone, which is affecting posture, balance as well ability of walking and moving. It is affecting brain also through which individual is losing their ability to control muscles. Elizabeth suffering from Cerebral palsy present their low academic achievements as well she finds problem while accomplishing other activities as well (Cerebral palsy, 2018). Because of this issue she is not able take participate in games and other physical activities as well with this brain also get disturb and lose their control on muscles and nerves. As per the modern trend education system it has been identified that number of things is getting changed that are used by teachers for educating students. In response of this, for increasing education level teachers are creating lesson plan which help each and every student in classroom to accomplish their optimal potential. Strength of Elizabeth who is suffering from cerebral Palsy is that she also involves in technology as well in free time love to play video games. Along with this they demonstrate this enthusiasm by involving in classroom discussion, answering questions asked by teacher, by completing project assigned which is complied with instruction of teachers (Kirton, 2017). There are four types of Cerebral Palsy: first is, Spastic this is most common which is founded in 80% of people this involves stiff muscles which is because of increased muscle tone, it creates awkward movements. Along with this it also has three subtypes of spastic i.e., diparesis (it affects mainly legs), hemiparesis (one side of body is affected only), quadriparesis (this affects arms, legs, trunk and face). Second is Dyskinetic This kind of CP involves difficulty controlling movement, especially in the arms, legs, feet, and hands because tone of muscle changes frequently, from being too tight to be too loose. The face and tongue can be affected too, making talking, swallowing, and sucking issues may arises. Third is Ataxic by this type of CP balance and coordination get affected, student face difficulty in writing, walking or also in reaching somewhere. Last or fourth is Mixed this involves symptoms of more than one disease which mainly includes spastic and dyskinetic (Auld and Johnston, 2018). Generally Elizabeth love to involve in sitting games because of CP walking ability is less. Several other things are also in which she is getting involves such as independent research, numerical applications, games like abacus, cards and several other. While ongoing with these task Elizabeth prove that they have brilliant mind and she don't distract any other student when they are involved in class room activities. But in some way the Elizabeth face several difficulties in class as well with the style of teaching because her brain stop their muscles to work properly. If Elizabeth is not able to sit properly, walk and cannot take participate in any physical activity then she can't able to perform any of the activity in better manner. Additionally, it also distract other students while doing their work. In some situation Elizabeth refuse to do work because she is not able to do it. Thus, frequently she distract other children also whomsoever are available in class room as well some are involving outdoor activities. As a result she failed in taking part in outdoor activities. Major weakness of Elizabeth is it poor organising skills which sometimes present that Elizabeth is not prepare for classwork. When she get extra attention from teacher is not liked by other members and students available at educational institutions because special treatment is given to individual create differences (Kurtts and Gavigan, 2017). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is firstly defined by the David H. Rose, Ed.D. Of the Harvard Graduate School of education and the Centre for Applied Special Technology (CAST) in the 1990. UDL concept was developed on the basis of idea which is creating a class room which fulfil needs and wants of whole students in school. This includes environment of classroom, equipment use as well activities for teaching lesson, along with this special benefits are given to the people who are facing cognitive or behavioural difficulties, physical disability in which student brain not allow muscles and nerves to work properly. From a research it has been identified that strategies form by teacher should help equally to mainstream Elizabeth as well cerebral Palsy children as well. UDL need flexible teachers who can teach every kind of student as well give Elizabeth with varied strength the opportunity to stand out in their own manner (Miller, 2018). Before teaching Elizabeth teacher always prepare them or plan process. With the help of UDL it gives positive impact on teachers by reducing time duration which is spending by teacher for doing modification in lesson as per Elizabeth requirement. According to various researches it has been observed that around half a million people in Australia have been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy(CP). Symptoms of this disease are different form person to person , in many cases a child suffering from CP sows signs of paralysis, muscular weaknesses, Slurred speech, visual impairment or lack of coordination, Some children suffering from CP are ambulatory on the other hand some are bound to wheelchair. If a child is being diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy by the age of 3, then a referral needs to be created to the Committee on Preschool special education(CPSE).
