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Week 2 - Discussion 1

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Providing Accurate and Evidence-Based Recommendations

Your written response to this discussion prompt assesses your ability to:

· Recommend evidence-based strategies for teaching students with mild to moderate disabilities in multiple classroom settings.

· Formulate evidence-based recommendations for teachers in determining which instructional strategies, teaching routines, and classroom environments to select for teaching students with mild to moderate disabilities.

This discussion also supports your achievement of Course Learning Outcome 3 and the MASE Program Learning Outcome 5.

With the passage of No Child Left Behind in 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 2004 there is a greater emphasis placed on educators to develop and implement evidence-based practices. Review  Bridges 4 Kids’ article (Links to an external site.) in preparation for this discussion.

Initial Post: Post an initial post addressing each of the following:

· In at least one paragraph for each recommendation, formulate two evidence-based recommendations; one for Mr. Franklin and another for Mrs. Mills for determining which

· instructional strategies,

· teaching routines, and

· type of classroom environment will positively affect Bianca’s learning.

· In at least one paragraph, provide a justification for your recommendations using support from at least three scholarly sources, one of which should be the course textbook.