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Classroom Management:
Requires planning for contingencies
Thoughtful planning
o Transitions
o Seating
o Procedures
o Traffic
o Materials
o Contingencies
Develop a plan for potential problems before they happen
Stages of Learning:
Acquisition Stage Building on prior knowledge
Proficiency Stage Working toward fluency and automaticity
o Increase speed while maintaining accuracy
o Pair sts to provide modeling
o Add goal setting and positive reinforcement
o Use self-management and challenges for motivation
Maintenance Stage Requires memory
o Link learning to real-live situations
o Review for long term memory
o Continued social reinforcement
Generalization Stage Apply skills to new situations
o Communicate and collaborate with others
o Provide activities for students to generalize (Time of Day,
Settings, Content area)
Adaptation Stage
o Participate in exploratory activities
o Investigate real-life problems
o Activities that construct relationships (analogies,
estimates, compare/contrast, etc)
Types of Accommodations:
Definition: Changes to activities, instruction, materials or the
environment that do NOT dilute State Performance Standards (different
than modification that does reduces standard)
Types: Size, Time, Level of support, Input, Difficulty, Output,
Participation, Alternate Goals, Substitute Curriculum.