discussion

  
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW. ANSWER 1-3 COMPLETELY. SEE ATTACHED FILE FOR CHAPTER 8.

Intellectual Disabilities

An important part of your job when working with children with intellectual disabilities is the ability to modify instruction in order to best meet their educational needs.  Chapter 8 of our textbook offers many teaching ideas and strategies for meeting the academic and social needs of students with a variety of intellectual disabilities. 

For this discussion you will have the opportunity to put those ideas into practice.

Step One: You will research the following intellectual disabilities: Prader Willi Syndrome

Step Two: Choose one of the following grade levels and one of the following academic skills. Then, find a lesson plan for the grade level and academic skill you’ve chosen.  Lesson plan resources are listed.
  
Grade Levels 
Early Childhood
OR
  Elementary
OR
  Secondary

Academic Skills
Reading
OR
  Writing
OR
  Math

Lesson Plan Resources
Share   My Lesson (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
 Edutopia (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
 Free Classroom Lesson Plans and Unit   Plans for Teachers (Links to an external site.)Links to   an external site.
 Lesson Plans for Teachers (Links to an external   site.)Links to an external site.

Step Three: Write a brief description of the intellectual disability that you have been assigned including typical classroom behaviors. Then, review the lesson plan you have chosen and share at least two modifications you would make to the lesson plan in order to better meet the academic needs of students with your assigned intellectual disability. In addition, discuss at least two modifications you would make to the lesson in order to include adaptive skills (social and life skills) as a part of the lesson. Your modifications should be supported by ideas from the text and one scholarly resource. Make sure to include the original lesson plan as either a link or an attachment in your initial post.