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SPE 574 Entire Course SPE 574 Week 1 DQ 1 Case Analysis: Sycamore Pharmaceuticals Read the case analysis: Sycamore Pharmaceuticals on page Write a two- to three- page paper (excluding title and reference pages) that addresses the following questions. What would you advise John Blake to do? Why? What are reasons both for and against being honest with the FDA? How have the definitions of ID/DD changes and how has this impacted federal legislation regarding the delivery of educational services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities? Provide examples. What do these changes in legislation and definitions tell us about our society?

SPE 574 Week 1 DQ 2 SPE 574 Week 1 DQ 3 How does the 2010 definition of intellectual and developmental disabilities from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) differ from earlier definitions? What are the implications of differences in the definitions? Research the topic below and locate an article(s) that answers the following question: What are several disabilities under the umbrella of developmental disabilities? Consider how the media has shaped perceptions of students with developmental disabilities today and respond with how this affects you as an educator.

SPE 574 Week 1 DQ 4 SPE 574 Week 1 Individual Assignment Philosophical, Historical Multimedia: State and National Laws Research at least two laws pertaining specifically to individuals with intellectual disabilities. Discuss the purpose of these laws and how they impacts students with intellectual disabilities. Resource: Philosophical, Historical, and Legal Foundations Chart Complete the Material: Philosophical, Historical, and Legal Foundations Chart. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

SPE 574 Week 2 DQ 1SPE 574 Week 2 DQ 2 Research the difference between intellectual disabilities and learning disabilities. Consider the differences and similarities. What do you think is meant by culture-free and culture-fair tests? What implication does this have for the determination of an intellectual disability?

SPE 574 Week 2 DQ 3 SPE 574 Week 2 Individual Assignment Individual Assignment Assessment, Diagnosis, and Evaluation What is the value of early screening assessment for intellectual and developmental disabilities? Provide examples to support your points. Analyze the assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Create an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes. Include the following in your presentation: What are some causes and theories of intellectual and developmental disabilities?

SPE 574 Week 2 Team Assignment Writing Instructional Goals Injury SPE 574 Week 3 DQ 1 Complete the Material Writing Observable and Measureable Instructional Goals and Objectives. Compare a full inclusion program with a resource program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. What are the instructional approaches used in each program?

SPE 574 Week 3 DQ 2SPE 574 Week 3 DQ 3 How would you increase social interactions between a student with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other students in your classroom? Explain the rationale for the methods you selected What modifications have you made or have you observed for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities? Were the modifications effective or ineffective?

SPE 574 Week 3 Individual Assignment Individual Assignment Case Study SPE 574 Week 3 Team Assignment BehaviorProblems and Multiple Disabilities Resource: Sample Case Study - Susan Read the Sample Case Study - Susan. Write a 350- to 700-word fictional case study on a preschool or school-aged child with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Use the Sample Case Study - Susan as a guide for the level of detail necessary in your case study. Your principal has asked your team to create a brochure for other classroom teachers to use on behavior problems and multiple disabilities. Include the following in your brochure: What are some behavior problem theories and behavior management techniques for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities?

SPE 574 Week 4 DQ 1SPE 574 Week 4 DQ 2 How might assistive technologies help integrate students with intellectual and developmental disabilities into the community? How would you use assistive technologies in the classroom to help promote learning and social interaction? What are three assistive technologies that you would use in the classroom? Why did you chose those technologies?

SPE 574 Week 4 Individual Assignment Service Delivery Observation and Small Group Lesson SPE 574 Week 4 Team Assignment Assistive Technology Chart Complete Part I of the Service Delivery Observation and Small Group Lesson. Document the time spent in the classroom on your Field Experience Record. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Resource: Assistive Technology Chart Complete the Assistive Technology chart. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

SPE 574 Week 5 DQ 1SPE 574 Week 5 DQ 2 How can teachers foster effective home-school communication? What strategies should be avoided when working on creating effective home- school communication? How can teachers recognize when parents are overwhelmed with information? What strategies would you suggest when parents are getting overwhelmed?

SPE 574 Week 5 Individual Assignment Training for Teachers SPE 574 Week 5 Team Assignment Transition Planning Your principal has asked you to develop a handbook for teachers who do not typically work with intellectually and developmentally disabled students. Create a 4- to 5-page training handbook that provides an overview of the following information: Compile a list of family-centered services, networks, and organizations for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Identify research-based practices for instruction of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Create a 7- to 10-slide presentation on transition planning and the school-family connection. Include in your presentation: Transition planning considerations Student or parent involvement in transition planning Multicultural considerations Transition planning and post- school outcomes

SPE 574 Week 6 DQ 1SPE 574 Week 6 DQ 2 What information from this course can you use immediately in your classroom? Provide specific examples. Should teachers of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive specialized training? Support your answer.

SPE 574 Week 6 Individual Assignment Service Delivery Complete Part II of the Service Delivery Observation and Small Group Lesson. Note. The teaching your lesson plan component of this assignment requires a formal Field Experience Evaluation. Remember to provide the classroom teacher with the appropriate Field Experience Evaluation form, which should be completed on site by the teacher during your visit.

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