GACE Special Education General Curriculum (P-12) (735) case studies
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The GACE Special Education General Curriculum (735) is the Georgia content assessment used for certification to teach students with disabilities who access the general curriculum, typically in co-taught, resource, or inclusive P-12 settings. It is intended for candidates completing an approved educator-preparation program or pursuing certification through another state-approved route, and it is one part of what Georgia requires before a special education certificate is issued. The GACE Special Education General Curriculum (P-12) (735) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,939 words.
1Too Soon to Say: Eligibility While the Intervention Was Interrupted
Malik, a third grader, was referred for special education evaluation in January. Screening data show he moved from the 25th to the 12th percentile in reading between the fall and winter benchmarks.
727 words, about 4 min2A Goal That Cannot Be Measured, and a Parent Asking About the State Test
At an annual IEP review for Nadia, a sixth grader with a specific learning disability in written expression, the team drafts this goal: 'Nadia will improve her writing skills to 80% as measured by teacher-made tests.' Her most recent writing sample, scored on a district rubric, shows she writes three to four simple sentences on a topic, spells high-frequency words correctly, and rarely uses punctuation beyond periods; her handwriting is slow but legible. The general education teacher says Nadia 'refuses' to revise and shuts down during extended writing.
801 words, about 4 min3The Library Corner: Building a Behavior Plan Around Function
Amara is a second grader with an emotional and behavioral disability served in a general education classroom. During the 25-minute small-group reading block, she tears her worksheet, pushes her chair back, and moves to the classroom library corner, where she stays until an adult coaxes her back.
833 words, about 4 min4The Side Table: Scaffolding Versus Watering Down in Co-Taught Math
In a co-taught seventh-grade math class, the unit is proportional reasoning: students use ratio tables, double number lines, and equations to solve multi-step problems. Three students have specific learning disabilities in math; one, Devon, has persistent difficulty with number sense and place value and still counts on fingers for basic facts.
789 words, about 4 min5Ten Weeks Below the Aimline: When to Change the Intervention
Rosa, a fourth grader receiving special education services for reading, is progress-monitored twice weekly with oral reading fluency passages. Her baseline median is 42 correct words per minute.
789 words, about 4 min