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Assisting Students with Learning Difficulties by Adam Hart, Resources: …
Assisting Students with Learning Difficulties
by Adam Hart
Identify a struggling student
Problems with behavior
Difficulty understanding concepts after repeated instruction using various methods
Low performance
Unmotivated
Needs to work harder than others
Try interventions to help the student before moving ahead with referral
Begin referral process if classroom interventions don't work
Differentiated learning
Modify class content
Modify learning environment
Offer students some resources for outside the classroom
Develop a behavior plan
Begin referral process
Discuss your concerns with school administration
Are there options before contacting the child's parents?
Contact parents
Explain your concerns
Discuss possibility of creating an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Talk with other teachers
General education
Special education
Develop an IEP:
A) Meet with an IEP team
Administration
School system representative
Parents
Evaulation experts
Teachers
Special education
General education
Other specialists
Student (if possible)
B) Create an IEP
Appropriate to meet student's needs
Tailored to student's learning style
Achievable goals
Implement IEP
Create process for assessment
Rewards and consequences
Establish success criteria
Goals
Expectations
Resources:
McNamee, Shannon. (August 6, 2021) “Interview with Susan McNamee Regarding Students with Learning Disabilities”
Hart, Adam. (August 9, 2021) “Interview with Michael Davison Regarding Students with Learning Disabilities”
U.S. Department of Education. (August 30, 2019) "A Guide to the Individualized Education Program"
https://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html
Capek Tingley, Susan. "When and How to Seek Help For Struggling Students"
https://www.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/when-and-how-seek-help-struggling-students1802.html