All educators regularly collect information pertaining to student performance during lessons or instructional activities as a method of monitoring student progress. This type of assessment, while informal, provides excellent information related to the content standards such as the Common Core and the pacing of the lessons.

Instructions:
Using support from your assigned reading, the Instructor Guidance, and the discussions, submit the following for evaluation. Use the below guidelines for creating your written assignment. If you have questions about the assignment or the rubric, please contact your Instructor using the “Ask Your Instructor” discussion before the due date.

Content Expectations:

• Lesson Plan (4 points): Using one of the Example Lesson Plans in the Week One Required Resources list as a starting point, revise the lesson plan, using the lesson plan template, to include accommodations and/or modifications that align to two or more CCSS.
• Justification (4 points): Write a one page justification of your revisions, fully addressing the reasons why the accommodations and/or modifications you designed are effective for students with mild to moderate disabilities.

Written Expectations:

• Syntax and Mechanics (1 point): Exhibit meticulous use of grammar, spelling, and organization throughout your submission.
• Organization (.5 points): Use the lesson plan template provided.
• Source Requirement (1 point): Reference at least three scholarly sources, which may include your course textbook, in order to provide credible evidence to support your ideas.
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table downloadoffers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Additional Page Requirement (.5 points): Your submission must include a separate title and reference page.
• APA format (1 point): All in-text citations, page formatting, and references must be written in APA 6th edition format.

Text

Cohen, L. & Spenciner, L. (2009) Teaching students with mild and moderate disabilities: Research-based practices (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Publication.