Various activities which can be used to avoid CP
The child would be known as a preschooler with a disability and she would also be offered various related services which are appropriate according to CPSE. In most of the cases services provided by CPSE consist of Physical therapy, speech and Occupational therapy. Various studied concluded that providing these services before the beginning of kindergarten help the child to have better success when she starts the schooling. When deciding that a Elizabeth with Cerebral Palsy may have their curiosity best served in a mainstream classroom environment, parents, teachers and therapists must create an Individualized Education plan (IEP). The IEP must include detail information on the degree to which the Elizabeth is influenced by the condition as well as child's diagnosis. The IEP ought to likewise incorporate a rundown of administrations and housing that the school area will give. Showing youngsters with cerebral paralysis is frequently a new situation for a normal training educator, yet with help from remedial projects and access to alterations in the classroom, understudies with CP can flourish in a general setting nearby their non-crippled associates. It is critical for understudies with CP to expect an assortment of positions all through the school day to counteract fixing of muscles. Hardware needs are critical, as legitimate situating can encourage eye-hand coordination and enhanced control. In particular, educators ought to keep up open correspondence with the tyke's family to support extend with regard to home projects and proposals. It is essential for student with CP to have an instructive program that is favourable for learning. When setting up a learning program, educators ought to think about the Elizabeth abilities and restrictions, and remember that implausible desires can be disappointing for the tyke and additionally the guardians. Tolerance is a key factor when working with student with CP, as studies have demonstrated that these understudies take more time to react than their neurotypical peers. The adjusted lesson plan accomplishes this by first addressing Elizabeth mental well-being. Mental well-being has significant aspect of educational settings. During the lesson, the condition of students results in muscular weakness and stiffness as well. In these disease people will suffer from entire disorder and coordination problems in muscles. Muscles disorder leads to entire dis-balance of body. There are some activities by which Elizabeth can improve to the best which teacher can implement in classroom and creates some benefits. Like hand play is the best way to come up from cerebral palsy as in this disease students does not able to grasp objects and move their fingers. Hand play activities is beneficial for Elizabeth (Miller and Bachrach, 2017). This activity helps Elizabeth to improve pincer grasp which includes using the index and thumb finger to pick up little physical object. By implementing this activity, student will enjoy a lot by throwing ball in the classrooms, picking ball from bucket or cartoon, crumble up pieces of paper, rolling the small balls in between the fingers. By doing this activity students will muscle will be open and it will work to some extent. Another activity can be implemented to improve and resolve his problem of muscles is Music activities which gives addition advantages to Elizabeth with cerebral palsy. Teacher can make use of sound or music or song in order to improve social skills by participating in group. In this activity, language development also takes place as in this activity student will sing a song. Along with, vocabulary development in student also take place by singing and knowledge of words and sentences. In order to improve his mobility teacher can also dance with them. Another activity is physical activity which is the most fruitful activity for him. By doing physical activity, student can increase strength of muscles, agility and entire health of him. It is not easy for student who is suffering from cerebral palsy can do physical activity but there are some equipment available which helps them to move. Elizabeth can play from soft and coloured ball so that she can attract towards colour and try to move and the ball is soft which does not harm anywhere in the body. Teacher can also make balls with paper and play catch with them. Lighting and bright toys can also be used for them to play. By doing these activities, the muscles of Elizabeth will be somewhat become flexible and she will able to move as well. To overcome or get rid from cerebral palsy is it is very important for teachers or parents to make happy environment as lots of pain is reduced by happiness. Elizabeth who is suffering from cerebral palsy is associated with many symptoms like she don't able to speak, not able to move or walk, even entire body get dependent on others. There are some common approaches of treatment of cerebral palsy which includes- special training and development of education, physical therapy and stretching muscles, make use of walker and braces. By all these approaches' Elizabeth can do his some work. Stretching of muscle is very necessary as if there is no movement in muscles then will get jam and after that there are no solutions. Therefore, it is very important to do activities rather than crying (Stribling and Christy2017).
PART 2 Lesson Plan
Allowing students to choose can be an effective method for Elizabeth to show their learning, yet, there are times when the purpose of the assignment is to challenge the student to go on the far side of their comfort zone and try something new or innovative in order to grow their skills and abilities (Gorter and et.al, 2017) Science Year 9 05.09.2018 Science ES1f. WS7.1 a.; WS7.1 c.; WS7.1 d.; WS8 d. Timing Programs for UDL students Teaching Strategies 15 minutes Representation Teacher Input Low-Tech Demonstration, advance organizer/ agenda, models, poster/markers, books on tape High-Tech Video clips, PowerPoint, Smartboard, overhead presentations
5 mins Engagement Guided Practice Low -Tech Partner/small group
work, choral reading/responding, response cards, graphic organizer, manipulative, teacher support High-Tech Interactive Websites, portable keyboards/spell checkers, classroom response systems (CPRs), virtual manipulative, social networking media 10 mins Expression Independent Low-Tech Hand written paper, Practice poster, song, drawing, play/drama, debate, journal entry, model construction High-Tech Word processed paper, Podcast, multi-media production, WebQuest creation, photographic essay 15 mins Power-point presentation Students should be given various subject to develop a video presentation and present it in front of the class. 15 mins Group activity The student needs to be given opportunities to perform a group activity such as a dance performance or singing performance or a group game. REFERENCES Books and Journals Gorter, J.W, and et.al, 2017. Consensus planning toward a community-based approach to promote physical activity in youth with cerebral palsy. Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics. 37(1). pp.35-50. Stribling, K. and Christy, J., 2017. Creative Dance Practice Improves Postural Control in a Child With Cerebral Palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 29(4). pp.365-369. Miller, F. and Bachrach, S.J., 2017. Cerebral palsy: A complete guide for caregiving. JHU Press. Kurtts, S.A. and Gavigan, K.W., 2017. Understanding (dis) abilities through children’s literature. Education Libraries. 31(1). pp.23-31. Kirton, A., 2017. Non-invasive neuromodulation trials in children: Lessons from perinatal stroke. Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation. 10(2). p.348. Auld, M.L. and Johnston, L.M., 2018. Getting inTOUCH: outcomes of a knowledge translation intervention for tactile assessment knowledge, barriers, and practice in paediatric therapists working with children with cerebral palsy. Disability and rehabilitation, pp.1-9. Miller, F., 2018. Crouch Gait in Cerebral Palsy. In Cerebral Palsy (pp. 1-16). Springer, Cham. Online Cerebral palsy, 2018. [online]. Acessed through:<https://educators.brainpop.com/bp- topic/cerebral-palsy/>