Friday, May 6, 2011

Candidate Work Sample- Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

1.)    This teacher’s guide to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is important for teachers to use whether they have a student with Muscular Dystrophy or not.  It is organized into questions and answers with information about important questions that should be addressed in a regular classroom, such as how can a child’s muscle weakness affect school participation and how much does the child know about the disease.  It includes information about children from early childhood to students in high school.
2.)    The disabled students’ Program offers suggestions on how to teach students with a variety of disabilities.  It includes information about many disabilities, but teaching students with mobility impairments is a big topic.  The website offers advice on what to do for a child with mobility impairment in your classroom without making them stand out.  These simple accommodations can help students in any type of setting.
3.)    This journal for adaptations for students with muscular dystrophy provides information on how to adapt the school environment for students with muscular dystrophy in order to promote a successful school experience.  It discusses specific categories of adaptations across the physical and behavioral domains. 
4.)    The document for instructional strategies for students with mobility impairments gives detailed information on the types of mobility impairments and how to accommodate for each individual one.  The document offers considerations and instructional strategies on how to make a student with a mobility impairment feel comfortable in a classroom setting. 
5.)      This website on strategies for teaching students with Learning Disabilities is a very informative site on many different disabilities.  It offers general information on diseases that causes students to become wheelchair-bound and how teachers should handle certain situations.  It also offers bulleted comments on how to approach a student with a wheelchair in your classroom.

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