| Case #1: Melodie – Grade 1 | Melodie, 6, moved into Metropolis Elementary from Los Angeles in January of her grade one year. Her mother, a homemaker who appeared somewhat exhausted from managing Melodie, met with Miss Fontaine, the Grade 1 teacher. She informed the teacher that Melodie had been on Ritalin since Kindergarten and would need some special attention. She and her husband, an engineer, were looking for any suggestions the school could provide in managing Melodie at home as well. Miss Fontaine indicated that she would review Melodie’s file and asked Melodie’s mother if she and her husband could come in to meet with her and the school based team next week to discuss Melodie’s program. |
During the first week, Miss Fontaine made the following observations:
- Melodie is cheerful and friendly. She seems keenly interested in pleasing the teacher and her classmates.
- Melodie appears to have a strong understanding of verbally presented information, knows her colors and can count to 100.
- Melodie’s literacy skills are at the emergent stage – she cannot recall letter names and does not appear to have any sight vocabulary.
- Maintaining one to one correspondence with objects while counting is difficult for Melodie.
- Melodie completes 2 out of 20 questions when not medicated (she indicated that she forgot to take her pill on Thursday morning); she completes entire sheet of 20 questions when she has taken her medication
- During both individual and group instruction, Melodie frequently interrupts to ask unrelated questions and change topics.
- When interacting with peers, Melodie constantly changes topics and commonly leaves an activity or game while others continue to play.
Information from Melodie’s file indicated that she had received a psychological assessment and had been identified as having AD/HD as well as learning disabilities. She had been placed on a wait list for a special class placement in Los Angeles.
Miss Fontaine brought Melodie’s case forward to the school based team meeting so that planning could take place immediately. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall were invited and were able to meet with the team on Thursday of the second week Melodie had been enrolled at the new school.
At the meeting, the team agreed that acquiring literacy skills and helping Melodie to focus on the topic at hand were the most important goals to begin with. Develop a plan for Melodie to include:
- Areas of strength
- Areas of Interest
- Areas of concerns that are significantly affecting the student’s ability to learn and interact with others at school
- Academics
- Behavior
- Goals for Melodie
- Accommodations
- LRE
Attachment
Proposal Argument
We are discussing topics for the proposal in the discussion forum. Your topic must be preapproved (in the discussion forum), practical, focused, and local. This gives you an opportunity to use primary sources (people who are experts in the field that you interview, surveys, etc.), scholarly sources, newspaper accounts, etc. Please use the outline below as your prompt for the assignment. You must adhere to the outline. Remember that you are to cite your sources anytime you directly quote material or closely use the ideas of the author through paraphrasing. You will want to consult Everything’s An Argument for information regarding proposal arguments. You want to keep in mind that these types of arguments explain existing, local problems, suggest solutions, and determine feasibility of this solution.
I. Introduction
II. Background of the Current Issue/Problem
III.Benefits of Proposal
IV.Implementation of Proposal
V. Counter Arguments
VI.Conclusion
VII. Reference page or Works Cited
Times New Roman 12pt. Font
Any point of view (Only use the first person if you have a direct connection with the issue. If you do not then it is best to use the third person point of view.)
At least 3 sources: 1 primary source (someone you actually speak to via interview or observation; survey/questionnaire you create and distribute; etc.); 1 reliable internet source; 1 optional source (You can pick an additional source of your choice. This may be a newspaper article, magazine, academic journal, or anything else you choose if it is reliable and trustworthy. Be prepared to justify reliability.)
Appropriate format for MLA or APA style, including Works Cited or Reference Page
Use of headings for each section; use of subheadings for subsections within each section
5-7pages (not counting Works Cited)








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