Curriculum
Do you know what your school's curriculum says. Every school has one and must show it to parents upon request. Dr. Turben has curricula available so that parents can review grade by grade content.
Preschool Through Eighth Grade
1n 1995, The Department of Health State of Ohio commissioned an 18 Clock Hour Curriculum for Early Intervention Professionals representing 12 disciplines including therapists, mental health professionals, special educators, nurses, psychologists and others.
I was selected from a panel of parents because of the design of the curriculum as it’s related to family life and working effectively with children with disabilities. The effectiveness of this approach appealed to professionals and parents alike. In November of 2009, I prepared the beginnings of this curriculum copywriting the original manuscript after a mandatory 7 year limitation. It is my understanding and my responsibility to the State of Ohio that I continue to share this information, regardless of the fact that the family stories were not shared widely in Ohio.
The core of the curriculum revolves around 12 fictitious families based on real life experiences and activities that promote new knowledge, greater understanding, and belief in the fact that their children can learn. In the educational process of reconvening this information I have discovered that the original families served by this curriculum have progressed and been made more valuable in every way. It is with great credit to all the families that I have served that I introduce the curriculum again in 2009. I hope the stories and their activities bring out the best in yet another generation of children.
TWELVE FAMILY STORIES AND ACTIVITES
| Section 1A | Brown Family Story | "Transition Time" |
| Section1B | VanFonda Family Story | "3D Drafting, Designing and Developing an Early Intervention Program" |
| Section 2A | Willis Family Story | "Family Planning...and We Don't Mean Birth Control Kind" |
| Section 2B | Hughes Family Story | "Brochure Writing" |
| Section 3A | Tunycliff Family Story | "Pumpkin Chucking" |
| Section 3B | Morris Family Story | "Building Backpack Buddies" |
| Section 4A | George Family Story | "Superwoman?" |
| Section4B | Brundage Family Story | "Progress Report" |
| Section 5A | Laversa Family Story | "Juggling Act" |
| Section 5B | Evans Family Story | "Let's Join A Team" |
| Section 6A | Elliott Family Story | "Quiz Show" |
| Section 6B | Berger Family Story | "See Our Garden Grow" |
These family stories will cover the following subjects: Autism, Behavioral-Developmental Delays, Developmental Delay, Support Services, Child Development, Family Focused Assessment, Family Involvement, Parents Rights, Parenting Styles, Visual Impairment, Child Advocacy, Collaboration, Family Priorities, Infant Mental Health, Parent's Procedural Rights, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Speech Delays, Health Care, Home Based Services, Play Based Assessments, Speech & Auditory Disorder, Transitional Planning, Adolescent Behavior, Child Rearing, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Failure to Thrive, Fetal Alcohol Effects, Infant Mental Health Issues, Medical Disabilities, Nutrition, Public Assistantce, Sensory Integration, Service Coordination, Infant Mental Health Issues, Temperament, Activity Based Assessment, Appalachian Family Culture, Adult Professional Goals, Adult Schizophrenia, Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Welfare, Effects of Prematurity, Hearing Impairment, Infant Trauma, Managed Care, Poverty, Cerebral Palsy, Child Safety, Feeding & Caregiving Problems, Foster Care, Genetic Concerns, Genetic Disorders, Lead Poisoning, Legislation, Native American Culture, Neglect, Unemployemnt, Developmental Regression, Cocaine Addiction, Feeding Problems, Physical Health Impairments.
The Berger Family Curriculum
The Berger Family - See their struggles in raising children with rare genetic disorders.
Brown Family Curriculum
The Brown Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: developmental delay, family priorities, pervasive developmental disorder, play-based assessment, and transitional planning.
Brundage Family Curriculum
The Brundage Family - How Head Start helped this woman and her family
Elliott Family Curriculum
The Elliott Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: adolescent behavior, Appalachian family culture, autism, child rearing, family focused assessment, physical health impairmnets, parenting style, speech delays and unemployment.
Evans Family Curriculum
The Evans Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: cerebral palsy, collaboration, effects of prematurity, hearing impairment, speech and auditory disorders, and support services.
George Family Curriculum
The George Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: child welfare, cocaine addiction, domestic abuse, feeding and caregiving problems, infant mental health issues, and public assistance.
The Horton Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: foster parenting, oppositional behavior disorder, mental retardation, family counseling.
Hughes Family Curriculum
The Hughes Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: adult professional goals, cerbral palsy, child development, family pirorities, and program options.
The Joiner Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: cerbral palsy, early intervention, child care and therapy.
The Jones Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: crack baby, Early Start Program, drug addiction and abuse.
Laversa Family Curriculum
The Laversa Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: adult schizophrenia, child development, child rearing, child safety, developmental delay, divorce and temperament.
The Morgan Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: Prader-Willi Syndrome, hyperactivity and communication.
Morris Family Curriculum
The Morris Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: activity-based assessment, child development, developmental regression, health impairments, sensory integration, and visual impairment.
The Selleck Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: shizophrenia, alcohol addiction, developmental delays, hearing and speech issues and setting goals.
The Simpson Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: developmental delays, daycare and discipline.
Tunycliff Family Curriculum
The Tunycliff Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: feeding problems, fetal alcohol effects, health care, infant mental health, legislation, American Indian culture, parent's rights, sensory integration, and service coordination.
VanFonda Family Curriculum
The Van Fonda Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: behavioral and developmental delays, child advocacy, genetic concerns, legislation, and parent's procedural rights.
Willis Family Curriculum
The Willis Family - In this story you will find these topics discussed: autism, child abuse and neglect, developmental delay, failure to thrive, foster care, infant trauma, and sensory handicaps.