Analysis

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** Is the problem based on lack of motivation, knowledge, skills or attitude? **
Students with intellectual disabilities need direct instruction on concrete concepts similar to how we would train young children. They lack the skills to understand and discriminate between functional and positional concepts. These students need direct instruction on concepts with repeated practice using examples and not examples. Instruction needs to use real objects then move to images and finally more abstract images or symbols. The skill is important in functional and community situations - put the sock __**in**__ the top drawer, put the butter **__inside __** the refrigerator.

**How will my topic address the needs?** My bookbuilder will address the needs by providing one simple book as an example using the concept of ON. Real photos will help students with the concepts. Additional books or Powerpoint shows could be developed to reinforce the concepts taught.

**How will I evaluate the learners?** Learners will be evaluated on their use of the concept in real life situations. For example, on a shopping trip students asked to find the can on the shelf or to put the milk on the shelf with the butter.



Learner Analysis
As I stated in my rationale, over the years I have conducted needs for this project by teaching EDEX 750 and by working with teachers of students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities. Basically the teachers have provided me with the information for the needs and learner analysis of the students. Then I have conducted my own observations of my pre and in service teachers on their ability to use and create with PowerPoint. In addition there are very few functional materials for students with moderate disabilities that are age appropriate. Using PowerPoint as a way to present functional concepts provides needed materials for the classroom.

Given this background using Inspiration, I have created this graphic organizer for both teacher and students' needs with profile of learning.

Task Analysis
Once I developed the profile of my students and my teachers I needed to develop a task analysis for what I would expect to teach the students and the progression of instruction. Then I needed to develop a task analysis of how to create the actual PowerPoint.

**Task Analysis to Using and Creating PowerPoint**

 * 1) Review IEP and decide type of concepts needed for instruction - positional, cooking, functional, academic.
 * 2) Review student needs and decide whether students need real photos, videos or clip art.
 * 3) Take photos, videos or obtain clip art.
 * 4) Review student needs to determine if you can present more than one concept at a time or if you need to focus on example/not example training.
 * 5) Create PowerPoint based on directions in handout and PowerPoint which are posted on the Develop page.