ASSIGNMENT

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HMEC5323
EARLY INTERVENTION: THEORY AND PRACTICE
SEPTEMBER 2019 SEMESTER

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English or Malay.

2. Number of words: 3000 – 5000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date: 4 NOVEMBER 2019 until 18 NOVEMBER 2019.

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is to understand the concept importance of early

intervention to children with special educational needs and their families. Student will also
understand the unique aspect early intervention service delivery and intervention.

Task 1: Early Invention Programme Information Kit (40 marks)

Imagine you are the program coordinator of an Early Intervention Program (IEP) in your
area. Nominate a specific disability which the program works with and compile a customized
information kit about the program for new parents and teachers at your program. This kit
should include essential information and tools to successful early intervention services.

In the information kit, you are required to include the following information:
 Background information on IEP
 Information on early intervention
 Information on the disability
 Information on assessment, goals, intervention method and documentation
 Information on parental involvement or parents support groups
 Information on additional relevant therapies
 Example of reliable online sources, relevant books, videos or film

Task 2: Power Point Slides and Presentation (20 marks)

Based on the information kit you have created, pprepare PowerPoint slides and present
your information kit. You will need to record your presentation, upload it to You Tube, and
copy paste your You Tube link in your assignment. Your presentation marks will be given
based on the given assessment rubric.
Number of slides: 10 to 12 slides
Duration of presentation: 10 -15 minutes

(TOTAL: 60 MARKS)

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
HMEC52323 EARLY INTERVENTION: THEORY AND PRACTICE / SEPTEMBER 2019
Unsatisfactory/No
Excellent Good Fair Low
Criteria Weightage Response Max
4 3 2 1 0 Marks
Introduction and the 1 A clear and A good and clear A brief introduction with a A brief introduction with No related information 4
purpose of the kit comprehensive introduction. brief discussion on the no discussion on the provided.
introduction. A clear discussion on the purpose of the kit. purpose of the kit.
A detail discussion on the purpose of the kit.
purpose of the kit.

Background 1 Detail and Clear explanation on IEP Brief explanation on IEP IEP background is not There is no background 4
information on IEP comprehensive background. background. clearly described. information on IEP.
background on IEP.

Information on early 1 A factual and informative A good attempt at A fair attempt a creating a The information kit does There is no information 4
intervention early intervention with creating a factual of factual or informative not provide information on early intervention.
credits supporting information on early early intervention but no about early intervention
literature. Showed a deep intervention but lacked supporting evidence. Showed a shallow
understanding. supporting evidence. Showed an average understanding.
Showed good understanding.
understanding.

Information on the 1 Detail and Clear information on the Brief information on the Information on the There is no information 4
disability comprehensive disability. disability. disability is not clear at all. on the disability.
information on the
disability.
Information on 1 Detail and Clear information on Brief information on Information on the on There is no information 4
assessment, goals, comprehensive assessment, goals, assessment, goals, assessment, goals, on assessment, goals,
intervention method information on intervention method and intervention method and intervention method and intervention method
and documentation assessment, goals, documentation. documentation. documentation is not clear and documentation.
intervention method and at all.
documentation.

Information on 1 Detail and Clear information on Brief information on Information on the on There is no information 4
parental comprehensive parental involvement or parental involvement or parental involvement or on parental
involvement or information on parental parents support groups. parents support groups. parents support groups involvement or parents
parents support involvement or parents is not clear at all. support groups.
groups support groups.

Information on 1 Detail and Clear information on Brief information on Information on the on There is no information 4
additional relevant comprehensive additional relevant additional relevant additional relevant on additional relevant
therapies information on additional therapies. therapies. therapies is not clear at all. therapies.
relevant therapies.

Example of reliable 1 Provide detail example of A clear example of Example of online sources, Lack of information Example of reliable 4
online sources, reliable online sources, reliable online sources, relevant books, videos or regarding relevant online online sources,
relevant books, relevant books, videos or relevant books, videos or film is not reliable. sources, relevant books, relevant books, videos
videos or film film. film. videos or film. or film is not provided.

Design/creativity 1 The information kit is The information kit is The information kit is The information kit is not There no main point 4
and graphics organised and attractive attractive in term of acceptably attractive attractive, messy or poorly thus no development
in term of design, layout, design, layout and though it may be a bit designed. All graphics are of the ideas.
and neatness. All graphics neatness. All graphics are messy. Not all graphics are not related to the topic.
are exceptionally related related to the topic and related to the topic.
to the topic and make it most make easier to
easier to understand. understand.
Citation and 1 More than five citations Five citations and Five citations and Less than five citations and There is no citation or 4
References and references provided references provided and references provided but references provided. reference provided in
and all citations sources all citations sources and not according to APA style. this assignment.
 and references are references are according
according to APA style. to APA style.

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TOTAL 15

SLIDES AND PRESENTATION: (20 MARKS)

Unsatisfactory/No
Excellent Good Fair Low
Criteria Weightage Response Max Marks
4 3 2 1 0
Presentation slides 1 Are creative, Are creative and Not really Not interesting. No presentation 4
interesting, clear and interesting. interesting. slides provided.
enhance the
effectiveness of the
presentation.

Introduction 0.5 Begin with self- Begin with self- Start with topic Does not clearly Does not introduce 2
introduction, followed introduction, introduction but introduce the the topic or the
by topic introduction followed by topic no explanation on topic and the purpose of
and explain the introduction and the purpose of purpose of presentation.
purpose of explain the purpose presentation. presentation.
presentation in a clear of presentation.
and capturing voice.

Contents 2 All the information is Most of the Information is Information is not Information is not 8
relevant and information is valid but not related to the valid and not
appropriate to relevant but some related to the assignment. related to the
requirements of the need elaboration. purpose of the assignment at all.
assignment. assignment.
Delivery Skills 1 Able to speak clearly Speaks with a Speaks in uneven Speaks with low The delivery and 4
with different satisfactory intonation and volume and a sentence structure
intonation and variation of reading mostly monotonous tone are understandable.
maintain audience intonation but still from notes. and entire report
interest and seldom tend to look at is read from notes.
look at notes. notes.
Enthusiasm 0.5 Demonstrate strong Show some Show little or Demonstrate no Show no interest in 2
enthusiasm about the enthusiastic mixed feelings enthusiasm about the topic
topic being presented. feelings about the about the topic the topic being presented.
topic being being presented. presented.
presented.
TOTAL 5   20