This document provides instructions for a presentation assignment where students must choose a specific exceptionality, research it through at least two peer-reviewed articles, and create a 15-20 slide PowerPoint presentation covering key aspects of the exceptionality such as identification and assessment, incidence and causes, cultural considerations, prognosis, and recommended interventions from early childhood through adulthood. Students are asked to include detailed speaker's notes for each slide and follow APA formatting standards for citations and references.

1. In this course, you have learned about a range of
exceptionalities in children. For this assignment, you will have
the opportunity to gain a more in-depth understanding of a
particular exceptionality.
The local public school has asked you to give a presentation to
parents or teachers about a specific exceptionality of your
choice.
The presentation should cover at least two peer-reviewed
articles.
Select an exceptionality for this assignment and provide the
following information in your presentation:
Describe the exceptionality, including its identification and
assessment.
Explain the incidence of exceptionality in children, including
known causes or those hypothesized in peer-reviewed research.
Describe the cultural considerations in identification,
assessment, and intervention.
Hypothesize the prognosis.
Recommend interventions for the following areas:
At school
In the community
At home
From early childhood through transition into adulthood
While developing the presentation, keep in mind individual
differences and strengths, culturally and linguistically diverse
populations, and ethical or legal issues in identification,
assessment, and intervention.
Be sure to include detailed speaker notes to accompany each
slide to elaborate on the talking points being raised in the slide.
Use the accompanying PowerPoint presentation tip list to assist
in formatting the presentation and speaker’s notes.
Be sure to include a title slide and a slide with your references
. All citations and the reference list should follow APA format.
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2. to review some useful tips for an effective slideshow.
Develop a 15–20-slide presentation in PowerPoint
(
not counting the title and reference list slides
). Provide detailed speaker notes for each slide of your
presentation, which include the main talking points for the topic
addressed in the slide. Apply APA standards to citation of
sources. Use the following file naming convention:
LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.ppt.
By
Monday, July 20, 2015
, deliver your assignment to the
M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox
.