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Special Needs Identification and Referral Process ((Does your student have…
Special Needs Identification and Referral Process
Does your student have one or more of these characteristics?
The student is frustrated easily by basic tasks.
The student regularly acts out or disregards his and others safety
The student seems to have speaking/comprehension skill below their age
The student shows discrepancies between knowledge they appear to know and testing scores.
Exhibit motor/coordination impairment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrUNBfyjlBk
(Rosary Films, 2009)
Yes :check:
Watch the student for a period of a couple weeks keeping a written record of observations of the students cognitive, behavioral, and physical ability. Also look at assessment scores to supplement your evaluation.
Is the issue behavioral, cognitive, or physical?
Behavioral :check:
Continue observing and employ strategies like:
Changing the seating arrangement (Wright, 2018)
Rewarding models of good behavior (Wright, 2018)
Offering choices (Wright, 2018)
Teaching students to take a break (Wright, 2018)
Is the student still struggling?
Show your administrator your observations and let them know that you think a student might have a learning disability and arrange for a meeting with the parents.
Now are the parents supportive of their child meeting with a psychologist?
Don`t get angry with the parents. Talk to them in a calm way and try to give them goals and techniques to help their child anyway. Then continue to keep notes on the child's progress, try alternative strategies in your classroom, and gently broach the subject again at a later time.
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Awesome! You go parents! Your child will now be able to be evaluated professionally and have an IEP drawn up
No:red_cross:
Maybe the student was just having issues at home or with something else. Keep an eye on them, but maybe they don`t have a learning disorder. They could have issues at home though, so they might need extra assistance anyway.
Cognitive :check:
Continue observing and employing strategies like:
Scaffolding information (TTAC Online, d.n.)
Providing frequent breaks in assignments (TTAC Online, d.n.)
Repeating instructions frequently and in a different way (TTAC Online, d.n.)
Color coding different assignments (TTAC Online, d.n.)
Is the student still struggling?
No:red_cross:
Maybe the student was just having issues at home or with something else. Keep an eye on them, but maybe they don`t have a learning disorder. They could have issues at home though, so they might need extra assistance anyway.
Physical :check:
Continue observing and employing strategies like:
Making sure desks and chairs are accesible to everyone (Torreno, 2015)
The classroom is organised and clutter free (Torreno, 2015)
Is the student still struggling?
No:red_cross:
Maybe the student was just having issues at home or with something else. Keep an eye on them, but maybe they don`t have a learning disorder. They could have issues at home though, so they might need extra assistance anyway.
Yes :check:
No :red_cross:
The child probably doesn`t have a disorder. But you should still use differentiated learning strategies since it helps all students. :smiley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BVvImZcnkw
:(Teachings in Education, 2013)
