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Students with Learning Difficulties By Alexis Powell
Identifiers
• Problems reading, writing, and/or math
• Inability to recall information from memory
• Easily distracted
• Trouble following directions
• Clumsiness
• Trouble speaking
• Problems staying organized
• School performance varying week to week
• Problems understanding words and concepts
• Acting without really thinking about possible outcomes (impulsiveness)
• “Acting out” in school or social situations
• Difficulty staying focused; being easily distracted
• Difficulty saying a word correctly out loud or expressing thoughts
• Problems with school performance from week to week or day to day
• Speaking like a younger child; using short, simple phrases; or leaving out words in sentences
• Having a hard time listening
• Problems dealing with changes in schedule or situations
• Problems understanding words or concepts
Differentiation Instruction Strategies
• Have practice exercises available for lessons, in case the student has problems.
• Have more complex lessons recorded and available to the students.
• Give assignments both in written and oral form.
• Eliminate classroom distractions
• At the end of class, summarize the important segments of each presentation.
• Frequently verbalize what is being written on the board.
• Repeat or re-word complicated directions.
• Keep oral instructions logical and concise and reinforce them with brief cue words.
• Use adaptive equipment if appropriate
• Clearly define classroom expectations for behavior.
• Model what you want students to do.
• Provide independent practice.
• Use diagrams, graphics and pictures to support instruction.
• Present information visually and verbally.
• Break learning tasks into small steps.
Parental Involvement
Remain involved in the IEP process
Provide a timeline of their child's development
offer insight on current strategies used and their effectiveness
note observations at home
Agree to collaborate with the school to reinforce efforts on both sides
Provide family all family history
Open communication
Verbally through meetings and phone calls
Written through agendas, notes and other forms of messaging
Technologically through apps
Special Education Referral Process
Step 7: Evaluation and Reviews.
to ensure that the child is meeting their goals and making educational progress
Step 6: Implementation of the IEP.
The IEP now lays out an appropriate education for the child, the child’s participation in the general education curriculum, the accommodations the child receives both for instruction and for testing, and the array of multidisciplinary services from related service providers that support the child's educational program.
Step 5: Development of the IEP.
parents and the IEP Team make decisions about appropriate education, services, and placement.
Step 4: Eligibility.
identify children who actually have a disability and qualify for special education services.
Step 3: Identification.
determine whether a child has a disability, whether special education is required, and what types of services are needed
Step 2: Referral
If pre-referral interventions are unsuccessful, a child is referred for special education services.
Step 1: Pre-Referral
Monitor the child's progress
Assess the success of at-home or in the classroom interventions
Test the effectiveness of classroom accommodations and modifications
Document and explain the child's difficulties and challenges
References
Specific Learning Disabilities. (1999). Do2Learn.
https://do2learn.com/disabilities/CharacteristicsAndStrategies/SpecificLearningDisability_Strategies.html
Office of Communications. (2018). What Are Some Signs Of Learning Disabilities? NIH.
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/learning/conditioninfo/signs
Brooker, J. (n.d.). What is an IEP? Developmental Preschool ProgramMoscow School District #281.
http://msd281developmentalpreschool.weebly.com/what-is-an-iep.html
What Is an IEP? (2012, August 30). [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2XlAWcMAUk