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How to Identify and Aid Students with Learning Disabilities
Observe and Identify a problem. How severe is the problem? Should the parents be notified or can it be handled in class?
Notify parents.
Talk to the parents. Work together to come up with strategies to use both at home and at school. Notify them of what you will try in class. Keep the parents updated on the situation and ask the same of them.
Handle in the classroom.
Talk to and
Interview the student
and tell them what you have observed. Try to isolate the problem. Do they not understand the material? Are they not motivated? Are they distracted? Talk to the student and figure out the main issues.
Once the problem is identified talk with other teachers and come up with a list of things to try in class to help this student. Does the student need special attention? Does the student need to sit in a different spot in the class? Does the student need special assignments? Does the student need further explanations or guidance?
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some differentiated lesson strategies.
Monitor the student, keep record of their behavior. Tweak the lessons as need. Take what you learn back to the teachers you talked to for more advice. If one strategy exhibits improvement, then focus on it, tweak it to make it better. Do these changes help the student?
Yup!
Keep being a great teacher!
Nope!
If necessary the parents or teacher can make a referral for a special education evaluation. A group of teachers, school administration, parents and a medical personnel will be formed to evaluate the student.
The group will evaluate the students intelligence, achievement, behavior, specific issues related to any disabilities and the student's current medical status. During the evaluation the parents and the teacher are encouraged to share any information or reports they have about the students prior experiences and behavior. The student will be judged whether or not they qualify for special education services.
No, they don't qualify for special education services.
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Yes, they do qualify for special education services.
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Scott Persson
