Alternate Curriculum
Alternate Curriculum is a state and/or district adopted curriculum for students who are unable to succeed in the general curriculum. However, students will have access to the general curriculum as it will be modify to the student's needs. Specially designed instruction is adapting the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique educational needs of the student so that he/she can access the general curriculum.
Instructional Strategies:
Instructional Strategies:
- Self-Management
- Graphic Organizers
- Visual Supports
- Tools that give information: daily schedules, activity schedules, calendars, choice boards/menus, and safety signs.
- Social Scripts
- Task Analysis
- Task selection and variation, ex: incorporate "first-then"
- Visualization
- Social Skills and Friendship
Assessments
- Individualized Education Program (IEP)-goals and objectives are based upon a student's assessed needs.
- California Alternative Program Assessment (CAPA)
- California English Language Development Test (CELDT)
- Portfolio of student's class work
Related Services
- Speech and Language
- Adapted Physical Education (APE)
- Counseling and Guidance
- Psychological Services
- Health, Nursing, and Social Services
- Transportation
- Vocational Education and Career Development