| Behavioral Goals | Actions Taken | Year End Review |
| Physically | - ?Increase safety during convulsions to the point where no serious injury occurs
| - ?Create a safe area in the classroom with cushions and mats
- ?Place an oxygen mask in the area in which her desk is located
- ?Communicate with parents and have them monitor her at home
- ?Create a system where a fellow student alerts the school nurse during the episodes
- ?Be sure that all the students are aware of the severity of these convulsions and what the proper way to behave when they occur
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| Academically | - ?Increase concentration when reading so that she can correctly answer 80% of comprehension questions
- ?Increase arts and crafts ability to the point to where she can successfully complete the project
| - ?Use books only up to twenty pages in length
- ?Get books on tape for her to listen to
- ?Create peer reading Groups
- ?Have someone (fellow student of teacher's aide) read out loud to her
- ?Have her retell the story to the teacher as a comprehension check
- ?Provide a fat pencil for her to use while drawing or writing
- ?Give her projects that are centered on her interests, talents, and abilities-encouraging her to finish them
- ?Assign projects that can be completed in one setting
- ?Integrate art into other subjects, making fewer assignments for her to complete and more time to complete them
- ?Create art groups for her to work with
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| Socially | - ?Increase her self-esteem to the point where she is comfortable around other students
| - ?Have Judy (Ellen's close friend) redirect conversations when the turn to Ellen's symptoms
- ?Positive reenforcement for work done correctly
- ?Do a lot of work in small groups that stay the same so she can become comfortable with at least a few students
- ?Let her know that whenever she has problems or needs to talk, she can always come to the teacher
- ?Emphasize the fact that everyone is special and each student has unique talents and characteristics
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| Behaviorally | - ?Decrease stubbornness after seizure to the point where she is willing to actively participate in classroom activities
| - ?Make sure she is aware of the fact that participation is rewarded
- ?Give her positive reenforcement when she does participate
- ?Implement appropriate punishment for nonparticipation
- ?Make schedule flexible in case these episodes occur-fun activity following incident
- ?Allow her to go to the reading corner for ten minutes after her seizures occur to clam her down before rejoining the class
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