Assignment Language And Speech Disorder Matrix

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ot all disabilities result in language deficits. For those that do, there are often common characteristics of how language is affected by that particular disability. Educators should be familiar with the language deficits that are common within each disability category, as well as the interventions that are often used in school settings to assist with them.

Using this week’s readings, and your own independent research, research the following disability categories:

  • Learning Disabilities
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Autism
  • Auditory Impairments
  • Acquired Language Disorders

Using the provided “Language and Speech Disorder Matrix”, describe characteristics of common language deficits for each disability category. Also, for each disability category, include 1-2 examples of instructional or classroom intervention strategies that can be used to provide optimal learning opportunities for students with these exceptionalities.

Be sure to cite your resources within the matrix. You may manipulate the provided “Language and Speech Disorder Matrix” required.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located on the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Language and Speech Disorder Matrix

 

 

Disability Category

  

Common Language Deficits

  

Intervention Strategies

  

Description/Examples of Intervention Strategies
Learning Disabilities  

 

    
Intellectual Disabilities

 

      
Autism  

 

    
Auditory Impairments  

 

    
Acquired Language Disorders      

 

 

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Personal Philosophy Paper Special Education

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The personal philosophy paper gives students an opportunity to critically evaluate their professional and personal views of serving children with disabilities, examine the course of their professional training to date, and demonstrate their ability to choose research-based strategies specific to certain disabilities.

Write a 3-page paper Reference page is an additional page, not included in aforementioned requirements. Please adhere to page limits–points are deducted for exceeding page limits. The paper must be double-spaced, typed in a 12 point Times New Roman font with 1” margins all around. References must be cited in the body of your paper, as well as included in a reference page at the end of your paper. Citations & the reference page must be in APA (6th ed.) style (no abstract, title page or running head is necessary).

At least two references must be included to document your sources in this paper. One reference must be one of our textbooks and the others must be from a peer-refereed professional journal (not a book, web page, magazine, newspaper, etc.) published no earlier than 2013. You must use original sources, rather than secondary sources, i.e., you cannot use information from an article referenced in another publication, but must access the original publication yourself. You must paraphrase. Do not use direct quotes. The source for paraphrased material must be cited in the body of the paper using APA parenthetical citation. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism.

USE THESE REFERENCES:

Heward, W., Alber-Morgan, S., & Konrad, M. (2017). Exceptional children: An introduction special education (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

The personal philosophy paper must include the following sections, and the following subheadings are preferred:

Students I Desire to Serve

Provide a description of the type of students you believe you would like to work with or teach at this point in your training (age/level, disability) and provide a rationale for your choice. You must choose a specific IDEA disability category rather than all students with disabilities. This will help focus your search for instructional strategies.

Instructional Strategies

Provide complete descriptions of two research-based instructional strategies you plan to use when you work with these students, and why, with documentation: (a) fully describe the strategies and give an example of classroom use; (b) cover how they address specific weaknesses and/or utilize the strengths of your chosen population; (c) provide scientific evidence (numerical data on the results of the study) of the strategies’ effectiveness; and (d) Provide proper APA citation for each strategy.

Extended Professional Skills Desired and Plan for Acquisition

Extended professional skills are those that reach beyond the skills and competencies required for licensure. Include a description of two extended professional teaching skills you hope to acquire to best serve your students and a concrete plan of action describing when, where and how you will acquire the professional teaching skills that you have described.

Personal Philosophy of Education

Include a statement of your personal philosophy of general or special education, including a reflection on serving diverse populations. Please see the prologue (p. 2) & postscript (p. 559) of the Heward textbook for suggestions on developing a personal philosophy of special education.

SPED 400/500 Personal Philosophy Paper Rubric

Description of the type of students I desire to teach at this point in training (age/level, disability) and rationale for choosing this population.

 

 Response omitted the rationale and/or description. (0 – 1 point available) Response included required description but provided a weak or inadequate rationale. (2- 3 points available) Response provided required description and a well-reasoned rationale. (4 points available)
Description of 2 proven effective instructional strategies that will be used with these students. Make sure to:

· fully describe each strategy and provide an example of classroom use of the strategy

· describe how each strategy addresses a specific need of the chosen population

· provide scientific evidence of each strategy’s effectiveness with the target population

· provide proper APA citation for each strategy

 Response omitted more than two of the following: a complete description, classroom usage, how the strategy supports the population’s needs, scientific support, and appropriate APA citations (0 – 9 points available) Response omitted no more than two of the following: a complete description, classroom usage, how the strategy supports the population’s needs, scientific support, and appropriate APA citations (10 – 11 points available) Response met all descriptive and citation requirements. (12 points available )
Description of 2 extended professional teaching skills that you desire to develop/refine and a plan(s) of action that describes how you will obtain the specified professional teaching skills.

