Name: Liam

Age: Not Specified

Year: Not Specified

Disability:

William’s syndrome, moderate level of intellectual disability

Other concerns:

Strengths:

Profound interest and passion for trucks

Proficiency in using a visual-pictorial communication system

Friendly and likable personality

Interests:

Trucks, especially Mack trucks

Engaging with peers

Reading books related to his interest

Implications of disability in the classroom (Fill in all sections):

Academic:

Significant language delay impacting verbal communicatio

n

Working well below grade level in all academic areas

Social:

Limited awareness of appropriate social behavio

u

r

Susceptibility to peer pressure and coercion

Emotional:

Vulnerability to coercion leading to engagement in inappropriate and sometimes dangerous behavior.

Limited awareness of potential dangers in certain situations.

Other:

Challenges in adaptive functioning skills, particularly in social development and safety awareness

Data collection and Assessment to inform planning (Fill in identified sections):

Academic:

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) to assess cognitive abilities.

Differential Ability Scales-II (DAS-II) to understand specific cognitive strengths and weaknesses.

Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test - 2 (KBIT-2) for a

brief

snapshot of intellectual ability

Social:

Observations of Liam's interactions with peers

Social skills assessments to identify areas for improvement.

Behavio

u

r logs to track instances of inappropriate behavior and triggers

Emotional:

Behavio

u

r logs to assess emotional challenges

Interviews and surveys to understand Liam's interests and motivations.

Other:

Portfolio assessment to track progress in writing and spelling

Checklists and rubrics to measure progress in academic and social goals

Current short-term (SMART) goals and strategies (Fill in identified sections):

Academic Goal/s:

Liam will increase expressive language skills related to trucks.

Strategies

Strategies/adjustments:

Integrate truck-themed materials, visual aids, and a visual-pictorial communication system

Social Goal/s:

Liam will develop appropriate social skills to minimise engagement in inappropriate behaviour

Strategies/adjustments:

Social skills training, peer mentorship, and positive reinforcement

Emotional Goal/s:

Demonstrating increased awareness of potential dangers in certain situations

Strategies/adjustments:

Behaviour support plan, social stories, and peer modeling

Other Goal/s:

Liam will improve fine motor skills for better engagement in writing activities

Strategies/adjustments:

Adapted writing tasks, use of assistive technology, and fine motor activities related to trucks.

Signatures:

Parent: ________________________________________

Student: _______________________________________

Principal: ______________________________________

Teacher: _______________________________________

Other support staff:

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