Benchmark – Literacy Beyond The Classroom

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Benchmark – Literacy Beyond the Classroom

For this assignment, you will use the knowledge you have gained in this course to create a digital presentation describing five at-home activities for developing language, literacy, and communication skills that are appropriate for children described in the provided “1st grade Class Profile.”

Design a 10-15 slide digital presentation to show to parents that explains five at-home activities that can be used to develop language, literacy, and communication skills, based on the ELA standards, for their child. Your presentation should include a title slide, references slide, detailed speaker’s notes, and include the following:

  1. Title and brief description of each activity. Each activity should be developmentally appropriate and engaging.  Include two activities to develop reading skills, two for writing skills, and one for speaking skills. Include 1-2 adaptations for children who may be struggling in each area, as well as 1-2 adaptations for those who are above grade level, based on data from the “Class Profile.”
  2. The activities should teach cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills such as critical thinking and problem solving.
  3. A research-based explanation of how each activity will benefit the children, relating it back to the data provided in the “Class Profile.”
  4. Ways that each activity can be remediated for students with development delays, as well as how it can be enriched for gifted students, based on the needs of students outlined in the “Class Profile.”
  5. A closing slide summarizing key points in your presentation.

Although you will be making instructional choices based on data from the “Class Profile,” remember not to call out individual children or use children’s names in this parent presentation.

Support your information with 3-5 scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Program competencies and national standards assessed in the benchmark assignment:

COE 2.5: Use strategies to enhance language development and communication skills of individuals with exceptionalities. [CEC 5.4; InTASC 2(e)]

COE 3.7: Use data to select, develop, and adapt learning experiences for individuals with exceptionalities that are reflective of their abilities, interests, and cultural, and linguistic factors. [CEC 5.1; InTASC 1(b), 7(b)]

COE 3.8: Use augmentative and alternative communication systems and a variety of assistive technologies to support the communication and learning of individuals with exceptionalities. [CEC 5.3; InTASC 3(h), 8(h); ISTE 1d]

COE 3.10: Teach cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills such as critical thinking and problem solving to individuals with exceptionalities. [CEC 5.7; InTASC 5(a), 7(h)]

Case Analysis: Sacramento City School Board Of Education V. Rachel H.

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This assignment assesses your ability to:

  1. Evaluate how the foundations of the legal concept Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) currently influence students and educators in classrooms in the United States, and
  2. Summarize how the IDEA legislation can promote a collaborative decision-making process about special education placement and services in the United States.

This assignment also supports your achievement of Course Learning Outcome 4, 6, and 7 and the MASE Program Learning Outcome 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8.

The parents of Rachel Holland, an 11-year old girl, wanted their daughter educated in a general classroom with her non-disabled peers. Rachel was labeled as “mentally retarded” (Intellectually Disabled), with an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of 44. The school district proposed an alternative schedule where she would attend separate, self-contained classes for the academic subjects and participate in non-academic classes with her non-disabled peers. Rachel’s parents were not satisfied with this option so they enrolled her in a private school while they sought mediation (Kids Together, Inc., 2010).

This dispute, which became a major court case, is based on how the concept of the “Least Restrictive Environment” is defined and interpreted as intended by the IDEA. According to legislation:

The maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities… are educated with children who are not disabled and special classes [or] separate schooling… [only] occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability… is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. (U.S. Department of Education, n.d., para A)

Rachel’s parents believed that educating their daughter in the general classroom, with her non-disabled peers, was her least restrictive environment. The school felt that they could not satisfactorily meet her needs even with supplementary aids and services. Your required reading for this week describes the details of the case, the findings of the court and how this case has impacted the reasonable attempts that educators must make to place students with disabilities in fully inclusive settings to ensure their success.

Having heard unclear information through the school gossip chain, some of the teachers at your school have expressed questions regarding the issue of LRE. Since you have become a source of information your principal has requested that your make a presentation to the teachers at the next staff meeting.

Instructions
Read the article entitled, “Where to Evaluate Rachel Holland? Does Least Restrictive Environment Mean No Restrictions?” (DeMitchell & Kearns, 1997) which is accessible from the EBSCOhost database. Using support from this article, your course textbook, the Instructor Guidance, and supplemental information derived from the discussions you will create a presentation using Google Slides (Links to an external site.), Prezi (Links to an external site.), or PowerPoint that addresses the following components:

Content Expectations

  • Summarize the court case including each party’s perspective.
  • Explain the four factors, known as the “Rachel H. test.”
  • Describe how the “Rachel H. Test” is a collaborative decision-making process in determining special education placement decisions.
  • Justify or dispute the court’s final ruling.
  • Consider from your own experience what constitutes an appropriate setting for a student with a profile similar to Rachel H’s.
  • Clarify how this decision influences today’s determination of appropriate educational settings for students with disabilities?

Written Expectations

  • Syntax and Mechanics: Exhibit meticulous use of grammar, spelling, organization, and usage throughout your submission.
  • Source Requirement: Reference at least the two required reading sources in order to provide compelling evidence to support your ideas.
  • Slide Requirement: Your submission must be between 12-14 slides in length not including a title and reference page.
  • Graphics: Include creative use of graphics and colors to enhance your presentation.
  • APA format: All in text citations, page format and references must be written in APA 6th edition format.

