Case Study Sara 2

It is my recommendation that Sara continues with her current schedule and add sessions with the speech/language therapist. It is understood that she has fine motor skill challenges, which would effectuate her ability to write cursive. Lastly, her speech skills are three years delay which will definitly effect her ability to read orally. She mastered addition with carrying and subtraction with borrowing and reads at second grade level. I’m sure that Sara has an IEP. The goals and objectives would need to be modified to meet her instructional level. The teacher needs to modify her instructions for Sara, to meet her needs stated on the IEP. The teacher’s comment about not being able to keep up with her classmate is very vague and points out that she is measuring Sara to the other students and not with her IEP, which would then null the comment of not being able to keep up with her classmates. The teacher would need to make the necessary accommodations and/or modifications on Sara’s work and again her instructions.

This is where the need for assistive technology is required. She needs assistance in expressing her self orally and in writing. I recommend an enlarged keyboard and Text to Speech device.

Sara has achieved a degree of strength in Logical/Mathematical intelligence with her mathematical ability. This would justify the use of an enlarged keyboard and text to speech software. Because of the personality of being curious about the world around them and the ability to use reason.

The teacher may need training on Special Education specifically on goals and objective on an IEP, due to her comment that Sara can’t keep up with the other students in her class. It is very important to be objective as possible in explaining a child’s present level of performance and how the child is performing base on their IEP and not the general curriculum.