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Accessible Instructional Materials: What Every Louisiana Educator Should Know
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Accessible Instructional Materials: What Every Louisiana Educator Should Know SSD Annual Conference 10-3-12 Donna Broussard Louisiana Department of Education Division of NCLB & IDEA
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Accessible Instructional Materials: What Every Louisiana Educator Should Know SSD Annual Conference 10-3-12 . Donna Broussard Louisiana Department of Education Division of NCLB & IDEA Supports. Objectives. Identify AIM Eligibility Legal Mandates How to determine the need for AIM - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Accessible Instructional Materials:
What Every Louisiana Educator Should Know
SSD Annual Conference10-3-12
Donna BroussardLouisiana Department of EducationDivision of NCLB & IDEA Supports
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Objectives
Identify• AIM• Eligibility• Legal Mandates• How to determine the need for AIM• How to document AIM• LEA procedures, contacts and protocol• How to obtain AIM•What to do when you get AIM
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• Accessible Instructional Materials• Specialized formats of the standard print based ‐
core materials• Enlarged print • Braille• Audio• Digital• Alternatives for SWD who are unable to access
What are AIM?
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Who Needs AIM?
SWD who are unable to access or gain meaning from standard print-based materials
• Reading issues• Physical access issues• Sensory issues• Cognitive issues• Medical issues
Common errors made by school IEP teams• Low vision – blind• Textbooks• Proficiency with reading• Team decision-making process
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Preparing for Common Core State Standards
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How Do I Determine a Need for AIM?
AIM Guiding QuestionGiven standard *print based curriculum materials ‐used in the content areas, does the student have difficulty accessing or gaining meaning from these materials? • Identify barriers other than the print-based format• Evaluate strategies that have already been tried• Identify alternate format possibilities• Identify what components/attributes would benefit the
need www.atanswers.com/aim
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Documenting AIM Decisions
• Student Profiles• AIM Determination Guide – Sample District Form• AIM Navigator• AIM Explorer – Installed• IEP• AIM Competent Authority• Follow-up• Ordering AIM• LA Digital Orders• Checking the NIMAC• Bookshare• Using digital AIM - AIM Product Tutorial
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What’s My District’s Plan?
• Need• Team• Collaboration• Plan• Distribution• Implementation•Monitoring• Evaluation• LEA Resource – National Center on AIM
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Contacts
Donna Broussard, [email protected] Bobbett, [email protected] AIM Website – www.atanswers.com/aim
LA AT Regional Centers - http://www.louisianaschools.net/divisions/specialp/assistive_technology.htmlLA Accessibility – twitter.com/LAAccessibilityWIKI – lati.wikispaces.com
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AIM on the IEP – Accommodations Page
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AIM on the IEP – AT Fields
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AIM on the IEP - GSI
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AIM on the IEP - Testing
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AIM on the IEP - Transition
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Student ProfileAnnie
• Evaluation – SLD with deficits in reading vocabulary, comprehension and prediction
• Gr. 5 full inclusion
• Reading - 2.9 grade level; math – 5.0 grade level
• Accommodations: pref. seating, small group, extended time for reading, oral responses, shorten assignments, tests read aloud as needed, rephrase test questions, charting
• Progress report: all objective “continued”
• Report card: ELA – F, Sci – C, SS-D, Math – B
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Student ProfileKaleb
• DOB 1995 • GEE 6 x – Unsat E, M, Sc, SS• Evaluation – Mild Mental Disability with deficits in
academic, cognitive, and adaptive skills• Gr: 11• Reading level – 3.4; Math level - 5.7• Accommodations: Pref. seating, read class materials
orally as requested, calculator, modify/repeat/model directions, increase time to complete tasks, extra time for tests/projects/written work• Accommodations on statewide testing: Calculator,
extra time, tests read aloud
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Student ProfileLori
• 12 gr. DOB 1991 • SLD (Math, Written Lang)• Evaluation: SLD (Math and Written Language)• GEE – ELA Unsat 6 x, SS Unsat 3x, Math –
Approaching Basic 1st x• Accommodations: Small group
instruction/testing, read class materials orally, calculators, shorten assignments, increased time, limit work required or length, extra time on tests, tests read aloud• Accommodations on statewide tests: Test read
aloud, extra time, small group
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Student ProfileYoshe
• DOB 1993 • GEE 6x Unsat all areas• Evaluation: SLD – Reading • Grade: 12• Reading Level – Comprehension – 5.6, WRAT –
3.8• Accommodations: Individual and small group
instruction/testing, study outlines/guides, peer tutors, read class materials orally, calculator, use text/workbooks/worksheets at a modified level, model/repeat/modify, increase x, extra time, test study guides, tests read aloud• AT: Calculator and EZC (reading filter)