Text

Osborne, A. G., & Russo, C. J. (2003). Special education and the law: A guide for practitioners (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Articles

DeMitchell, T., & Kearns, G. (1997). Where to educate Rachel Holland? Does least restrictive environment mean no restrictions? Clearing House, 70(3), 161-166. doi:10.1080/00098655.1997.10543918

Edwards, C. C., & Da Fonte, A. (2012). The 5-Point Plan. Teaching Exceptional Children, 44(3), 6-13.

Lake, J. F., & Billingsley, B. S. (2009). An Analysis of Factors that contribute to parent-school conflict in special education (Links to an external site.). Remedial and Special Education, 21(4), 240-251. Retrieved from https://journals-sagepub-com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/doi/pdf/10.1177/074193250002100407?

Wellner, L. (2012). Building parent trust in the special education setting. Leadership, 16-19 (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ971412.pdf

Description of future leadership development goals and state

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  • The purpose of this paper is to articulate your development as a leader from a Christian worldview. Your paper must be 2,500-2,750 words and be APAcompliant. Include a title page, references page, and a minimum of five scholarly sources. Include the following content in your paper as you integrate the material covered in all lectures:
    • Characteristics of communication
    • Assessment of current leadership condition or status
    • Description of future leadership development goals and state
    • Explain how each weekly topic will help you meet your leadership development goals – The use of headings for each weekly topic is recommended. For example, the heading for this expectation might be Course Support with sub-headings of Communication, Time Management, Critical Thinking, etc.
    • Paradigm/theological support for biblical leadership in contrast to secular perspective of leadership (500-750 words)
  • Requirements: 2,500-2,750 words, five scholarly sources, APA format

How will you avoid using fallacious reasoning in your essay?

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Fallacy Study Guide (Flash Cards)

Using the Logical Fallacies Media piece (located in “Topic 3 Study Materials” tab) create flash cards to help you study for the fallacy quiz in Topic 4. To do so, fill in a definition and an example on each fallacy card below. After you have submitted this completed document to your instructor for a grade, you can print it out, cut out each fallacy card, and fold them in half to study with.

Reference for Logical Fallacies Media Piece: Grand Canyon University (2012). Logical Fallacies. Retrieved from: https://lc.gcumedia.com/phi105/fallacies-website/fallacies-website-v1.1.html

 

 

 

 

Hasty Generalization

 

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Enter definition here: A conclusion that is reached but not logically justified by sufficient unbiased evidence

Enter example here: “There is no good Hotels in Australia; I visited two and they were not good”

 

 

 

 

 

Appeal to Ignorance

 

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Enter definition here: Fallacy that argues something is not true but does not have the evidence.

Enter example here: You cannot prove that God does not exist, therefore He exists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Either/Or

 

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Enter definition here: Presentation of opposing options in situations where only one is true while the other might be false.

Enter example here: Sun rises from the East. Either true or false

 

 

 

 

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

 

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Enter definition here: Fallacy that assumes something have been caused by something else which happened earlier.

Enter example here: I had a black top, and my team won the match

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extravagant Hypothesis

 

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Enter definition here: The tendency to look only for evidence in favor of one’s controversial hypothesis and not to look for disconfirming evidence, or to pay insufficient attention to it.

Enter example here: The nature decides which living things will die and which ones will live.

 

 

 

 

Composition

 

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Enter definition here: Logical fallacy in which the properties of groups or wholes and their members or parts are thought to be transferable from one to the other.

Enter example here: The tire is made of rubber.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slippery Slope

 

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Enter definition here: A fallacy in which a course of action is objected to on the grounds that once taken it will lead to additional actions until some undesirable consequence results.

Enter example here: If we allow the children to choose the movie this time, they are going to expect to be able to choose the school they go to or the doctors they visit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appeal to Authority

 

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The fallacy of appeal to authority makes the argument that if one credible source believes something that it must be true

Enter example here: The majority of what the Pope says should be added to the creed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Circular Reasoning

 

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Enter definition here: The 2nd grade in Jefferson elementary eats a lot of ice cream. Carlos is a 2nd grader in Jefferson elementary.

Enter example here: When a person uses a word to define the same word. E.g. Happiness is a state of being happy

 

 

 

Division

 

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Enter definition here: A fallacy of division is the error in logic that occurs when one reasons that something that is true for a whole must also be true of all or some of its parts

Enter example here: The 2nd grade in Jefferson elementary eats a lot of ice cream. Carlos is a 2nd grader in Jefferson elementary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appeal to Tradition

 

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Enter definition here: The appeal to tradition fallacy occurs when someone claims that because an action or belief is traditional, it must be good or true

Enter example here:  someone says that “in our family, we’ve always been smoking, therefore I have to smoke too”.

 

 

 

 

Is/Ought

 

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Enter definition here: occurs when the assumption is made that because things are a certain way, they should be that way

Enter example here:  Abortion is legal, so everyone ought to have an abortion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bandwagon Appeal

 

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Enter definition here: The argument that since something is popular or everybody is doing it, so should you. Think of peer pressure or popularity as being the basis of the argument.

Enter example here: The “Rachel” haircut that was wildly popular in the late nineties

 

 

 

 

False Analogy

 

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Enter definition here: Refers to a claim that makes an inference based on an analogy, or comparison, between two situations or objects

Enter example here: “Failing to tip a waitress is like stealing money out of somebody’s wallet