What types of accommodations or modifications were implemented for high incidence disabilities?

1. What types of students with high incidence disabilities were in these classrooms?
2. What types of accommodations or modifications were implemented for high incidence disabilities?

Your school is continuing its professional development activities to increase an understanding of students with special needs and how to provide support for them in general education classrooms; as part of this process, you have been assigned to create a handout to support the workshop activities. You will use Microsoft Word to desktop publish your handout. In addition to your information, the layout should be visually pleasing; a graphic is recommended. You may find it helpful to use a two-column format and/or choose one of the free templates available through Microsoft Office. If you choose to use another program, the final product that is uploaded must be either in Microsoft Word or in a PDF format so that everyone can view your handout.

In continuing the professional development activities in your school, you will prepare a handout that will be shared with other workshop participants. This handout will focus on high incidence disabilities and students with other special needs. Choose one category of high incidence disability and one other area of diverse needs (i.e., culturally or linguistically diverse, or economically diverse) to research for your handout.

In this handout you will do the following:
1. Identify the characteristics of your high incidence category (i.e., learning disabilities, emotional disabilities, etc.).
2. Identify the characteristics of one group of students with special needs other than disabilities (i.e., students who are culturally or linguistically diverse, students from lower socio-economic backgrounds).
3. Suggest at least two strategies that could be used to support these learners in general education classrooms.
4. Post your handout to the Discussion Board by Sunday.
5. Be sure to include references to support your handout in APA format.
6. Use Microsoft Word to create your handout or export it as a PDF from another program in a visually appealing format; a graphic is suggested.