Discuss how to use curriculum compacting and enrichment to address the needs of
gifted students.
Assessing relevant pre-skills is the responsibility of the special educators.
Explain the factors that affect the reported prevalence of giftedness.
Explain two qualities of “universal design” included in your textbook.
Explain the purpose of a “graphic organizer.”
To what does “propose solution” in the problem solving process refer?
What is one responsibility a paraprofessional could be assigned when working with a
low-incidence disability student?
Research shows that not all Universal Screening measures are created equal.
You have been working as a sixth-grade teacher for the past three years. Your principal
has been talking with you about her desire to develop collaborative teams and has asked
you to “describe collaboration” to your colleagues at the next faculty meeting. Explain
how you will describe the characteristics of collaboration, as identified in the textbook.
In shared problem solving, what steps would be taken to “identify the problem”?
Which group has especially been disproportionately represented in special education?
The challenges of inclusive practices often relate to instruction.
What is “BIP”? Give one example of what would be included in the BIP.
Four key elements impact the effectiveness of instructional environments. Identify each
of the four elements, describe at least two components of each element, and provide an
explanation of how they work to impact instruction.
Identify one example of a modification you could make for a special needs student with
a significant intellectual disability.
The most important aspect of reciprocal teaching is the teacher releasing control to the
students.
Some students may have trouble using a learning strategy independently, even after
they have learned how to do it. Explain the following three strategies that can help
students perform tasks more independently: self-instruction, self-monitoring and
self-questioning.
List two examples found in your textbook of “academic survival skills.”
Explain the strategy for helping students when they encounter difficult technical words
in their textbooks.
Explain parity as it applies to collaboration.