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PART A
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Supporting Mathematical Proficiency: Strategies for New Special Education Teachers,

Allsopp, David; Lovin, LouAnn H; van Ingen, Sarah
TEACHING Exceptional Children
03/2107

In the article, supporting mathematical proficiency: Strategies for New Special Education
Teachers, the authors discuss multiple strategies to become proficient in Mathematics as an
Educator. According to The National Research Council, there are five strands of mathematical
proficiency: Adaptive reasoning, strategic competence, conceptual understanding, productive
disposition, and procedural fluency. Teachers, per the article to aide struggling students is to
first, strengthen their dispositions toward approaching mathematical problems, secondly,
develop conceptual understanding of main topics, thirdly, increase their ability to be strategic in
problem solving, and lastly to improve students reasoning skills. To achieve these goals, or
strands of proficiency the student must first analyze the task, which requires, breaking down
the task into steps. When a student creates a list of the steps required, the teacher can
evaluate the list and see where a student may have gone wrong. However, the authors heed
that students can become too focused on perfecting the sub steps they lose sight of the main
concept.
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An example, of a list of steps is shown below.

Another aide is the use of visuals, such as graphic organizers or diagrams ( to name
a few) can organize students thoughts in color or pictures, thus cueing skills and strategies
students are already aware of. By using visuals, word problems can become easier as well, the
authors provide this illustration.

The authors conclude by saying, Students should not be measured by being able to use the
skills listed above, visual aides and analysis steps.
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PART B

The Effects of Student Goal Setting on Reading Achievement

Carrie Stange
May 2016

Carrie Stange, is measuring students’ academic achievement. She creates a tiered system
where students are included in the goal setting processes. Students are included in concluding
and analyzing their work. This helps students monitor and see their growth as they learn. The
goals are yearlong goals broke down into sub-goals with student owner-ship being first in mind.
By allowing students to own their goal, students were egger and aggressive to met their goals.
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PART C

Veteran starts dog training business

Alexandra Chachkevitch
Newspaper Article.
24/10/2013

United States Marines Corps, Purple Heart Veteran, Carlos Aguirre and his wife Elizabeth
opened a dog training facility. Carlos attended Tom Rose (Dog Training School) in St. Louis,
after becoming fascinated with the skills of the military. Elizabeth involved in rescuing dogs,
met Carlos at a dog training club in Chicago where the two began dog training. The facility they
opened together, Wolf’s Lair K9, charges $85. The training is set up to not only educate the
dog, but the owners as well. Carlos says “ The training shouldn’t stop after the session. Many
people travel from other states to visit Wolf’s Lair K9, and are highly satisfied with their dogs
progress.

Carlos, his wife

and their dogs.