Case+Study+Critique

Picture Writers: Journey Through the Writing Process with Eric Carle//**
 * //Case Study:

__Content and Context__ A young boy, Oscar, in the language arts unit in an elementary school suffers from visual and learning difficulties. The teacher decides to use Eric Carle's picture books to teach the concepts of the unit. To begin with the teacher re-read some of the picture books of Eric Carle she had previously read ("The Very Quite Cricket", "The Very Lonely Firefly", "The Very Busy Spider", "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", "The Grouchy Ladybug" and finally "The Mixed-Up Chameleon"). In reading these she decided to have the children create their own Eric Carle picture book and this would allow for the teaching of such morals as honesty and sharing etc. In order to provide assistance for Oscar she would have an additional assistant in the room helping with guided reading.

__The types of Disabilities/Exceptionalities Encountered__ The difficulty faced in this case study is that of Oscar. He had visual impairments and learning difficulties.

__Modifications, Accommodations, and/or Strategies used to address disability__ The main provision made for Oscar was having a teacher assist him with reading. Also the teacher learned more about speech synthesis which would enable him to learn more easily. Team-teaching was also used to help support Oscar and his impairments.

__Technologies Used__ Video - Eric Carle: Picture Writer Graphic organizer Webquest iMovie Camera

__My Thoughts__ It seems to me that this method worked very effectively in achieving success for Oscar. I personally have also seen great value in the form of the Eric Carle books and knew that these would provide a great source of help for him. The methods used seemed to be easy to use and allowed all children to participate on as many levels as possible. I believe the project was a great success.