Assignment 3: Analyze Student Supports Based on the Building Blocks Questionnaire

The intent of the fieldwork experience is maintained and meets all program and course learning outcomes without the requirement for face-to-face (in-person) interactions; however, the best scenario is using one of your own students with a behavioral need. When using your own Focus Student, MAKE SURE TO ANONYMIZE their identity for FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) security purposes. Please email your instructor directly with any questions about your fieldwork requirement. 

For this course, the fieldwork experience is completed in Week 3. A virtual appropriate adaptation to the fieldwork requirement is available in the following assignment: 

This assignment, through either in-person or online observation of your own Focus Student OR viewing the online student Amy video, is designed to improve your understanding of aspects of Advanced Behavior Support and Social Emotional Learning in Special Education. Choose what it most relevant and meaningful to you. It is understood that school might not be in session and an in-person experience may not be possible. You are specifically looking for a student with behavioral challenges and needs.

Review Mather, et al. (2015) pages 7-13 to get an overview of the Building Blocks Framework; pay particular attention to pages 14-19 to look at how strengths/assets and challenges/needs in the BBQ can point to effective interventions.  

If you are using your own Focus Student with a pre-existing BIP, it is expected that you obtain approval from your instructor. You are expected to gather original data to create a NEW intervention plan rather than merely tweaking an existing plan with previously collected data from someone else. The assignment will work much better if you have strong familiarity with the student rather than someone brand new to your class or caseload. 

• You obtain approval from your instructor
• You collect new data on the BBQ survey.
• You clearly and specifically cite and highlight ALL text copied from the previous BSP/IEP/BIP.
• You create NEW text addressing every section of the assignment.
• The bulk of the submitted assignment is your original work.

Observation Choices (Choose One): Video of Amy OR observation of your anonymized Focus Student for new IEP/behavior plan. 

Amy Seeks Your Assistance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQMGVp79EeI (1:16, copy and paste the link if it doesn’t open.)  

Download and read Amy’s Case History if you’re using her as your case study. Amy’s background provides other clues to her assets, needs, and interests. Download and complete Blank Writable BBQ Survey pdf worksheet and upload.

Note that a student’s strengths/assets might be areas where they RARELY have any issues, and areas of challenges/needs are often areas where the student FREQUENTLY has issues. The SOMETIMES category could be either a relative strength/asset or challenge/need depending on balance of other measures. Sometimes could be a relative strength/asset or challenge/need, depending on the balance of other measures. Look for relative strengths/assets and challenges/needs for each item in each domain.  

Complete ALL blocks of the BBQ form for AMY OR your anonymized Focus Student. Complete the field notes worksheet based on your BBQ information and Amy’s case study if you’re using the video.