Instructions
For your teacher toolbox resource, visit the following website for an overview/example of Community-Based Instruction or CBI and areas to focus on for PreK students, Students in grades K-2, 3-5, Middle School, and High School (Note: This link can be found in the Activities & Assignments section of this module):
Filozof, C., Eberhardt, K., & Freehold Township Public School District, (2021, January 01). The World is Our Classroom: Using Community-Based Instruction to Advance Socially Significant Behavior in Students with Disabilities. Autism Spectrum News.
Step 1 Research and Identity 2 additional CBI programs that help students with special needs learn to navigate and be a part of their community
Step 2 Evaluate the effectiveness of each CBI program from the information in Community-Based Instruction: A Guidebook for Teachers. Council for Exceptional Children. Ch 6 pages 97-108. (Note: This link can be found in the Activities & Assignments section of this module):
Step 3 Compare/Contrast the CBI programs. Which one is better? Why? Which one would you use in your classroom?
Step 4: Reflect on the plausibility of using parts of CBI in your future classroom 1/2 page
Step 5: Make sure you are using the required module resources including INTEXT citations.
Submit:
1) Cover page
2) Identify 2 CBI programs, give the URLs, and describe each briefly (1/2 page)
3) Evaluate the effectiveness of each based on the given resource (1 page)
4) Compare and contrast the 2 programs (1 page)
5) Reflection with intext citations
6) APA references
Answer the following prompts in your Toolbox Reflection: a) Did you make changes? If so, what changes did you make? b) Why did you/did you not make the changes? Ground your responses based on feedback and/or the literature/resources you have explored.
Required for Module 6 Assignment:
Read in your textbook, “Exceptional Lives” pages 76 to 91.
Read: Wrights Law. (n.d.). Procedural Safeguards in IDEA Protect the Rights of Children with Disabilities and Their Parents. https://www.wrightslaw.com/info/safgd.index.htm
Read: Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). (n.d.). Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents/Guardians of Students with Disabilities. https://www.isbe.net/SPEDReqNotConForms/nc_proc_sfgrds_34-57j.pdf
Optional/Outside for Module 6 Assignment:
Read: Chicago Public Schools. (n.d.). Know Your Rights. https://www.cps.edu/services-and-supports/special-education/understanding-special-education/know-your-rights/
Read: Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). (n.d.). Parents/Guardians Information. https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Special-Education-Parents-of-Students-with-Disabilities.aspx