f)
Have all students complete the following activities:
v Write their first and last names with their toes
v Write their first and last names with their non-dominant hand (…with the left
hand if they are right-handed and with the right hand if they are left-handed)
9. After the group members have experienced their disabilities, have each student
complete Part One of the “Disability Reflections” handout.
10. After completing the “Disability Reflections” handout, regroup the students placing
the like disabilities together (all thimbles together, all sunglasses together, etc.).
11. Each student will share his responses from Part One with his group. After sharing
responses, have students complete Part Two.
12. Each group should choose a spokesperson to report to the whole group the following:
v the disability they experienced, which of their senses it affected, what they
learned, and
v how teachers and classmates can help these disabled students achieve success.
Suggested Criteria for “Little Books”
Criteria
1. Storyline
1 = lowest
1
2
5 = highest
3
4
5
2. Illustrations
1
2
3
4
5
3. Evidence of understanding and sensitivity to
disability
4. Organization
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
5. Overall appearance
1
2
3
4
MODULE 3:
1. Each group with a similar disability will work together to write a Little Book (must
be six to eight pages in length) about a person or animal with the same disability they
experienced. Encourage the use of technology in book creation.
I Can Be Different
ASSESSMENT:
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After books have been completed, arrange for students to read their books to a younger
audience.
2. Have the students use the “I’m Special Interview/Observation” sheet to interview
non-core curricular teachers as well as special education teachers, speech therapists,
and teachers of the visually impaired or the hearing impaired. The students are to find
out how the teachers are meeting the needs of the disabled students in the areas of
music, art, speech and hearing, physical education, health education and others. The
specific expertise of the guidance counselor would be a valuable component to
include in this research and inquiry.
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