Date of Award
1-1-1992
Document Type
Practicum
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Child and Youth Care Administration
Advisor
Mary H. Staggs
Committee Member
Ronald H. Miller
Keywords
collaboration, curriculum, diagnosis, elementary education, identification of behaviors, individualized education program, inservice training, instructional strategies, intervention, mainstreaming, mathematics instruction, multidisciplinary teams, prereferral interventions, reading instruction, screening, social skills, special education, teacher consultation, teacher training, testing, written language instruction
Abstract
The goal of this three month practicum was to provide elementary classroom teachers with prereferral interventions and strategies for the resolution of Instructional concerns for an individual student. Three broad objectives designed to achieve this goal were: (1) classroom leachers would become familiar with alternative prereferral Interventions and strategies: (2) the building multidisciplinary team would be evaluating students who would probably qualify for special education programming: and (3) the multidisciplinary team would be evaluating fewer pupils.
Prereferral interventions and strategies inservice training was provided for classroom teachers. A comprehensive guide of prereferral interventions and strategies. In the areas of: reading, math, written language, and social skills, was disseminated to classroom teachers. Scheduling flexibility provided classroom teachers opportunities for support staff to consult and help Implement alternative teaching strategies in the mainstream.
The objectives of this practicum were achieved satisfactorily. The positive outcomes of this practicum suggest that Implementation of prereferral Interventions and strategies by the classroom teacher and other specialists. provides for collaborative efforts to enhance instruction in the mainstream for all students. Evidence documented in this practicum indicate that teachers who are aware of alternative prereferral strategies are likely to Impose Implementation within their classroom.