Resource File (RF)

Resource File #1

Assignment Description

Background  

A Resource File (RF) is a computer file that includes detailed information about one disability, chosen by you, the student. According to the Texas Education Agency about 11% of all public-school students in 2020 – 2021 received special education services, between two and three children in a class of twenty. That being the case, the goal of this assignment is for you to understand specific details about a child with a disability.

 

NAEYC Standards Addressed in This Assignment 

·  Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on development and learning (Standard 1b). 

· Knowing about and understanding diverse family and community characteristics (Standard 2a). 

 

 

Instructions  

1. View the following in the RF Module in Canvas:

· RF#1 Description

· RF#1 Example

· RF#1 Grading Rubric

· RF#1 Template

2. Formatting Requirements

· APA style for citations

· Size 11 font

· 1.5 spacing

· Works Cited page

 

3. Choose a disability from your textbook, instructor’s acceptable list, or other appropriate resource. 

4. Research the disability. 

5. Complete the RF#1 Template

6. Cite Sources

7. Submit RF Part 1 by the due date. 

8. Make any changes to each of the four parts recommended by your instructor. 

9. Save it to add to parts 2, 3, and 4 to make up your Exceptionality Resource File (ERF). 

 

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