.Teaching Students with Intensive Communication Needs
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For this assignment you will need to describe a recognized intervention method/strategy that is appropriate for individuals with intensive communication needs. This will be a group project (maximum 4 students per group) and groups will chose the strategy they will research from a list provided by the instructor. This assignment will have two components:1.) An individually or collaboratively written paper (20 points)
2.) A group presentation (10 points)For this assignment, you will need to use several resources (including both the assigned readings, as well as other information sources) to help you tease out the central features of your intervention. You should include several formal definitions or descriptions of the intervention method from credible sources and compare and contrast these to identify the core features of the strategy. Additionally, you should include, in your own words, your understanding of the intervention strategy, as well as how you would apply this intervention in the actual classroom (or other educational) setting.
The description of the assignment must include, at a minimum, the following:
You will need to cite at least five credible sources. If you are not sure whether the sources you are considering using are credible, please check with the instructor ahead of time. At least one source must be other than the assigned readings or text. You should be able to complete this assignment in less than ten pages, including the reference page. There is, however, no page limit.
- the purpose of the intervention (and what might be typical “targets” of this intervention),
- whether specific intervention targets are elicited or not,
- specific procedures that are recommended or required in this intervention
- whether the intervention follows the child’s lead or not,
- whether this intervention uses principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), and
- the populations that this intervention is typically used with (e.g. ages, disabilities types).
This paper must be typed and follow APA style (for example, 1” margins, 12 point type, double spacing, headers, and paragraph indentation). The format for both in-text citations and the reference section should follow APA style. See page 10 of this syllabus for a checklist which should help you write your paper in accordance with APA style.
NOTE: It is perfectly acceptable (and strongly encouraged) to include information that you obtain for this assignment in your final draft of the progressive essay. It must be reframed, however, to answer the specific question posed.
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