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Special Education Referral Process Robin Hercules : - Coggle Diagram
Special Education Referral Process
Robin Hercules :
Identifying students who might need help
Look out for avoidance behavior.
Look out for changes in class attendence.
Look for patterns of poor study practices.
Difficulty pronouncing and rhyming words.
Difficulty waiting their turn, answering before questions are completed.
slow, inaccurate reading skills.
Poor spelling skills.
Fidgeting and squirming in seat.
Weakness in making friends or relating to peers.
Failing to pay attention to detail, and making careless mistakes.
Being easily distracted by external stimuli.
Involving parents
Make an effort to provide and share information with parents.
Try to understand the parent's interest.
Help parents prepare for IEP meetings.
Provide meaningful progress reports.
Make it personal: show parents that you know their child.
What the process would look like
IEP meeting is scheduled.
Meeting is held and IEP is written.
Services are provided.
Progress is measured and reported to parents.
IEP is reviewed.
Child is found eligible for services.
Eligibility is decided.
The child is evaluated.
Child is identified as possibly needing special education and related services.
Child is reevaluated.
References:
Center for Parent Information and Resources. (2021, October). 10 Basic Steps in Special Education | Center for Parent Information and Resources.
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/steps/Galayda
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https://www.mheducation.com/highered/ideas/instructor/how-to-identify-help-struggling-studentsKosnitsky
, C. (2020, April 21). 5 Strategies to Improve the IEP Process with Parent Participation. Frontline Education.
https://www.frontlineeducation.com/blog/strategies-to-improve-the-iep-process-with-parent-participation/Our
Kids. (n.d.). Signs and symptoms of special needs | Our Kids. Our Kids Publications.
https://www.ourkids.net/school/special-needs-signsTenney
, M. (2017, May 19). 5 Steps to Help Your Struggling Student. Tenney School.
https://tenneyschool.com/how-to-help-your-struggling-student/
What the teacher can do
Identify and re-build gaps in skills: struggling students may have missed concepts along the way that become obstacles to performance.
Improve study skills: there are many steps in the learning process. Find the areas where students are struggling and help them improve these steps.
Re-establish academic self-confidence: find your students strengths and build from there.
Setting reasonable expectations: don't compare students with one another and set goals that they can achieve.
Change the routine: sometimes students are stuck in a routine rut that can lead to academic struggles.
Keep instructions simple.
Model the behaviours you want to see in your students.
Structure lesson plans to support inclusivity.
