Adaptations for All Children
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Purpose of Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate planning for adaptations and accommodations for children with exceptional needs.
Course Competency:
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- Develop strategies and activities to facilitate social, cognitive, physical, and language development for children with exceptional needs.ds
Instructions:
Design adaptations for children using the CARA’s Kit Adaptation Continuum and Decision Making Process from the Lesson Content. Create a document, which maps or charts the adaptations you will make for each of the following situations:
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- Toddler age child who is not independently walking is having difficulty accessing outdoor play spaces and equipment
- Two year old child who is learning multiple languages is having difficulty sitting at group time listening to stories
- Preschool age child who is on the Autism spectrum is having difficulty transitioning from playtime to clean-up time
- Preschool age child who is experiencing a speech impairment is having difficulty in social-situations and entering play with other children
Content:
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- Specify your setting: center-based or family child care
- For each situation, include original adaptations for environment, activity, materials, instructional support and schedule.
- Adaptations should be specific to the individual situation, as well as, apply to all children in the setting
- Adaptations should be developmentally appropriate and applicable to your specific setting
- Professional and people-first language used throughout adaptations
- Reference list for supportive resources, if needed.
Format:
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- A chart, table or map, which clearly provides adaptations for each situation in all of the continuum categories
- Example Chart:
- Situation
- Environment
- Activity
- Materials
- Schedule
- Instructional Supports
- 1. Toddler …
- 2. Two Year old…
- 3. Preschool…
- 4. Preschool…
- Complete sentences
- Professional, people-first language
- Reference list, if needed.
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Adaptations For All Children