Specification and Description of Context
Organization: Shield City Empowerment Initiative (Website: Shield City)
This organization is dedicated to providing personalized tutoring and physical therapy to children with disabilities within the community.
Educational services are delivered predominantly through speech activities and life skills training, with a strong emphasis on life skills development.
2. Statement of Consultation Goal
The primary objective for Shield City is to seek professional assistance to establish and refine educational goals and plan activities tailored for students with Autism, focusing on two or three learners specifically.
Student A
Learner descriptions: He had jaundice as an infant and now has mild cerebral palsy on one side of his body. His speech is excellent, but his academic progress is severely delayed. He struggles with recalling colors and easily forgets simple fruits or animals. He has only been coming to the center for a month now and is showing some progress.
Academic goals:
Goal 1: Identify colors and fruits (need current achievement)
Use of time delay instructional strategy
Limit items taught to less than five
Student B
Learner descriptions: He is an 11-year-old student with autism. He started reading a year ago and is currently working on spelling skills. He can write words on a three-lined paper. He guesses many words based on the starting letters.
Academic goals:
Goal 1: Phonemic awareness
Identify middle and final sounds (need current achievement)
Segmentation (need current achievement)
3. Consultation Plan
Monthly Video Calls: Starting from January 2024, these calls will serve as a platform to consult on the educational plans and to exchange ideas for potential activities that are informed by the specific needs of the learners.
Each month, consultations are provided to:
Conduct progress monitoring through observations.
Make necessary adjustments to the educational goals based on the progress and observations.
Provide professional development opportunities as needed to enhance the capabilities of the staff at Shield City.
4. Evaluation Procedures
The evaluation will incorporate anecdotal reports derived from observations made during the consultation period. These observations will likely capture student engagement and progress, allowing for a qualitative assessment of the educational interventions put in place.