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How to Identify and Help Struggling Students in the Classroom by Mario…
How to Identify and Help Struggling Students in the Classroom by Mario Pichardo
Categories of Disabilities according to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
How to Identify
Observe if the students has any of the following characteristics
Examples
Becomes easily frustrated
Lacks self-motivation
Has difficulty staying on task
Takes longer than normal to complete written work
Begins to argue with you over school work
Becomes anxious and stressed about homework
Starts to leave books and assignments at school
Has difficulty following directions
Seems to work longer and harder with little or no improvement
Is no longer organized and forgets projects and tests dates
Turns in incomplete homework or none at all
Makes frequent and careless errors
Seems to have trouble with note-taking skills
Struggles with basic reading, writing, math, or spelling skills
Has difficulty remembering and does not retain learned skills
Makes negative comments about the teacher or about school in general
Receives notes home from teachers about classroom misconduct
Keep and record anecdotal notes and evidence on students work and behavior
Action Plan
Tier 1
Tier 2
Communication
Inform necessary individuals on student's status and observation, with them create a plan of action and if needed create an IEP or 504 plan
People to inform
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Early Intervention
Early and accurate identification of learning disabilities in schools can set struggling students on a path for success
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Tier 3
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A targeted intervention on specifically targeted skills
Social skills
Self management
Focused academic support
Assessments and monitor progress of students to identify struggling students
Break, moving position in class.
Have student take frequent breaks or activity.
Send student on errand.
Snack break.
Take a break.
Specific learning disability (SLD)
Other health impairment
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Emotional disturbance
Speech or language impairment
Visual impairment (incl. blindness)
Deafness
Hearing impairment
Deaf-blindness
Orthopedic impairment
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Students have both severe hearing and vision loss
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Hearing loss not covered by the definition of deafness
Can change over time
Students who can’t hear most or all sounds (even with a hearing aid)
Students with eyesight problems
Includes both partial sight and blindness
If eyewear can correct a vision problem, then it doesn’t qualify
Covers difficulties with speech or language
Common example is stuttering
Trouble pronouncing words or making sounds with the voice
Language problems that make it hard for kids to understand words or express themselves
Various mental health issues
Anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression
Developmental disability
Covers a wide range of symptoms
Mainly affects a child’s social and communication skills
Can also impact behavior
Covers conditions that limit a child’s strength, energy, or alertness
ADHD (impacts attention and executive function)
Covers a specific group of learning challenges
Affect a child’s ability to read, write, listen, speak, reason, or do math
Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Auditory processing disorder, Nonverbal learning disability
Most common category under IDEA