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Special Education Program Open House at Thorntons Ferry School

Join us on March 14, 2012, from 1:00 to 2:30 to gain insight into our special education program. Learn about our goals, daily activities, partnerships, reading and math skills instruction, written language development, and behavior and social skills training. Engage with our educators and therapists and explore sample lessons and technology integration. Don't miss the opportunity to ask questions, participate in surveys, and connect with our supportive community.

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Special Education Program Open House at Thorntons Ferry School

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  1. Welcome to Our Open HouseThorntons Ferry School – Special Education ProgramMarch 14, 2012 1:00 – 2:30

  2. Our Goals • To provide parents with a better understanding of their child’s instructional day • To enhance school-home-school collaboration • Technology integration

  3. A typical day….. • Core instruction in the classroom • Specialized instruction in the classroom or resource room • Additional Related Services per the student’s IEP; e.g., therapies

  4. Partnerships • Regular and special educators and therapists • On-going progress review via collaboration/consultation/weekly planning meetings • GLEs (grade level expectations), curriculum, IEP goals and accommodations • Pre-teaching of content vocabulary and skills • Merrimack Special Education Parent Support Group

  5. Reading Skills – the “Big 5” • Phonemic Awareness: K/1st • Phonics and Word Study: K-4th • Fluency: 1st – 4th • Vocabulary: K – 4th (listening, speaking, reading, writing) • Comprehension: K- 4th

  6. Reading Instruction - • Direct instruction/Guided Reading • Skills in isolation then in connected text • Repeated exposure and practice opportunities • Instructional games • Partner reading, choral reading, read alouds • Comprehension strategies

  7. Math Skills • Computation skills • Concepts and applications

  8. Math Instruction • Manipulatives/hands on activities • Practice through games • Cooperative learning through partner and small-group activities

  9. Written Language Skills • Idea development • Sentence development (grammar, punctuation, capitalization) • Paragraph development

  10. Written Language Instruction • Prewriting strategies • Use of graphic organizers • COPS (Capitalization, organization, punctuation, spelling • Reader responses

  11. Behavior and Social Skills Development • Collaborative approach • Social coaching in the natural environment • Focused skill instruction as warranted

  12. A closer look at sample lessons, materials, strategies and technology • Reading – Rm 9 (Ms. Gladstone & Mrs. Starling) • Math –Rm 11 (Mrs. LoVerme & Mrs. Wolff) • Written Language – Rm 10 (Ms. Groccia & Mrs. Rousseau) • Technology Integration – Rm 10 (Mrs. Amato, Mrs. Gendreau, Ms. Groccia & Mrs. Rousseau)

  13. Closing – Media Lab(2:15-2:30) • Questions and Answers? • Open House Survey • MSDParent Involvement Survey – April 2012

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