VSP Flow Chart of Action for Struggling Students

1. Identify Struggling Students

  • Poor academic performance
  • Slower to process auditory or written information
  • Lack of organization of thoughts and physical belongings
  • Poor time management or conception of time
  • Lack of ability to learn new strategies
  • Difficulty understanding social cues, body language, or displays an inappropriate sense of humor.
  • Attention deficit during lessons and in need of physical stimuli
  • Chronic restlessness

2. Apply Differentiated Instruction for Struggling Students

Auditory Impairments

Visual Impairments

Intellectual Impairments

Extended deadlines and in class time limits.

All students to use word processors for spell checks and grammar checks.

Utilize graphic organizers to help students with sequencing and organization of their thoughts.

Create large-print copies of classroom handouts and board displays

Utilize text differentiation (color, highlight, underline, bold, font) to emphasize board displays and presentations.

Enlist the help of sign language interpreter for the classroom.

Supplement classroom texts for braille copies.

2. Parental Involvement

Send classroom materials home in digital or hard copy to be reviewed with guardians.

Meet with School administration and parents to discuss technology, resources, and professionals available to offer assistance.

IEP Meeting

Checklist for IEP Meeting

  • Discuss Student's Needs
  • Set Goals
  • Develop Tracking Plan with Benchmarks
  • Create a Timeline and Plan for Future Meetings

3. Special Education Professional Referral

Refer Students to SPED Professional if:

  • Student is performing low and other remedial strategies have proved ineffective
  • Student has shown behavioral cues, physical ticks, or slowness of cognition

School Administration

Short Falls of the School

Short Falls of China

No program in place for identifying struggling students.

Child psychologist is available on campus, but mostly to address the needs of students with behavioral issues.

There is a large stigma against special education and those with diagnosed learning disabilities.

Many students go undiagnosed and unassisted throughout their academic life due to:

Fear of the parents "losing face" in the school and community.

Fear of the child being treated differently by other students, relatives, and even teachers.