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Scenario 1 A student who is going blind and having trouble learning using braille. Should the student be tested using verbal testing? I have a printout of the IDEA Qualifying Disabilities from the Tennessee State Board of Education. Blindness is under the disability of "Visual Impairment Including Blindness", which means an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's educational performance. This term includes both partial sight and blindness .

Susan, an honor student in Orlando, has maintained a 4.0 throughout her academic career. During the last three months her grades have dropped drastically. Susan's behavior has not really changed throughout the year but there are no obvious reasons why her grades have changed. The teacher has had a conference with her parents to try to solve the problem. What is going on with Susan?  __Warren said the 3 questions can be__: Susan mentioned to her friend, Jill, that could be pregnant? Brandon, Susan's brother was hit by a car and is critical for months so she is not performing well in her studies. Lucy says Susan has been dieting. She has been taking in 700 calories a day and it is effecting her sight.

__Senario 1 Revised__ Sandra has reciently moved to the United States from a country in South America. Her parents have enrolled her in the neighborhood elementary school where she immeadately starts to transition into the American lifestyle. In the beginning months of her transisition Sandra has picked up on the language, made several friends and has out shined several of her peers. As the school year progresses, Sandra grades also begin to suffer. Her parents ask for a conference with the teacher to discuss Sandra's academic troubles. The teacher states Sandra is active in class but the quality of work that is turned in is poor.

__Questions__ 1. Has anything changed in Sandra's personal life? 2. Is there a communication barrier between the assignment and Sandra's understanding of the assignment? 3. Is there a developmental delay that has caused Sandra's performance to suffer?

Part 2 Sandra's teacher has been trying to meet with her parents to discuss Sandra academic progress since she arrived in America. The bakery has a very busy schedule so Ms. Jackson decides to visit her parents at the shop before it closes. Ms. Jackson has brought Sandra's class portfolio to demonstrate her progress. 

Ms. Jackson meets Mr. and Ms. Vasquez at the bakery. Once the bakery has closed and the conference begins. Ms. Jackson learns Sandra was a social butterfly in Brazil and she had several friends. It was also confirmed that she had a very good grades and never had any difficulties learning.

Mr. and Ms. Vasquez found it hard to believe Sandra was not succeeding and wanted to know why her grades were slipping. Ms. Jackson began to go through Sandra's portfolio. Immediately Me. and Ms. Vasquez states this is not Sandra's hand writing. Ms. Jackson admitted it did not match the work she brought with her from her homeland and thought it was something wrong with the samples. Ms. Jackson suggested Sandra sit in a different place in the classroom and maybe her hand writing would improve.

Sandra entered the lobby of the bakery and became worried because her teacher had invaded her personal time. Mr. and Ms. Vasquez noticed the change in Sandra and asked her to join her conversation. They asked her she understood the assignments that were given in class. Sandra responded of course she understands but she is having a hard time seeing the board. She also stated she likes her class and the students but she feels like she does not have anything in common with her peers. 

As a way to make all of the parents and students feel more a part of her class, Ms. Jackson would like to have the students and their parents share information about their families, beliefs and culture believing that the more the students know about each other, the more understanding and compassion the students will have for each other and the world they live in. Mr and Mrs Vasquez have offered to bring Portuguese foods and pastries for the students to taste as well as pictures of the geography of their country, music and Portuguese art work.  Ms. Jackson said there are several things the other students have in common and when they return to school the next day they will have get to know you better assignments that will allow her to bring some of her culture into the class room to help her feel included. Ms Jackson also asked Sandra if she was sitting too far away from the board and would prefer a seat in middle of the class or the front of the class.

Mr. and Ms Vasquez decided that she would take Sandra to the doctor for a complete physical. Until the results arrived from Sandra's hearing and vision test, Sandra said she would try a seat in the middle of the class and if she still could not see she would try a seat in the the front. She said in South America she always sat in the back of the classroom with her friends and had no problem seeing and that recently her eyes started to bother her.  Ms. Vasquez calls Ms. Jackson to tell her the results of Sandra's medical exam. Unfortunately Sandra has a disease of the eye that could lead to her eventual blindness. The Vasquez's are devastated but are optimistic that Ms. Jackson can help Sandra through individualized instruction that builds on her strengths and capabilities.Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez want their daughter to be independent and strong.Ms. Jackson wants Sandra to become confident in her self so that she can be her own best advocate.

