Enhanced Scope

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Enhanced Scope Sequence PLUS Delivering SOL
Content to Learners with Disabilities

• Virginia Department of Education
• (Revised 6/07)

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Our History

• 1995 Standards for the 4 CORE Academic areas
  were released.
• 1998 Assessment of the Standards of
  Learning began.
• 2000 Students with disabilities were required to
  participate in statewide assessments.

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Our History

• 2001 NCLB was enacted with participation
  and performance requirements
• 2002 AYP targets were set for Reading and
  Math
• 2003 Enhanced Scope and Sequence was
  developed
• 2003 Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS
  developed to address the SOL needs of students
  with disabilities

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Key Facts

• Students with disabilities are included in VDOE
  assessment and accountability systems.
• Current test performance lags behind students
  without disabilities in all content areas.
• Test scores of students with disabilities will
  impact school accreditation.
• Teachers need effective resources to improve
  instruction and student performance.

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Our Challenge

• Improve the participation and performance of
  students with disabilities!

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To Meet the Challenge

• Instruction for students with disabilities must
• Cover the same content as general
  education students
• Use effective strategies to address
  disabilities
• Prepare students for successful participation
  in statewide assessments

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS

• Will improve instruction by
• providing teachers of students with disabilities
  the information and resources to deliver
  SOL-based content effectively.

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Development Process

• Collaborative teams composed of
• Special Educators
• General Educators
• LEP Educators
• Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC)
  staff
• Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) staff

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS includes

• English SOL based lesson plans covering Grades
  K-12
• Oral Language
• Reading
• Writing
• Research

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS includes

• Math SOL based lesson plans covering
• Grades K-8
• Algebra I
• Geometry
• Algebra II

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS includes

• History/Social Science SOL based lessons plans
  covering
• Virginia Studies
• U.S. History to 1877
• U.S. History 1877 present
• Civics and Economics
• World History and Geography to 1500 A.D.
• World History and Geography 1500 A.D. present
• World Geography
• Virginia and U.S. History
• Virginia and U.S. Government

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS includes

• Science SOL based lessons plans covering
• Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Life Science (coming Fall 2007!)
• Physical Science (coming Fall 2007!)
• Biology
• Earth Science (coming Fall 2007!)
• Chemistry

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SOL Enhanced Scope and Sequence Plans include

• Sample lesson plans aligned with the essential
  understandings, knowledge, and skills from the
  Curriculum Framework. Each lesson contains most
  or all of the following
• an overview
• identification of the related Standard(s) of
  Learning
• a list of objectives
• a list of materials needed
• a description of the instructional activity
• one or more sample assessments
• one or more follow-ups/extensions
• a list of resources.

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS includes

• Specific Differentiation Options for Each Lesson
  Plan
• Technology (High Tech and Low Tech)
• Multi-Sensory Activities
• Community Connection
• Small Group Learning
• Vocabulary
• Student Organization of Content

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Lesson Plan Format

• Title Organizing Topic
• Overview Related
  Standard of Learning
• Approximate Time
• Objectives
• Prerequisite Understanding /Knowledge Skills
• Materials Needed
• Instructional Activity
• Classroom Assessment
• Follow-up/Extension
• Homework
• Specific Options for Differentiating this lesson
• Technology
• Multi-sensory Activities
• Community Connections
• Small Learning Activity
• Vocabulary
• Student Organization

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS includes

• Content-specific instruction strategies
• - students with cognitive disabilities
• - students with attentional deficits
• - students with physical disabilities
• - students with sensory disabilities

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS includes

• Assessment information (link to the Virginia
  Department of Education Assessment and Reporting
  Web-page)
• Links to other sites with research-
• based instructional practices

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Enhanced Scope and Sequence PLUS Benefits

• Ensures instruction aligned to the SOL
• Uses the same lesson plans available to
  general education teachers
• Saves time
• Brings resources to one site
• Includes student activity sheets
• Convenient availability on the Web
• Site is easy to navigate

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For MFor More Information
ContactDr. Debbie Pfeiffer Virginia Department
of Education debbie.pfeiffer_at_doe.virginia.gov(80
4) 371 4059andJeff PhenicieVirginia
Department of Educationjeff.phenicie_at_doe.virginia
.gov(804)786 - 0308