ELM;201

ELM-201 Development Scenarios

In the following scenarios, students are exhibiting one of the four types of atypical development: linguistic, physical, cognitive, and social/emotional. Students are not currently receiving accommodations due to an IEP or 504 plan.

Scenario 1: Linguistic  

Luz is 8 years old and in the third grade. She is an English language learner who is one year below grade level in reading and writing. The only language spoken in her home is Spanish. Luz struggles with reading comprehension and is behind in vocabulary development. She also struggles to form complete sentences while writing but can sound out words she is unfamiliar with.

Scenario 2: Physical 

Henry is a 6-year-old and in the first grade. He is having trouble gripping and holding his pencil and creating accurate marks. Henry does not have sufficient control over holding his writing utensil. 

Scenario 3: Cognitive 

Jamere is 12 years old and in the seventh grade. He struggles with using critical thinking skills and consistently gives only basic responses to questions in class. Jamere enjoys learning when there is an activity involved but needs assistance in getting started and during difficult parts of the activity.  

Scenario 4: Social/Emotional 

Christina is 5 years old and in kindergarten. She is having difficulty with other children in the classroom as she does not want to cooperate in tasks or activities with them. She turns her back and crosses her arms once another student approaches her to engage in play or complete tasks at her table. When the teacher attempts to get Christina to participate with them, she will often ignore the teacher and pretend she is not listening.

Scenario 1: Linguistic	Typical Linguistic Milestones	Developmentally Appropriate Strategies
Scenario 2: Physical	Typical Physical Milestones	Developmentally Appropriate Strategies
Scenario 3: Cognitive	Typical Cognitive Milestones	Developmentally Appropriate Strategies
Scenario 4: Social/Emotional	Typical Social/Emotional Milestones	Developmentally Appropriate Strategies

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