Ip Learning Map

This piece of evidence is a learning map and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) based on a fifth-grade student who has a specific learning disability in the area of reading comprehension. The purpose of the learning map is created an organizational tool that provides a framework to sequence small steps in order to read an overarching goal. In the case of this student, and other students with IEPs, the learning map is used to plan lessons that meet defined benchmarks, short-term objectives, and IEP goals. All information in the learning map builds off the information that I wrote in the students IEP. Both the learning map and annual IEP artifacts were written and adapted to meet the assignment requirements for my Competent Special Educator:

The artifact displays that I have the capability to “design and modify instruction” to meet learners’ needs and developmental level based on regular assessments 1a. This is seen in the multiple forms of progress monitoring and assessment I that build each other/connect in order to supply a clear, time-sequenced picture of the student’s skills. Additionally, this piece of evidence displays that I, as a teacher, can “create developmentally appropriate instruction that …[considers]… individual learners’ strengths, interests, and needs to enable …[each]…learner to advance and accelerate in his/her learning” 1b. For example, this artifact includes three mini-lessons and several activities to help meet the focused learners IEP goal, a short-term objective, and Benchmarks. Both the mini-lessons and activities took into account the students’ strengths and preferred format of learning. Finally, the artifact display that I can identify and understand how a student’s “development in … [one area of learning] …may affected…[his/her] … performance in other” 1f. This is displayed in the students Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance statement (PLAAFP) of the learning