Developing Specially Designed Instruction

NYSED RSE-TASC SDI Workgroup

May 2013

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Objectives

Specially Designed InstructionNYS Regulation: Section 200.1(vv)

Adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible student, the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique needs that result from the student’s disability; and to ensure access of the student to the general curriculum, so that he or she can meet the education standards that apply to all students

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Specially Designed InstructionOperational Definitions

• Adapting: making changes matched to student need or condition

• Content: knowledge and skills that comprise curriculum to be mastered

• Methodology: actions by the teacher intended to produce or facilitate learning which includes the art and science of instruction (ex: teaching strategies including pacing, promoting active student engagement, positive classroom management – best practice and explicitly taught although not necessarily specially designed instruction)

• Delivery of instruction: teaching that results in access to, participation in, and progress in the curriculum for students with disabilities (ex: explicit instruction of learning strategies, task analysis, pre-teaching essential vocabulary, re-teaching specific skills or concepts, etc.)

Specially Designed InstructionNYS Regulation: Section 200.6 (a) (1)

Students with disabilities shall be provided special education in the least restrictive environment, as defined in section 200.1 (cc) of this Part. To enable students with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled students to the maximum extent appropriate, specially designed instruction and supplementary services may be provided in the regular class, including, as appropriate, providing related services, resource room programs and special class programs within the general education classroom

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Barriers

• Environment• Materials• Content• Instruction• How learning is measured

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Specially Designed Instruction Adapting the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction

may include, but is not limited to the following:

• accommodations• modifications• specialized equipment and assistive technology• strategy instruction• supplementary aids and services

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Student Barrier Identification form SDI Workgroup NYS RSE-TASC 4/13

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Choose an animal

• Think about what barriers the animal may face to climbing the tree.

• How can we help him overcome these barriers?

• How can we adapt the content, methodology and delivery of instruction to help him access the top of the tree?

• Have a discussion at your table about your findings.SDI Workgroup NYS RSE-TASC 4/13

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Lesson Planning

• Look at the sample lesson planning templates provided in your materials.

• At your tables discuss the templates and the potential to use these with groups of teachers to assist in the design of specially designed instruction

Ticket out the door

• What is special about specially designed instruction?

• How are you going to apply what you learned today to your work?

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