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Please post discussion questions by Tuesday, 2/2 at 5 pm. This is one of our mandatory postings for the class. Please post your discussion questions on this page. Each Discussion guide that is mandatory will be scored on completeness of answers and follow thru of both the posting procedure for your own discussion guide and comments (2) made about other classmates guides. Each discussion guide is worth 6 points for a total of 30 points toward your final grade. ** Discussion Guide 3 (Also available on the home page and in hard copy format) ** · Choose a grade level that you would most likely work with. · Choose an area of difficulty that the students are experiencing (written communication, reading, math, etc.). You have been asked to recommend some teaching strategies that will work for the student who is having difficulties in the general education classroom.
 * Due February 3 **
 * Discussion Questions over Cohen & Spenciner-Chapter 8 **
 * 1) You are the intervention specialist invited to consult with a general education teacher regarding a student with academic difficulties in the class.
 * Choose three characteristics of the student related to the difficulties/disability that you assign the student to have.
 * Choose 3 strategies that you might suggest and how they would work to assist the student.
 * 1) Identify how the strategies you have elected to share with the classroom teacher in question #1 above might improve the learning environment for all children in the classroom.
 * Discussion Question over Olsen-Chapter 3 **
 * 1) Compare either the school you attended or the school in which you currently work with the Minnesota New Country School (p. 73). What do you think is good about MNCS? What do you think is good about your school? What are weaknesses in both MNCS and your school? What solutions/changes can you envision from your examination?