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Space Coast Early Intervention Center Fall Festival: 

Space Coast Early Intervention Center Fall Festival Jennifer McDonald – jmcdonald@knights.ucf.edu Ashley McManus – ashleybeatrice@knights.ucf.edu Alatha Pearson – alatha.pearson@knights.ucf.edu Holly Cook – hollyann_cook@knights.ucf.edu November 23, 2001 EEX 4070

Meet Our Group: 

Meet Our Group Jennifer, Holly, Alatha, & Ashley

Getting to Know SCEIC: 

Getting to Know SCEIC Children with and without disabilities 13 months to 5 years 50 % ratio Founded in 1987 (Davis, 1991) Meeting the needs of each and every student

Engagement Activities: 

Engagement Activities We decided to complete our service learning hours helping Space Coast Early Intervention Center (or SCEIC) with their annual fall festival because it was brought to our attention that there were not enough parent volunteers able to participate this year. Our team worked together in designing and preparing three different activities for children attending the fall festival to enjoy. This was the first year that UCF students were involved with the preschool’s fall festival. We wanted to add more activities to the festival and volunteer so the parents could enjoy the festival with their children. We fufilled our 15 hours of engagement through preparation, decorating, and running our stations during the fall festival. We had the opportunity during the fall festival to work with children with disabilities of all ages. The fall festival took place all in one day.

SCEIC Fall Festival: 

SCEIC Fall Festival Dinner Decorations Games Fund Raiser We wanted to add more activities for the children to chose from. We also wanted to help with set up and break down to make it easier for the parents who were organizing the event.

Fall Festival Advertisement: 

Fall Festival Advertisement We were not able to do much advertising in the outside community but the school gave out their flyers to the parents and also gave out extras for other children as this was an open event. The flyer to the left was made by the school and handed out to parents. The flyer to the right is the flyer that we created.

Participant Demographics: 

Participant Demographics Ages of children attending the fall festival ranged from 13 months to 12 years. Children were of every ethnic background, but we did not encounter children of different languages. Exceptionalities included, but were not limited to, students with autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, and down syndrome. Our project involved an average of 50 persons / students with disabilities at the fall festival. These participants are considered persons with disabilities according to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The IDEA covers students who have one of the disabilities listed below and need specialized education as a result of their disability. Disabilities include: mental retardation, hearing impairments, speech or langauge impairments, visual impairments, emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairments, autism, brain injury, and other health impairments or specific learning disabilities. (Turnbull et al., 2009)

Preparation: 

Preparation

Preparation: 

Preparation

Service In Action: Ashley’s Station: 

Service In Action: Ashley’s Station

Service In Action: Alatha & Holly’s Station: 

Service In Action: Alatha & Holly’s Station

Service in Action: Jennifer’s Station: 

Service in Action: Jennifer’s Station

Perceptions of Differences: 

Perceptions of Differences At first it was a little intimidating because we didn’t know what to expect. The children were typical, autistic, physically handicapped, and Down syndrome. We encouraged the children to do their best. We adjusted how items were presented to the children. We modified the rules of the game. We were able to see firsthand that children learn in different ways, they develop motor skills at different rates, and they all have different attention spans.

Connections to Our Courses: 

Connections to Our Courses EEX 4070 5 Faces of Inclusion Support and Parent Involvement Modifications Necessary (Wood, 2006)

Civic Engagement: 

Civic Engagement Serves the recipients of the service, society, and the volunteer. Service-learning gives the volunteer exposure and experience in working with people with disabilities. A future teacher gains knowledge on what to expect and how to accommodate a child with a disability in their classroom.

Final Thoughts: 

Final Thoughts Volunteering at the Fall Festival let our whole group experience the way Space Coast Early Intervention Center gets the whole community involved! We had worked with many of the children before during the center’s respite care, where we got to know some of the students and really connect! During the fall festival we were able to interact with the students, and observe them in a setting with their families present. Working with students with special needs now will help us in the future by knowing some “behind the scene” knowledge!

References: 

References Davis, N. (May 30, 1991). Early Help Gives Kids a Boost Children Overcome Disabilities At Center. Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved from http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-05-30/news/9105300113_1_early-intervention-center-developmentally-delayed-children-coast-early Turnbull, R., Huerta, N., Stowe, M., (2009). What every teacher should know about: The individuals with disabilities education act as amended in 2004 . Boston, Massachusetts & Columbus, Ohio: Pearson Education. Wood, J.W., (2006). Teaching students in inclusive settings: Adapting and accommodating instruction . Upper Saddle River, New Jersey & Columbus Ohio: Pearson Education .