Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Technological Course

Case study: Picture Writers: Journey Through the Writing Process with Eric Carle

Context: Marylin Evanston is a third grade elementary school teacher working with her students on a picture book about wild animals and habitats. She is collaborating with a reading specialist, Juanita Long.

Content: She wants to integrate three different subjects in one project: science, literacy and art with topics that are respectively wild animals and habitats, story maps and collage.

Disabilities: Oscar is student with visual impairment. He has difficulty to read print and usually requires the assistance of a transcriber.

Accommodation: - Helping Oscar following the entire process by providing a one-on-one relationship. A There is always a special teacher with him.

Modification: -Targeting books of different levels to students.
                     -Tiered assignments.

Strategies: - Cross curricular activity
                 - Constructivist method
                 - Create a small group of four peers
                 - Guided reading

Technologies: - Books and art
                     - Video player
                     - Camera
                     - Speech synthesis

The teacher always modifies her instructional strategies and uses a great number of technologies to better cope with the children's needs. (visual impairment, tactile learners, shy students...). Thus, her classroom becomes more interactive and appeals to everyone.

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