EDUU 511 Disabilities Expert Group Presentation Assignment

Your group is considered the expert in the area assigned. You will research and develop your
comprehensive presentation based on identified components, overview of the disability, how identified,
characteristics, strategies, considerations and implications for teaching and information for families.
Your expert group must be prepared to respond to questions, comments and provide information
through discussion to further enhance the learning of your peers. 

Your presentation content should include the following:

Topic: Speech or Language Impairment

1. Overview of the Disability Category

1. A definition of the disability recognized by IDEA (Individuals with

Disabilities in Education Act), if the disability is recognized
2. Classification of the disability
3. Prevalence of the disability in society
4. Causes of the disability

2. Identification & Screening

3. Characteristics of the Disability

1. Psychological and Behavioral

2. Social and Emotional (if applicable)

4. Educational Considerations

1. At least 5 suggestions for working with students with the disability in the

general education classroom, which can include web pages, literature, or
other researched suggestions
2. At least 5 suggestions for parents of the children with the disability,
which can include web pages, literature, or other researched suggestions

5. Resources

1. A minimum of 5 documented resources used to create your presentation

(including your textbook)

Notes:
 The yellow highlight is what you will focus on
 Please use PowerPoint to do the work
 Provide the resource in your research

EDUU 511 Disabilities Group Presentation Rubric

   Exemplary Proficient Emerging Needs
    Improvement

Presentation 10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts

Content Provides a clear Provides Provides a partial Provides little or
and an adequate overvie overview of the no information
concise overview w of the disability disability related to the
of the disability category, appropriate category, overview of the
category, diagnostic tools, appropriate disability category,
appropriate characteristics of the diagnostic tools, appropriate
diagnostic tools, disability and a characteristics of diagnostic tools,
characteristics of minimum of five the disability and characteristics of
the disability and a educational educational the disability and
minimum of five considerations for considerations educational
educational teachers and five for teachers and considerations for
considerations for considerations for parents but some teachers and
teachers and five parents information is parents or the
considerations for   missing information
parents provided is
  inaccurate

Presentation 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts

Design -Presentation is -Presentation is -Presentation is -Presentation is
well organized and organized and somewhat difficult to follow
incorporates incorporates graphics organized and and does not
graphics that are that are relevant to incorporates incorporate
relevant to the the content some graphics graphics that are
content -Text is limited to key that may or may relevant to the
-Text is limited to words not be or content
key words and relevant to the –Text is overused
ideas content throughout the
   -Text is not presentation
limited to key  
words and ideas
at several points
in the
presentation

Presentation 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts

Style -Presenter speaks -Presenter speaks in -Presenter reads -Presenter reads
in his/her own his/her own words the bullets the bullets
words, using the but at times reads the verbatim. verbatim or talks
textual cues and bullets verbatim.   about material
bullets on the slide   -The unrelated to the
as a guide but does -The presentation is presentation is instructional topic.
not read the articulated with poorly  
bullets verbatim. appropriate grammar, articulated with -The presentation
  sentence structure, some errors in is poorly
-The presentation and use of interesting grammar, articulated with
is clearly vocabulary. sentence several errors in
articulated with   structure, or use grammar,
impeccable of vocabulary. sentence
grammar,   structure, or use
sentence of inappropriate
structure, and use vocabulary.
of vocabulary.