An Instructional Strategy for Students with Moderate

An Instructional Strategy for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities:

An Instructional Strategy for Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities By Michelle Irwin SPED501 Professor Bartholio

What Kind of Instructional Strategy is a File Folder Game?:

What Kind of Instructional Strategy is a File Folder Game? Can align with any CA Content Standards FPIs. Can be threaded throughout the day within 6 different subject areas. Can be implemented in the student’s home routine.

File Folder Game:

File Folder Game LEARN & PLAY A classroom game Preschool to college I made this game so that any area of the Content Standards for general education or students with disabilities can use it.

Instructional Strategy:

Instructional Strategy File Folder Game Front and Back

Game Board Game Board:

Game Board Game Board Questions, Answers, Spaces, blank cards

Extra “Draw a Card” spaces:

Extra “Draw a Card” spaces & Blank Question & Answer Cards

Math Question and Answer Cards:

Math Question and Answer Cards

Game Information:

Game Information Contents: File game board with attached spinner, blank card sheet, set of 2 nd grade math cards, set of prepared 2 nd grade math answer cards, extra “draw a card” spaces. Object of Game: To get from start to finish by answering questions and spinning the spinner.

Game Information cont.:

Game Information cont. Directions: Players must spin to see who goes first. The highest number goes first and it continues to the left. Each player must first draw a card and answer a question correctly before they can spin and proceed. If a player lands on a card space they must draw a card and correctly answer the question before they can proceed. If they answer incorrectly they lose a turn. They can not proceed until they answer correctly.

Game Information cont.:

Game Information cont. Special Note: There is a blank card sheet and blank answer sheet that can be copied to make question cards of your choice. There are also extra “draw a card” spaces to add if desired.

Instructional Strategy can align with all California Content Standards (2nd grade) (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) :

Instructional Strategy can align with all California Content Standards (2 nd grade) (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) English Language 2.8 Follow two-step written instructions. ex. The question card can say, “go forward two spaces, then go backwards three spaces.” Mathematics 1.1 Count, read, and write whole numbers to 1,000 and identify the place value for each digit. ex. The question card can ask, “How do you write out the number?”

Cont. CA Content Standards (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) :

Cont. CA Content Standards (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) Science 2.b. Students know the sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals, such as butterflies, frogs, and mice. ex. The question card can ask, “How many stages are in a butterfly life cycle?” History/Social Science 2.1 Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday. ex. The question card can ask, “What is the first day of school and the last day of school?”

Cont. CA Content Standards (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) :

Cont. CA Content Standards (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) Health 1.1.N Classify various foods into appropriate food groups. ex. The question card can ask, “What food group is an orange in?” Physical Education 3.1 Participate in enjoyable and challenging physical activities for increasing periods of time. ex. The question card can say, “Jump for 10 seconds.”

Instructional Strategy addresses FPIs within following instructional areas (2nd grade) (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) :

Instructional Strategy addresses FPIs within following instructional areas (2 nd grade) (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) Reading: Decoding, Fluency, or Comprehension (CAPA) Identify their first name and names of classmates or teachers. ex. The question card can ask, “What is the name of your teacher?” English Language Proficiency (CELDT) Recite familiar rhymes, songs, and simple stories. ex. The question card can ask, “Can you recite Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?”

Instruct. Strategy addresses FPIs within following instruct. Areas cont. (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) :

Instruct. Strategy addresses FPIs within following instruct. Areas cont. (California State Board, last reviewed 2010) Math: Calculation and Reasoning Identify penny, quarter, and dollar bill. (CAPA) ex. There can be various coins and bills. The question card can ask, “Can you identify a quarter?” Oral and Written Expression Identify pictures of action verbs or objects. (CAPA) ex. The question card can have a picture of a boy running and the question would be, “What is the boy doing?”

Instruct. Strategy addresses FPIs within following instruct. Areas cont. :

Instruct. Strategy addresses FPIs within following instruct. Areas cont. Adaptive Skills Self-care skills and household chores (Turnbull et al., 2010). ex. The question card can ask, “Can you tie your shoe?” or “Can you sweep the floor?” Social Skills Interact with peers (Snell, Brown, 2010). ex. The question card can ask, “Go shake _____ hand” or “Ask _____ for a pencil”.

Conclusion :

Conclusion I made this file folder game so that it can adapt to whatever child I teach. I can even play with my sixteen year old by adding Algebra 2 questions and my four year by adding sight words.

References:

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References Cont. :

References Cont. Paralympian , R. (Photographer). (2011). Retrieved from http://www2.esboces.org/newsag.cfm?uNewsArtID=1104 Retrieved from http://vsadelaware.org/coc-past.shtml?year=2002 Snell, M, & Brown, F. (2010). Instruction of students with severe disabilities . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Turnbull, A, Turnbull, R, & Wehmeyer , M. (2010). Exceptional lives: special education in today's schools . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. US Dept. of Education, . (Photographer). (2011). Individual education program . [Web]. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html