Questions 1. Will including some of Sandra's culture improve the morale in her class? 2. Will assigning new seats in the class improve Sandra's grades? 3. How can the results of the test impact the techniques used in the classroom?

Part 3

Pictures of Trachoma http://www.uptodateinc.com/online/content/image.do?imageKey=id_pix/active_t.htm&title=Active%20trachoma%20follicles Sandra's eye test concluded that she has Trachoma. Trachoma is a bacterial infection that spreads through direct contact of the eyes, nose, and mouth. It is a treatable condition. If it is left untreated it can cause blindness.

Sandra's condition has not been treated in timely fashion. She is partially blind and a large chance of becoming has the chance of becoming completely blind.

Ms. Jackson has accominadated special lighting and purchased text books on dvd for Sandra to use in the classroom. She has also began to research ways to teach braille an incorporate the notes and activities for Sandra. Sandra was moved teo the front of the classroom where she will be able to see the board better with the help of large writing.

Sandra is also using her lap top to take notes in the class when she is not able to use a student to create notes for her.Her notes are then converted into braille so she can practice.

Ms. Jackson and Sandra's parents, Mr. and Mrs Vasquez are promoting self efficacy. They are showing Sandra that she is still able to do the things she wants in life. Ms. Jackson has pointed out there are many scholarships and programs available for Sandra to participate in to help her with furthering her education. PART 3 <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Because of the obvious decline in Sandra's work and her recent complaints about her eyes, Sandra's parents take her to get a full medical exam. After the eye exam, the doctor discovered that Sandra has developed a condition called Trachoma, which could be the cause of her academic problems and can lead to blindness ([] ). Sandra's parents called her teacher the next day to tell her the results of Sandra's eye exam. The Trachoma in both of Sandra's eyes has caused permanent scarring and Sandra's vision will never return to the good vision she had before. Because Sandra's condition is causing academic problems, Mrs. Jackson calls a meeting to discuss ways to help Sandra. In attendance were the vice principal, Sandra's parents, and Mrs. Jackson and a translator. They discussed how this eye condition can become chronic and what kinds of things they could do to help rekindle Sandra's academic success. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Sandra is excited about her future. She says she can hardly wait to go to college. She begins to think about getting grades are good enough to enroll early. I will work hard to get good grades so that I have the opportunity to get a scholarship. <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Ms. Jackson has accommodated special lighting and purchased text books on cd's for Sandra to use in the classroom. She has also began to research ways to teach braille an incorporate the notes and activities for Sandra. Sandra was moved to the front of the classroom where she will be able to see the board better with the help of large writing. Sandra is also using her lap top to take notes in the class when she is not able to use a student to create notes for her.Her notes are then converted into braille so she can practice.<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Mrs. Jackson will administer all tests verbally to Sandra in order to ensure that she can comprehend all of the questions presented to her. Mrs. Jackson also recommends that Sandra inform the class on what is happening to her and what kinds of problems she is having with her vision. []. Ms. Jackson also suggested that Sandra's parents should also research ways to accommodate Sandra at home. [].

In order to help Sandra to begin to think about becoming independent, confident and strong outside the classroom, an expanded core curriculum of training will be given to transition from school to adulthood. She will learn skills that help her use her senses and adaptive capabilities to live away from home, cook, ride the bus, get around in her community, go to college, find a place to live, and help her with social skills to meet new people and make friendships. Vocational skills can include relationships between work and play, understanding the value of work and money, job and career awareness, skills to help find a job, resume writing, interview techniques, typical job adaptations that workers with visual impairments use, and attitudes about work habits, getting to work on time attitude, appearance and motivation.

Daily living skills training can include food preparation, basic home repair, finding and using community services, money management, shopping, housekeeping,learning skills to help use time wisely. Social Interaction skills can include special classroom training to help Sandra to learn how to make good choices for herself that will help her accomplish her lifetime goals.

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