Curriculum Guides for Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Mathematics

Posted: December 10th, 2013

A curriculum guide is a packet of practical ideas for teaching that is written in a convenient format as practical teaching notes for use by either you or your colleagues. It is a how-to guide that covers steps for achieving specific objectives, principles governing behavior, or descriptions of effective teaching strategies, interventions, and accommodations that a special educator can use in the classroom. Curriculum guides might include the title of the strategy or principle, explanation of its educational purpose (goal or objective), task analysis of teacher and student activities, and student assessment procedures.
Create curriculum guides for teaching reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics as a reference, in a format that will provide you and your professional colleagues with practical information necessary for effective teaching of students with ID. Ensure the curriculum guide is sufficiently accurate, thorough, and clear so the reader can implement the strategies. The guide should be usable by any of the teachers in the student’s school.
Each strategy should be referenced. There should be a minimum of three references for each subject.
Ensure that the Content is comprehensive, accurate, and persuasive; definitions are clearly stated. Major points are stated clearly and are well supported. Research is adequate, timely, relevant, and addresses all of the issues stated in the assignment’s criteria. Three or more relevant academic sources were cited. The Curriculum Guides is thoughtfully analyzes and evaluates student needs to structure writing activities. Exceptionally organized activities, that create multiple and meaningful opportunities to practice. Activities are engaging. The rubric consists of all the required components. Highly competent level of student writing evaluation is offered. Rubric is completely appropriate for English level and grade level. Information and evidence are accurate, appropriate. Use deep understanding of theories and models. Draws warranted conclusions. There is exceptional cohesiveness throughout activity. The activity builds on prior knowledge while directly teaching the core skills and objectives.
Ensure that the Research is supportive of the rationale presented. Sources are distinctive. Addresses all of the issues stated in the assignment criteria. The Design is clean. Skillful handling of text and visuals creates a distinctive and effective presentation. Overall, effective and functional audio, text, or visuals are evident. The product shows significant evidence of originality and inventiveness. The majority of the content and many of the ideas are fresh, original, inventive, and based upon logical conclusions and sound research. The writer is clearly in command of standard, written academic English.