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Students with Learning Difficulties
By: Vicki Nelson
1.Signs
Lacks self-motivation
Has difficulty staying on task
Becomes easily frustrated
Takes longer than normal to complete written work
says the teacher doesn't like them
Begins to argue with you over school work
doesn't want to go to school
Becomes anxious and stressed about homework
report card
Starts to leave books and assignments at school
Seems to work longer and harder with little or no improvement
Is no longer organized and forgets projects and tests dates
Has difficulty following directions
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
Receives notes home from teachers about classroom misconduct
Makes negative comments about the teacher or about school in general
Has difficulty remembering and does not retain learned skills
2.Differentiated instruction
Small work groups
Reciprocal learning
multi-sensory environment
Continual assessment of students
Work with peer tutors
Adapted assignments, tests, and tasks
Understand the IEP of students
Assistant Teacher/Special Education Teacher
Visual and audio instructions with pointer
Group work with different instructions
Options for students
Allow for more time
Short and precise instructions
Repetition of Concepts Over the Day
Involving parents
Communication
Keeping them informed about their child
Discuss options and/or plans to implement
Building a relationship with them
Inform them about lessons & homework for parents to assist them with it at home
Offer volunteer opportunities
PTA meetings
Providing daily or weekly updates
Weekly or monthly folders of student work sent home for parent review and comment
Set a goal together and stay updated with progress
Workshops for parents
4.School's plan
PHASE ONE: Recognition
PHASE FIVE: Eligibility (FAPE) Free Appropriate Public Education
PHASE FOUR: Special Education Evaluation
PHASE SIX: IEP Meeting
PHASE THREE: Referral for Special Education Evaluation
PHASE SEVEN: IEP Implementation
PHASE TWO: Pre-referral
PHASE EIGHT: Reevaluation
Special Education teaching strategies
Resources
Signs of a Struggling Student. (n.d.). Advanced Learners. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from
https://www.advancedlearners.com/tutoring/struggling.aspx
H. (2020, March 3). Elementary Special Education Lesson Plans | Resilient Educator. ResilientEducator.Com. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from
https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/advice-on-making-elementary-special-education-lesson-plans/
Tucker, G. C. (2021, June 10). What is differentiated instruction? Understood. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from
https://www.understood.org/articles/en/differentiated-instruction-what-you-need-to-know
(2007). Building Parent-Teacher Relationships. Reading Rockets. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/building-parent-teacher-relationships
S. (2019, August 29). How do teachers involve parents in helping struggling students? BBN Community. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from
https://www.bbncommunity.com/how-do-teachers-involve-parents-in-helping-struggling-students/
M. (2021a, January 3). Strategies for Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities. TherapyTravelers. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from
https://therapytravelers.com/strategies-teaching-students-intellectual-disabilities/
(2013). Special Education Referral Process. Project IDEAL. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from
http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/special-education-referral-process/
N. (2021, October). Evaluating School-Aged Children for Disability. Center for Parent Information and Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2021, from
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/evaluation/