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Support Materials for Students with Special Education Needs
English K–6
Case Studies
Case study 4
ABC record sheet – Miguel (morning circle)
(cont)
Antecedents
Behaviour(s)
Consequences
T:
And the book says.
Places the book
Lifts head and looks away.
with tactiles attached in front of Miguel.
Teacher lifts Miguel’s hand and assists
him to feel the symbol (tactile) of the boy.
T:
Have a feel, there’s a… there’s a boy
Head drops.
T:
Can you feel it? With his
on the book
.
arms and his legs.
T:
I went walking. What did you see?
Miguel lifts his head and arm.
Head down.
T:
So someone says ‘I went walking’
Miguel lifts head slightly.
T:
Hmm, does anyone want
and then there’s a question, ‘What did
to know what they saw?
you see?’
(Daena says
Miguel
.)
T:
Miguel
(laughs)
wants to know.
Miguel would you like to turn the
Smiles. Lifts arm.
T:
Yes, OK, you can turn the
next page?
next page.
Puts book in front of Miguel.
Daena was right, you did want
to know.
The teacher assists Miguel to turn
the page.
T:
OK, so here we go. You ready?
Miguel lifts head slightly.
T:
Oh, it’s hard work.
Lift your head.
Here we go 1, 2, 3.
Teacher assists Miguel to
finish turning the page.
T:
Good turning.
Removes Miguel’s hand.
T:
Maybe Elodie can read the braille
this time
. (Elodie vocalises)
T:
Have a feel of what is on the page.
Assists Miguel to feel the tactile symbol
Miguel starts to lift his head and look (The teacher continues to read
of a bird.
It’s got a beak, and a wing.
up slowly.
with other students then brings
What do you think that is Miguel?
the book back to Miguel.)
T:
Miguel, have a feel of what’s on the
Miguel lifts head.
page. I didn’t read this page did I?
Puts
the book in front of Miguel and assists
him to feel a tactile symbol of a horse.
TA:
Not yet
.
T:
What do we think it is?
Miguel lifts head.
Hoh, it’s got a tail and it’s got a mane,
some legs, a nose.
Assists Miguel to feel a tactile horse.
(TA is talking to Elodie in the
background.)
T:
And I think it says ‘neigh’.
Miguel smiles and lifts left arm.
Teacher moves away to read
(Daena says
A horse
.)
with other students.
