Impaired Case Study

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Reason for Assessment: Joe was referred for an Assistive Technology Assessment due to parent request as part of the special education services. His mother reports concerns for Joe’s organization. Joe has a history of academic difficulties due to attention related challenges. Joe is considered eligible for special education services under the eligibility criteria for Other Health Impaired (OHI). This is due to characteristics of an Attention Deficit Disorder that manifests itself in a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli that results in a limited alertness to the educational environment, which is adversely affecting Joe's educational performance. Please refer to the psyco-academic report for details.

Physical and Behavioral Observations: Joe is a polite engaging young man who …show more content…

Given 3 or less reminders and no more than 3 breaks during a class period, Joe will be able to remain on task (i.e., stay at his assigned seat, take notes, participate in group work, complete foldable etc.) for at least 20 consecutive minutes before taking a break in at least 2 of 3 opportunities in the classroom with at least 100% accuracy as measured by teacher observations.

5. Given an untimed reading session, reading material that is not of interest, close reading strategies (i.e., highlighting, questioning, and commenting in the margins), and a prompt/purpose for the reading, Joe will identify at least three key ideas that deem the reading important in at least 3 of 4 opportunities with 80% accuracy as measured by student work samples and teacher observations.

6. Given 3 reminders or less, Joe will arrive at least 3-5 minutes earlier to class in order to successfully transition back into working and be ready for the next period in at least 3 of 4 opportunities per day with 100% accuracy as measured by teacher observations.

Special Factors:
X 1 Preferential Seating
X 2 Accommodations and Modifications to Assignments
X 3 Accommodations and Modifications to