01.505  Children with Disabilities in the Classroom

BROCHURE & PRESENTATION PROJECT GUIDE

 

 

PRESENTATION

 

You should be prepared for a 10-15 minute presentation in class just as you might give to introduce the material in your brochure to individuals to whom you would distribute it.  Use whatever visual aids are appropriate.  Expect questions from classmates and 2-3 additional minutes for discussion.

 

BROCHURE

 

Your brochure will contain type of information for a particular audience.  

• It will permit more detail and be somewhat less artsy than a poster or ppt presentation would be.  

• Good brochures will reproduce well in black and white.  

• Keep them simple.  

• You can use MS Word.  Go to File, Page Set Up, Paper Size on the menu bar and select “Landscape” orientation.  You can then type “sideways” on the paper.  Next, go to Format, Columns, and select “Three” or the icon showing three columns.  When you want to start a new column go to Insert, Break and select “Column Break.”  

• Use the ADHD brochure or Adoption brochure as a guide.

• Additional resources for brochure creation can be found under Assignments

• Again, make sure to have at least three references listed as places to go for more information.

 

Types of information to focus on can include:  early warning signs, how to help, characteristics of disorders, what it feels like/simulations, disability rights, prevalence, types of treatment, who should provide treatment, and so forth.

 

MORE ABOUT REFERENCES

 

Make sure to list references appropriately on the brochure.

 

Use APA citation style for print sources including books and articles.  You don't have to double space or have a separate reference page, but the citation itself should be in APA format.

 

For electronic sources list the name of the website or a description in English and then put the URL.  Example:

 

Famous People with Disabilities listed by ERIC, Educational Resource and Information Center.  http://ericec.org/fact/famous.html

 

Be sure your projects are psychological/educational in nature and not more appropriately suited to general health or pediatrics or nutrition.  If you are interested in a physical disorder, be sure to focus on the psychoeducational aspects of it.

 

On your brochure, indicate “Prepared by:   [your name or names] as a class project for 01.505 Children with Disabilities in the  Classroom.  Dr. Doreen Arcus, Graduate School of Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell.”  It doesn't have to be huge but must be clearly stated and clearly visible on the cover of the brochure!