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PIMS Special Needs Student Objectives

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this blog. As part of the PIMS process, I would like your feedback as a teacher with students with disabilities in your classroom. Below is a list of "Causes Related to All Content Areas" including ELA and Mathematics discovered by the PIMS team for special education students. Low performing ELA and Math MCAS scores are a direct result of these causes. I would like your input in developing student improvement objectives to alleviate these causes. Here is an example: A cause maybe "Lack of diverse reading materials." A student improvement objective for this cause would be as follows: "Students will experience a variety of reading materials including different genres and writing styles." (All student improvement objectives are written: "Students will experience".) When writing these objectives, please think that there are no limitations including money, time, etc. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Jill Davis at Ext: 4850.

Here are the "Causes Related to All Content Areas."
SUB GROUP: Special Ed

1) Lack of special techniques for memory deficits
2) Lack of special teacher techniques for student with learning disabilities (multi-modal and multi media delivery)
3) Lack of exposure to utilize abstract thinking skills
4) Lack of willingness to do entire problem
5) Low expectations of Special Needs Students
6) Lack of challenging assessments beyond quarterly exams.

Causes Related To All Content Areas
Sub-Group: Special Needs
1) Lack of diverse reading materials (genre)

Causes Related to Mathematics
SUB- GROUP: Special Needs
1) Lack of skills/practice using multi-step problem -solving process (using problems that students can relate to)
2) Lack of understanding of what a formula is and how it is applied

Causes Related to a Student Learning Objective
SUB GROUP: Special Needs
Content Area: MATH
Student Learning Objective: Identify & Use Formulas Properly
1) Lack of practice selecting the appropriate formula for a given problem
2) Lack of exposure to a special techniques (Example: Manipulatives)