Exploring Tall Tales By Brittany White

Applying SETT: STUDENT Zoey is a 10 year old girl in 5th grade with Down Syndrome Mainstreamed into general education Mild Mental retardation Strengths Affectionate, energetic, always smiling and ready to work, consistently tries her best, basic reading skills Difficulties Appropriate social skills, expressive language, fine motor skills

Applying SETT: ENVIRONMENT Inclusive Social studies Class 23 students comprise the class Zoey is assisted by a special aide Teachers share a good working relationship Aide will often co-teach lessons Zoey’s social studies teacher is very attentive to her needs

Applying SETT: TASKS What everyone else is doing Reading Tall Tales Researching the history of tall tales and where this form of expression came from Research paper with both general information and a specific focus on a chosen tall tale What Zoey is doing Reading The Three Little Pigs Construct own version of a tall tale Share/show book to class

Applying SETT: TOOLS Regular Education Students Social Studies Text Tall Tale book Internet Paper/pencil to write paper Zoey Teaching aide Tall Tale book (Thee Three Little Pigs) Pre-selected material for her to research Internet CAST UDL Book Builder

TOOLS: CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Book Builder EXAMPLE: THE 3 LITTLE PIGS: BETTY'S VERSION By Brittany White

Learning Standards Regular Education students STATE GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes. 3.A.1 Construct complete sentences which demonstrate subject/verb agreement; appro­priate capitalization and punctuation; correct spelling of appropriate, high- frequency words; and appropriate use of the eight parts of speech. STATE GOAL 5: Use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate information. 5.B.1a Select and organize information from various sources for a specific purpose 5.C.1a Write letters, reports and stories based on acquired information. Zoey (Functional academics) Reading Obtaining information out of written texts Writing Able to express needs through different forms of expression Personal Health Social Skills Independent living

Resources Smiley Zabala, Joy. “The SETT Framework Revisited”