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Steps for Helping Struggling Students By: Laila Alkowatli…
Steps for Helping Struggling Students
By:
Laila Alkowatli
Differentiated Instruction :
When a student struggles in one area, the teacher creates a plan that includes extra practice, step-by-step directions, and special homework
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Techniques for Helping Struggling Students. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/5-common-techniques-for-helping-struggling-students
Neurodiversity
Playing to Our Strengths: Neurodiversity & Education
Playing to Our Strengths: Neurodiversity & Education. (n.d.) January 22,2016 . Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkTCSseDNms
Neurodiversity is a relatively new concept, emerging out of the autism rights movement in the late 1990’s. Neurodiversity is basically the idea that we should celebrate diversity in brains in the same way that we celebrate biodiversity or cultural diversity. To do that
Neurodiversity: The Future of Special Education? (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/apr17/vol74/num07/Neurodiversity@-The-Future-of-Special-Education¢.aspxwe
Instructional approaches: Building on strengths and using them to overcome challenges
Theoretical foundations: Evolutionary psychobiology, social and ecological theory
Assessing strengths and challenges
Learning to maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses
Helping students value their diverse brains using growth mindset, neuroplasticity, and "brain forest" metaphors
ScaffoldingThis is a method that breaks learning into chunks. The chunks follow a logical order and move toward a clear goal. Teachers form a bridge between what students already know and what they cannot do on their own. These bridges are referred to as “scaffolds.” They can include charts, pictures and cue cards.
Meeting the Needs of Special Needs Students in the Inclusion Classroom. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
https://www.educationcorner.com/special-needs-inclusion-classroom.html
A student can remind a student with attention deficit problems to keep a list of upcoming due dates for homework assignments
A student can be assigned to teach an autistic student about classroom manners
A student with exceptional reading skills can work individually with a student who struggles to read
Graphic Organization
Graphic organization can help younger students with activities like identifying the characters in a story they’ve read. This can also help them plan and organize a story they’ll write.
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children
with Special Needs. (2016, October 15). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/11-classroom-management-strategies-for-children-with-special-needs
Mnemonics
Students use special phrases to help them remember information.This strategy can also help with learning vocabulary.
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children with Special Needs. (2016, October 15). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/11-classroom-management-strategies-for-children-with-special-needs
Multisensory Instruction
This method links what students see, what they hear, how they move, and what they feel. When students learn using all of their senses, they remember the material better. Math teachers might use base ten blocks and two-sided counters so that students learn through touch.
Techniques for Helping Struggling Students. (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/5-common-techniques-for-helping-struggling-students
Focus on student strengths
If a child is interested in dinosaurs, baseball, dogs or water sports, he needs the opportunity to exhibit his expertise in that subject. See.Touch.Learn was developed with the personalized lesson plan in mind. Students with autism thrive when they are studying a lesson plan that was formatted specifically for them.
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children with Special Needs. (2016, October 15). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/11-classroom-management-strategies-for-children-with-special-needs
Peers can be wonderful role models or students on the autism spectrum. Pair compatible children together when working on projects or participating in classroom activities. Many children welcome the opportunity to be a peer role model to the special needs student. The experience is not only positive for the student with autism, but for the peer counselor as well.
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children with Special Needs. (2016, October 15). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/11-classroom-management-strategies-for-children-with-special-needs
Teach social skills,
such as hand raising, taking turns and sharing as part of the learning curriculum. All students will benefit when reminders are given. Children with autism often engage in self-stimulating behaviors such as hand flapping, rocking or even slapping themselves in the face. Help the other students in the class understand these behaviors.
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children with Special Needs. (2016, October 15). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/11-classroom-management-strategies-for-children-with-special-needs
Teaching Real-World Lessons
This Special Ed Teacher's Real-World Lessons will Inspire You | Class Act. (2015, October 27). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=_1dBa6f0qyk&feature=emb_title
Provide opportunities to take a break
. Read a story, play a short game, stand up and stretch, or have casual conversation. Sometimes an opportunity to get out of his seat and walk around the room can be very calming for the child on the autism spectrum. Try to be aware of the signs that your student may need a short break.
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children with Special Needs. (2016, October 15). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/11-classroom-management-strategies-for-children-with-special-needs
Be aware of environmental triggers. Loud noises, bright lights, and hot or cold temperatures can disrupt a child’s thinking pattern and cause an unnecessary classroom outburst. Be mindful of these environmental triggers and eliminate them whenever possible.
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children with Special Needs. (2016, October 15). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/11-classroom-management-strategies-for-children-with-special-needs
Use computer based programs
to hold the interest of students with autism. Brain Parade’s See.Touch.Learn. program is an invaluable tool when working with children with autism.You can also use your own images to personalize lesson plans for students who have specific interests. One standardized app allows teachers to create effective, customized lesson plan, that can be shared with other students and teachers who may share the same interests. See.Touch.Learn has been researched and implemented in schools around the world. It has proven to be an effective learning tool for instructing students with autism.
11 Classroom Management Strategies for Children with Special Needs. (2016, October 15). Retrieved January 30, 2020, from
http://blog.stageslearning.com/blog/11-classroom-management-strategies-for-children-with-special-needs