Kathleen+Horvath

Well done, Kathy!// //kz// This is the modified lesson for a child in third grade who is mild mentally impaired/cognitively delayed and is in an inclusive classroom. The lesson is designed to meet her needs at a lower level and provide visual, auditory and tactile experience to improve her conceptual ability to sequence the story and improve comprehension skills. The student will use the Intellishare activity from the Intellitools web site, to see the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears played out on the computer. Words are highlighted as the text is auditorily heard with matching colorful graphics. Within Intellitools Suites two follow up activitites are available. Interactive sequencing the Goldilocks story and an interactive activity composing sentences about the Goldilocks story to show comprehension. Assessment can be made by the teacher from Intellitools software capturing student responses.
 * //[[file:K-12 Story Sequence PPT.ppt]] Here is the PPT for Lesson Plan using Story Sequency.

__SOFTWARE EVALUATION:__ I reviewed the IntelliPics Studio software which is now part of the [|Intellitools Classroom Suite] Software. This software is designed for all curriculum and at all grade levels. Activites come to life and engage students, while using paint and drawing tools; animation tools; video, sound and image importing; and easy presentation templates engage students and sets the stage for exciting slide shows.

__WEBSITE EVALUATION:__ NICHCY National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities** Here is a link to NICHCY [|NICHCY] [|**http://www.nichcy.org**] NICHCY is a national organization operated by the Academy for Educational Development (AED). Their goal is to connect people with the research regarding educational practices of children with disabilities. They are funded by OESP - Office of Special Education Programs, U.S Department of Education - The Office of Special Education Programs.

This website is a well organized, easily directed resource for administrators, teachers, parents and youth/children with disabilities. Topics are related to children and youth with disabilities, information on IDEA and NCLB as it relates to children, and provides research based information on effective educational practices. NICHCY publications can be downloaded in English or Spanish and the web site is connected to the BrowseAloud text reader so that if you choose, you may have all the information on the site read to you. You can search for organizations, conferences, parent/student guides and publications on disability-related topics. The web site provides links to other sites such as State Resources and Current Issues in Research and Practice. Included in the web site are links for young people with disabilities for learning, connecting, growing, coping and having fun. We would rate this web site a 10 for the amount of information provided in a user friendly format.

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