Providing Support Guided Notes

Module 05
05.01 Exceptions Are the Norm
Describe each of the four types of special needs that children with ESE classification may have:

Physical

Developmental

Behavioral

Sensory
Impaired

List and describe the five physical exceptionalities covered in the lesson:

Physical Description
Exceptionality

List the five ways physical exceptionalities may impact the classroom:

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List and describe the five developmental exceptionalities covered in the lesson:

Developmental Description
Exceptionality

List the five ways developmental exceptionalities may impact the classroom:

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4.___________________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________________

List and describe the five behavioral exceptionalities covered in the lesson:

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 Behavioral Description
Exceptionality

List the five ways behavioral exceptionalities may impact the classroom:

1.___________________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________________

List and describe the five sensory exceptionalities covered in the lesson:

Sensory Description
Exceptionality

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List the five ways sensory exceptionalities may impact the classroom:

1.___________________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________________

Describe what is meant by “compensation” and “direct intervention,” and list at least three
strategies for each:

Description Strategies

Compensation

Direct Intervention

Once a child’s impairment is recognized, what four steps will the special education team then
take?

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3.___________________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________________
Define a 504 Plan and an IEP and describe the characteristics of each and which characteristics
they share:

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05.02 Letter of the Law

Describe each of the key laws over the history of education:

1954
Brown v. Board of
Education

1965
ESEA

1971
PARC

1972
Mills v. Board

1975
PL 94-142

2001
NCLB

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ESSA

Explain what is meant by placing a student with an IEP or 504 Plan in the “least restrictive
environment”:

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List the educational environments from least restrictive to most restrictive:

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When a student’s IEP or 504 Plan is created, parents will be notified in writing. List six details of
a plan that might be shared with parents:

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3.___________________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________________
5.___________________________________________________________________________
6.___________________________________________________________________________

What support might a teacher provide for an ESE student within the mainstream classroom?
List five examples:

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2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________

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5.___________________________________________________________________________

Describe the details that teachers might include in documentation for ESE students:

Classroom Behaviors

Communication

Accommodations

Explain why it is important for teachers to keep careful records of classroom behaviors:

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Quality documentation is TOSSED (Title, Objective, Signature, Share, Evidence, and Date).
Explain what is meant by each letter:

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05.03 Be Accommodating

Explain the difference between differentiation, accommodation, and modification:

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Provide three examples of supporting students through accommodations and modifications:

Accommodations Modifications

There are four key categories of student accommodations. For each, describe and provide an
example:

Description Example

Presentation

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Seating

Scheduling/Timing

05.04 Gifted and Talented

What are the five indicators of a gifted and talented student?

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5.___________________________________________________________________________

Once a gifted student is identified, the school will begin a systematic and consistent process to
place them. List those steps in order:

1.___________________________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________________________

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List and describe the five types of additional evaluation that may occur beyond the screening
process for a gifted and talented student:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Gifted and talented students do not need “more work.” Explain and describe what they DO
need:

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The “different” work given to gifted and talented students can come in a variety of different
forms. Describe the six approaches included in the lesson:

Enrichment

Compacting

Self-pacing

Acceleration

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Cluster grouping

List and describe the pros and cons of gifted learning programs in schools:

Pros Cons

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