A1. Include visual supports in your daily schedule. The visual supports that I have chosen for Maria’s daily schedule include a group of numbers to signify math, a blue and white “Bathroom Break” image, a picture of the resource room for her resource room time, a music note, art sign and P.E for her different specials depending on the day. I also included a lunch sack for lunch time, a book for core reading time, a picture of a group of students reading for reading interventions groups, a picture of the playground for recess, a molecule for science, a thumbs up for choice time, and lastly, a bell for dismissal.

A1a. Explain why the visuals you have included are developmentally appropriate for Maria: The visuals that I have chosen are developmentally appropriate because they are at her age level. Maria is a ten-year-old girl who is in fourth grade. Her reading assessments show that she is between yearend of first grade and beginning third grade level for reading. Because there was such a vast range in her reading abilities, I chose some pictures that had words and others that did not. I made sure not to use any younger kid pictures as to ensure that I was …show more content…
I have used the same pictures as her daily schedule to help exercise her memory to use the bathroom. I also used a thumbs up or down for her to circle depending on if she went that period of time without soiling herself. At the bottom of the chart, I incorporated some math so that she can add up her thumbs up. I did not include counting the thumbs down at the bottom of the chart, as I wanted to start by focusing on positive reinforcement. Our text explains that, “Positive reinforcement is the best way to increase desirable student behaviors. (Teaching Students who are Exception, Diverse, and at Risk in the General Education Classroom, 2012) If Maria reaches her goal for the day prior, she will be able to help out in the café during her choice