 

 Response described professional skills that were not beyond licensure and/or did not provide a reasonable plan for acquisition. (0 – 1 point available)

 

 Response described one professional skill beyond licensure and provided a reasonable plan for acquisition. (2 – 3 points available) Response described two professional skills beyond licensure and provided a reasonable plan for their acquisition. (4 points available)
Statement of personal philosophy of general or special education.

 

 Statement was not thoughtful and/or did not provide a reflection on the instruction of students with diverse needs (0 – 1 point available) Statement was provided but neglected to include reflections on the instruction of students with diverse needs (2- 3 points available) Statement was thoughtful and included reflections on the instruction of students with diverse needs (4 points available )

 

References on reference page are formatted in APA style according to Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition only).

In-text reference citations are formatted in APA style according to Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition only).

 References on reference page and in-text citations evidenced more than 2 errors in APA 6th edition style. (0 – 5 points available) References on reference page and in-text citations evidenced 1-2 errors in APA 6th edition style. (6 – 7 points available) References on reference page and in-text citations conform to APA 6th edition style. (8 points available)

Response is well written (e.g., academic tone, proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and conforms to formatting and source requirements).

 Response evidenced more than 2 errors in writing competence. ( 0- 5 points available) Response evidenced 1 -2 errors in writing competence. (6- 7 points available) Response met all writing competence requirements. (8 points available)

Your score

 

  

  

  

Scoring Guide: Target: 40 points; Acceptable: 30-39 points; Unacceptable: <30 points

The Politics Of Spending

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e open-book/open-notes and contain 5 essay questions. Each question will require a 150-300 word, well-reasoned explanation and analysis. I’m

Epstein, Richard A. The classical liberal constitution: The uncertain quest for limited  government. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780674975460.  Rubin, Irene S. The politics of public budgeting: Getting and spending, borrowing and balancing. 9th ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2019. ISBN: 9781544325057

QUESTION 1

  1. What priority should health care tax dollars spent have in comparison to other programs and what should optimum level of spending be on health care? Is the U.S. spending the right amount, too much or too little, or are we spending too much money on the wrong things? Is the U.S. population getting too little health care for the amount of tax dollars being allocated because of the way the program is structured, the incentives, and the administrative costs?

QUESTION 2

  1. Please fully explain the relationship between Article I, Section 8, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution and the expansion of the Federal Budget.

QUESTION 3

  1. Irene Rubin uses the term “revenue politics.” Please fully explain the political nature of governmental actions that raise taxes. Please include an explanation of the general opposition to tax increases and the political strategies employed by those seeking to increase taxes to overcome that general opposition.

QUESTION 4

  1. Please fully explain how and why referendums are used strategically to affect state and local tax policy.

QUESTION 5

  1. Rubin suggests “state governments have limited the amounts some local governments may borrow. These constraints have often been expressed as a percentage of the total assessed value of property in the governmental entity.” Analyze two approaches of how state governments maneuver around these limits.

Unit 6 DB: Multicultural Literature And Curriculum In Primary Grades

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Unit 6 DB: Multicultural Literature and Curriculum in Primary Grades

According to Copple and Bredekamp (2009) “Developmentally appropriate practice calls for teachers to pay attention to the social and cultural contexts in which their children live and to take these into account in shaping the learning environment and their interactions with children and families.”
Copple, Carol, & Bredekamp, Sue (Eds.). (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Reflect on the Unit 6 readings and resources. Think about what you have learned about curriculum in the primary grades, multiculturalism, learning environments, and anti-bias materials and activities.  Also, consider specific ways you might help children in grades one through three to be more aware and appreciative of the diverse cultures represented in their classrooms.

  • For this discussion forum, we will share grade-appropriate books that promote multicultural awareness and appreciation.
  • Using APA format, state one book that you think would be useful in teaching multicultural awareness to primary grade (grades one through three) children.
  • State why you chose the book, including how it fits the developmental characteristics of primary grade students.
  • Based on your selected book, explain one learning objective related to teaching multicultural awareness appropriate for primary grade children.
  • Design one follow-up activity that is developmentally appropriate for primary grades and specify materials you would use as part of the activity. Describe one change you would make to the classroom environment that would reinforce the learning objective.
  • Refer back to Unit 3 resources discussing the environment. Use resources as appropriate to support your rationale for the change.  Make sure to use proper APA format.

In your three responses to peers and/or instructor, discuss the learning objective and follow-up activity your classmates have chosen to teach multicultural awareness.  Explain/discuss other techniques to infuse multicultural content on a daily basis.