South Adams Schools
925 N Main Street
Bluffton, IN 46714
Betty Willman, Special Education Director
bwillman@awssc.k12.in.us
Abi West, Preschool Coordinator
awest@awssc.k12.in.us
Class Count: 35
LRE: 66%
South Adams Schools
925 N Main Street
Bluffton, IN 46714
Betty Willman, Special Education Director
bwillman@awssc.k12.in.us
Abi West, Preschool Coordinator
awest@awssc.k12.in.us
Class Count: 35
LRE: 66%
Describes how special education services are provided.
Service Models
• Pull-out: Service delivery provided by special educator or therapist outside of the classroom
A range of activities and environments that eliminate the physical, social and instructional barriers to learning (DEC, NAEYC 2009).
*Universal Design for LearningIntentional multi-tiered instructional strategies that increase a child's engagement, participation and learning (DEC, NAEYC 2009).
Embedded Instruction
• Strategies that address individual learning goals within the context of ongoing routines, activities and transitions.
Scaffolding
• Used with children who require more intensive supports by providing targeted approaches to move children progressively toward skill development, e.g. modeling, response prompting, corrective feedback, peer supports.
Tiered Levels of Instruction
• An approach to provide adult instructional supports that requires screening and ongoing assessment to determine impact of teaching/learning and adjustment of instruction.
Membership
• The intentional social supports/teaching that creates a classroom community of belonging for each child and facilitates positive relationships of respect, acceptance and friendship.
Strategies in place that including professional development, opportunities for collaboration and communication among families and practitioners to support high quality inclusion (DEC, NAYEC 2009).
Professional DevelopmentThe Special Educator in this district reports building a strong collaborative relationship with the Speech Language Pathologist by having daily contact, supplemented with weekly in-depth problem-solving.
Funding Sources
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Director: Dr. Michael Conn-Powers
Email: eccenter@indiana.edu