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Accessible Instructional Materials: What Every Louisiana Educator Should Know

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

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Accessible Instructional Materials: What Every Louisiana Educator Should Know

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  1. 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

  2. Objectives Louisiana Believes 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

  3. What are AIM? Louisiana Believes • 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 print

  4. Who Needs AIM? Louisiana Believes 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

  5. Preparing for Common Core State Standards Louisiana Believes

  6. How Do I Determine a Need for AIM? Louisiana Believes AIM Guiding Question Given 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

  7. Documenting AIM Decisions Louisiana Believes • 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

  8. What’s My District’s Plan? Louisiana Believes Need Team Collaboration Plan Distribution Implementation Monitoring Evaluation LEA Resource – National Center on AIM

  9. Contacts Louisiana Believes Donna Broussard, donna.broussard@la.gov Jackie Bobbett, jackie.bobbett@la.gov LA AIM Website – www.atanswers.com/aim LA AT Regional Centers - http://www.louisianaschools.net/divisions/specialp/assistive_technology.html LA Accessibility – twitter.com/LAAccessibility WIKI – lati.wikispaces.com

  10. AIM on the IEP – Accommodations Page Louisiana Believes

  11. AIM on the IEP – AT Fields Louisiana Believes

  12. AIM on the IEP - GSI Louisiana Believes

  13. AIM on the IEP - Testing Louisiana Believes

  14. AIM on the IEP - Transition Louisiana Believes

  15. 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 Louisiana Believes

  16. Student ProfileKaleb Louisiana Believes 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

  17. Student ProfileLori Louisiana Believes 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 1stx 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

  18. Student ProfileYoshe Louisiana Believes 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)

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