Assignment
Exceptional Children
Directions: Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your responses should total eight (8) double spaced pages in length.
Part 1
Discuss the following concepts and provide an example for each as it relates to the developmental-behavioral approach.
1. Negative reinforcement
2. Intrinsic reinforcement
3. Positive reinforcement
4. Natural and logical consequences
5. Withdrawing or withholding reinforcement
6. Incompatible behaviors
7. Catch the child being good
8. Reminders, redirection, reprimands
9. Sit and watch
10. Time-out
Part 2
In order to acknowledge and understand the diversity of childrearing beliefs and practices among families, you must first acknowledge and understand your own beliefs and practices about childrearing. Exploring and analyzing your own history and its effects on your behavior may assist you in creating a better understanding and compassion for the families with which you are entrusted to support. Please review the section on Cultural Models and Child-Rearing Practices (pages 75–78) and write a 2-page reflection essay discussing your own child-rearing beliefs and practices and how these beliefs might influence your work with diverse families.
Discuss how these topics do or do not influence you today and how they might have an effect on your work with diverse families. Stay focused on relevant information concerning the implications for your work with young children and their families.
· History: family history of ethnic origin, language (s), geography, and immigration
· Growing up: where you grew up, pattern of movement or stability, and your family of origin structure
· Your current family or living structure
· Values of independence or interdependence
· Discipline approaches
· Attitudes toward disability
· Influence of racism
· Family structure
· Parents’ roles
· Caregiver-child communication
· Medical practices
Part 3
Using the information in Chapter 10, you will compare and contrast three (3) inclusion models by filling out the Inclusion Support Model Chart (see below). For each model, your will describe the key elements and distinctive characteristics, examine the advantages and challenges, and discuss the resources needed to implement each model.
One-To-One Assistant
Itinerant Consultation
Coteaching
Key elements and distinctive characteristics of model
Advantages
Challenges
Resources needed to implement the model
Part 4
Next, assume you have been hired by a school district to provide inclusion support to children with disabilities, ages 3–5. Write a two-page reflection essay on which inclusion model you might like to try and why. Discuss what it might look like and what skills you might need to acquire or already have that might help the model develop successfully—keep in mind that there is no one right inclusion ...
1. Assignment
Exceptional Children
Directions: Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete
sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and
grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your
responses should total eight (8) double spaced pages in length.
Part 1
Discuss the following concepts and provide an example for each
as it relates to the developmental-behavioral approach.
1. Negative reinforcement
2. Intrinsic reinforcement
3. Positive reinforcement
4. Natural and logical consequences
5. Withdrawing or withholding reinforcement
6. Incompatible behaviors
7. Catch the child being good
8. Reminders, redirection, reprimands
9. Sit and watch
10. Time-out
2. Part 2
In order to acknowledge and understand the diversity of
childrearing beliefs and practices among families, you must first
acknowledge and understand your own beliefs and practices
about childrearing. Exploring and analyzing your own history
and its effects on your behavior may assist you in creating a
better understanding and compassion for the families with
which you are entrusted to support. Please review the section on
Cultural Models and Child-Rearing Practices (pages 75–78) and
write a 2-page reflection essay discussing your own child-
rearing beliefs and practices and how these beliefs might
influence your work with diverse families.
Discuss how these topics do or do not influence you today and
how they might have an effect on your work with diverse
families. Stay focused on relevant information concerning the
implications for your work with young children and their
families.
· History: family history of ethnic origin, language (s),
geography, and immigration
· Growing up: where you grew up, pattern of movement or
stability, and your family of origin structure
· Your current family or living structure
· Values of independence or interdependence
· Discipline approaches
· Attitudes toward disability
· Influence of racism
· Family structure
· Parents’ roles
· Caregiver-child communication
· Medical practices
Part 3
Using the information in Chapter 10, you will compare and
contrast three (3) inclusion models by filling out the Inclusion
Support Model Chart (see below). For each model, your will
describe the key elements and distinctive characteristics,
3. examine the advantages and challenges, and discuss the
resources needed to implement each model.
One-To-One Assistant
Itinerant Consultation
Coteaching
Key elements and distinctive characteristics of model
Advantages
Challenges
Resources needed to implement the model
Part 4
Next, assume you have been hired by a school district to
provide inclusion support to children with disabilities, ages 3–5.
Write a two-page reflection essay on which inclusion model you
might like to try and why. Discuss what it might look like and
what skills you might need to acquire or already have that might
help the model develop successfully—keep in mind that there is
no one right inclusion model. There are a variety of ways to
accomplish inclusion. The
choice of models depends on the needs of the child, family,
staff, and resources of the program.
Grading Rubric
4. Please refer to the rubric below for the grading criteria for this
assignment.
CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable
20 points15 points10 points 5 points
Thoroughly and clearly
discussed key elements of
each model.
Clearly discussed key
elements of each model.
Adequately discussed key
elements of each model
Poorly discussed key
elements of each model.
20 points15 points10 points 5 points
Thoroughly and clearly
discussed three advantages
and three challenges of each
model.
Clearly discussed two
advantages and two
challenges of each model.
Adequately discussed one
advantage and one
challenge of each model.
Some advantages and
challenges of each model
are incorrect.
15 points10 points5 points2 points
Thoroughly and clearly
identified three resources
needed for each model.
Clearly identified two
resources needed for each
model.
5. Adequately identified one
resource needed for each
model.
Poorly idenitfied resources
needed for each model.
20 points15 points10 points 5 points
Essay thoughtfully and
clearly supports the student's
opinion of the inclusion
model.
Essay clearly supports the
student's opinion of the
inclusion model.
Essay adequately supports
the student's opinion of the
inclusion model.
Essay poorly supports the
student's opinion of the
inclusion model.
10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
Student makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Student makes more than
4 errors in grammar or
spelling that distract the
reader from the content.
6. 15 points 12 points 8 points 5 points
The paper is written in
proper format. All sources
used for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
Excellent organization,
including a variety of
thoughtful transitions.
The paper is written in
proper format with only 1-2
errors. All sources used for
quotes and facts are credible
and most are cited correctly.
Adequate organization
includes a variety of
appropriate transitions.
The paper is written in
proper format with only 3-5
errors. Most sources used
for quotes and facts are
credible and cited correctly.
Essay is poorly organized,
but may include a few
effective transitions.
The paper is not written in
proper format. Many
sources used for quotes
and facts are less than
credible (suspect) and/or
are not cited correctly.
Essay is disorganized and
does not include effective
transitions.
Key elements and
distinctive
characteristics of
7. each model (20
Points)
Resources for each
model (15 Points)
Inclusion model
essay (20 Points)
Mechanics -
Grammar,
Punctuation,
Spelling (10 Points)
Format - APA
Format, Citations,
Organization,
Transitions (15
Points)
Advantages and
challenges for each
model (20 Points)