Students with Learning Difficulties

What are the signs of a struggling student?

How can differentiated instruction be used to assist students who are struggling?

. Failing grades, lack of motivation, lack of class participation

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How can differentiated instruction be used to assist students who are struggling?

Differentiations can assist by allowing teachers to give additional support is the specific areas of need

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How do teachers involve parents in helping struggling students?

Conferences, communicating student needs and Deficits, explanation of interventions used in class & sharing what they can do at home

How do you determine if a student should be referred to special education services?

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After consistent, research based interventions have been provided & no evidence of progress is noted, then a referral for SP ED testing my be suggested.

What is the school administration's directive for special education?

Students are placed and serviced in the least restrictive environment as deemed possible.

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What are the signs of a struggling student?

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How do teachers involve parents in helping struggling students?

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may include but are not limited to a student acting out behaviourally because they don't have the fundamental tools to be academically sound

also the student performing at a level that is well below grade level expectations

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n differentiating it should be apparent that all students work at varying abilities and there for students should be granite and opportunity to work at a pace that meets their deficits without comparing them to their peers

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Parents should be made aware of the specific deficit areas as well as given adequate information on how to assist a student when they are at home.

It is also important that information like this is documented especially if you're dealing with students that have individual education plans or IEPs

Dr. G Robinson

Mrs.T. Wiggins