Classroom Intervention

According to Rosenberg (2008), in the book titled, Special Education For Today's Teachers effective curriculum design and instruction is vital for providing students with learning disabilities with strategies to succeed in the classroom.

Principles That Guide Effective Curriculum Design And Instruction

Figure 6.2

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   Big Ideas-key concepts or principles that facilitate the most efficient and broadest acquisition of information.


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   Conspicuous strategies-steps used to accomplish a task or solve a problem.


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   Mediated scaffolding-temporary instructional support provided until the student can solve a problem or understand a concept independently.


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   Strategic Integration-integrating knowledge to promote higher-level learning.


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   Judicious review-opportunities to practice or apply information that was previously taught.


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   Primed background knowledge-ensuring that previous learning is used to facilitate current learning.

Rosenberg, Michael S. , David L. Westling, and James McLeskey. Special Education for Today's Teachers. New Jersey: Pearsons Education, Inc., 2008.