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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Marty,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I have worked with special needs students in Programming with Alice. They do get really excited about what they can do. Mostly, it’s matter of patience and expectations. I allow them to take baby steps as compared to my ‘regular’ students and have everything mapped out step by step depending on the need. I use check lists. I’ve worked with students with IEP’s and one young man with Autism. All are high school students. I wish you the very best in introducing them to a whole new world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#1F497D'>Miss Wendy Sue Evans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Conestoga Valley High School<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Math and Computer Science Teacher<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu [mailto:alice-teachers-bounces+wendy_evans=cvsd.k12.pa.us@lists.andrew.cmu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Don Slater<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 29, 2013 2:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Marty Schultz<br><b>Cc:</b> Alice Teachers<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: alice-teacher Alice listserv<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marty,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>We have reports of special needs students have a wonderful and successful experience with Alice.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I believe that your question is an excellent one for the listserv, and I am just as interested in seeing the responses as you are.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have cc'd the list with this message.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>All the best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Don Slater<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 29, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Marty Schultz <<a href="mailto:schultz_marty@hotmail.com">schultz_marty@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Don,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the listserv membership.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m one week into the class, and Alice is quite a hit with the students. You guys did a great job.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Two of the students are special needs – slightly slower than average. They are excited about it, and the hope is that they “find themselves” by learning to program. Have other teachers worked with special needs kids with Alice? Do they have any suggestions or insights?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>--Marty</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>