SPGN 251 Assessments and Requirements:

1. There will be three examinations, each worth 50 points for a total of 150 points. The exams will cover readings and materials presented in each third of the semester. There is no cumulative final exam.

2. Lesson Design/Adaptation Activity: The purpose of this assignment is to provide students the opportunity to synthesize and apply their course knowledge by modifying and adapting selected content, instructional strategies, and assessment procedures to meet the needs of specific children and adolescents with disabilities. Students will identify an age/grade level for students in a regular education classroom; select and describe a lesson, concept or skill that is appropriate for the age/grade level selected, and can be taught during a single class period; develop learning objectives for the selected lesson; describe two exceptional students likely to be found in a regular education classroom; create and describe easily implemented, inexpensive modifications to the selected lesson for each student with disabilities; provide a rationale for each modification selected; design and describe the assessment procedures for the lesson and create modifications as appropriate for each student.