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 * Classroom Assessment (SIM12)
 * Topic:** Differentiated Instruction
 * Scenario:** An introduction to monitoring academic achievement in the classroom.


 * Content Standards (SIM13)
 * Topic:** Differentiated Instruction
 * Scenario:** Connecting standards-based curriculum to instructional planning.


 * Evaluating Reading Progress (SIM14)
 * Topic:** Differentiated Instruction
 * Scenario:** Practical Procedures for Monitoring Students¿ Reading Skills on a Regular Basis.


 * See Jane Read (SIM15)
 * Topic:** Differentiated Instruction
 * Scenario:** Teaching reading to young children of varying disabilities.


 * The Reading Blues (SIM16)
 * Topic:** Differentiated Instruction
 * Scenario:** Strategies to help upper elementary students move from struggle to success.


 * Providing Instructional Supports (SIM23)
 * Topic:** Differentiated Instruction
 * Scenario:** Facilitating a mastery of new skills.
 * [|Assessment (EPV8)]

by Myrna Mandlawitz. This handy booklet provides the clear, complete and practical information about IDEA 2004 that current and future teachers and administrators need to know. Includes a brief side-by-side comparison of IDEA '04 versus the previous '97 legislation for each of the statutes.
 * What Every Teacher Should Know About IDEA 2004 (WETSKA2)

By W. James Popham This booklet covers the basics of authentic and standardized assessments. It is a perfect guide to the basic information about assessment tools and their use in evaluation of students, teachers and schools.
 * What Every Teacher Should Know About Educational Assessment (WETSKA7)

= Video Lab (SPV) = MLS Video Lab for Special Education includes coverage of the following topics: inclusion; collaborative teaching; assessment; classroom management; learning disabilities; mental retardation, visual impairment; hearing impairment; and behavior disorders; and more. Observation Guide (SPVG) (PDF)
 * [|The Profession (SPV1)]
 * [|Inclusion and the Least Restrictive Environment (SPV2)]
 * [|Professional Collaboration (SPV3)]
 * [|Working with Parents and Families (SPV4)]
 * [|Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education (SPV5)]
 * [|Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (SPV6)]
 * [|Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (SPV7)]
 * [|Mental Retardation (SPV8)]
 * [|Visual and Hearing Impairments (SPV9)]
 * [|Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (SPV10)]
 * [|Traumatic Brain Injury and Physical Disabilities (SPV11)]
 * [|Gifted and Talented (SPV12)]
 * [|Reading (SPV13)]


 * Is This Child Mislabeled? (CS13)
 * Courses:** Special Education, English Language Learners
 * Abstract:** Serge Romanich, a third-grade student and refugee from Serbia, spoke limited English. His education had been sporadic at best and the new elementary school he was attending had tested and classified him as having learning disabilities.


 * Accountability (SIM03)
 * Topic:** Accommodations
 * Scenario:** High stakes testing for students with disabilities.