Individual Learning Plan:
Stevie Whitewitch, age 8
Background:
- Female, second grade
- Performs at grade level
- Confined to wheelchair
- Limited use of hands
- Requires a para
- Requires assistive technology
- Visual/auditory learner
- Youngest of ten
- Adopted
- Interests include music, technology, science
- Outgoing
- Loves to sing
Student-teacher connections:
- Discuss favorite music
- Have her teach me something about computers
- Assign her the task of DJ when playing music in the classroom
Student-student connections:
- Arrange desks into groups of four
- Have all students submit song requests to Stevie
- Assign other students jobs that would help Stevie (direclty and indirectly) : note taker, door opener/holder, "path patrol" to ensure the floor is always clear
- Have students show and tell about favorite tech tools
Motivation:
Use music time as a reward
Motivation:
Find educational apps
Motivation:
Post daily science "fun facts"
Teaching Methods:
- Use song and rhyme to reinforce subject matter
- Become familiar with her assistive technologies
- Allow more time to complete tasks when necessary
- Meet one on one during recess to make up work
- Make all materials accessible and within reach
- Suggest online resources to further understanding
- Establish signals for when help is needed
Assessments:
- Have her type out summaries of the books she reads
- Oral discussion in place of written or typed answers when time is short
- Multiple choice math tests with problems worked out in three possible ways
- Practice handwriting with ring pen or other ergonomic writing tool
Modifications:
- All activities should include all students
- Have classroom discussions
- Have them answer as a group
- Alternate classroom roles so everyone gets a turn at different jobs
- Allow them to choose their own group of Fridays as a reward
- Do fun science experiments
- Have them invent tools that can help with classroom activities
- Allow them all to choose between written and oral exams
- Encourage independence, don't constantly offer help