Teaching Students with Special Needs Handout

Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?

PresentedbyGwenFundak B.A.Journalism-DrakeUniversity

MastersinTeaching-HeritageUniversity EndorsementsSpecialEducation ELL(EnglishLanguageLearners)

CharlesSchwab

"WhenIread,Icanfeelmyselfconvertingthewrittencodeintosounds [withmymouth]beforeIcanprocessit,"heexplains."Fastreadersdon't gothroughallthat."

"Tositdownwithablankpieceofpaperandwritewasthemost traumaticthingthathadeverfacedmeinlife,"herecalls."Ihadideasin myhead,butIcouldnotgetthestuffdown.Itwasacrushingtime."

Currentnetworth$10.7billion

https://stanfordmag.org/contents/charles-schwab-s-secret-struggle

AlbertEinstein

DaymondJohn WhoopiGoldberg Cher

AndersonCooper

CarolMoseleyBraun

BarbaraCorcoran KeiraKnightley Dyslexia

AlbertEinstein DaymondJohn WhoopiGoldberg Cher-Dyslexia/Dyscalculia

AndersonCooper CarolMoseleyBraun BarbaraCorcoran KeiraKnightley

Whataboutthesepeople?

ThisisNOTcausedbywatchingtoomuch TV,eatingunhealthyfoodorfrom vaccinations,butinsteadisa neurochemicalimbalancethatistreatable withacombinationoftherapies.

ADHD

Andthesecelebrities?

Therearemanydifferentfacesof autismandaspergersdependingwhere childrenfallonthespectrum.Thereis nomedicaldetectionorcure.

Autismor Aspergers

Thesecelebritiesmighthavelookedalotlike studentsyouhavehadinclass-fidgety,‘lazy’, outofcontrol,sociallyawkward…Yetsomehow theysucceededprofessionally.

Howdidtheyovercometheirlearningchallenges?

Somewerediagnosedaschildren,othersdidn’trealizethattheyhada disabilityuntiladulthood.Mostofthesecelebritiesandother successfulpeoplewithLearningDisabilitiesagreethatitwasthe encouragementofanadultintheirlifethathelpedthemfindafocus andsucceed.

MichaelPhelps HowieMandel TyPennington SimoneBiles

MichaelPhelps HowieMandel TyPennington SimoneBiles

SatoshiTajiri DanAykroyd DarylHannah TempleGrandin SusanBoyle CreatorofPokemon

SatoshiTajiri DanAykroyd DarylHannah TempleGrandin SusanBoyle CreatorofPokemon

StudentswithSpecialNeedsneed specialservices…don’tthey???TheAnswerisNO

Notnecessarily…

-Manystudentsarenotdiagnosedwithspecialneedsandareabletolearninageneral educationsetting.

-Somedonotreceiveservicesbutmayhavebenefitted.*Onlyapsychologistcandiagnose! Nevertellaparentyouthinktheirchildis___.

-Somestudentsmayhaveadiagnosisbuttheirlearningorgradesaren’tsignificantly impactedthereforeadditionalservicesmightnotberecommendedduetoLRE(Least RestrictiveEnvironment).

WeALLhavestudentswithuniquelearningneedsinourclassroomsandthatispartofour jobaseducators.Wegettobedetectivesandfigureouthowtobestreacheverystudent.

LearningTargetsforToday

1. Provideeveryparticipantwithatleastonenewideatotrywithan individualorinaclassroomsetting.

2. Offereveryparticipanthelpfulonlineandbookreferencesto supportdailylearning.

2BIGStrugglesintheClassroom

Behaviors-Actionsthatkeepthestudentor classfromlearningoryoufromteaching

Academics-Anydeficitthatissignificantly belowpeersandimpedesacademic success.

BehaviorChallenges-WhatDoYouSee?

1. Whatsetsthischildapartfrompeers?

2. Whatiskeepingyoufromteachingorthechild(orpeers)fromlearning?

3. Documentwhatyouareobservingandgatherdatafromotherteacherswhoseethe childthroughouttheday.

a. Isthishappeninginallareasoftheschool?

b. Structuredtime?

c. Unstructuredtime?

d. CertainSubjects?

e. Nearoraroundcertainstudents?

LearntheA-B-C’s

1. Antecedent-IdentifywhatishappeningBEFOREthebehavior.Isittimefor math?Isthestudentexpectedtoworkindependently?Didthestudentforget todoanassignment?

2. Behavior-Identifythespecificbehaviorthatisanissue.

3. Consequence-Whatwastheresultofthebehavior?

announces independent worktimeon newlesson

TrackData

Trackdatatohelpyouunderstandstudentstrengthsandweaknesses. Ifyoudoanythingoutsideofthe‘norm’,trackthedata-usespecific, research-basedmaterialstosupportthechildandbeconsistentforatleast6 weeks.Thenevaluatethedataanddetermineifthereisgrowth.

doesn’thavea pencil,looksin desk,wanders aroundlooking forpencil.

Consequence Teacherfinally givesthe studentanew pencilbut studenthas missedlearning

TrackData

Ifthechildisexperiencingchallengesit isCRITICALtoestablishaverypositive relationshipwiththechildandthenset upaplanforsuccess.ChooseaFEW behaviorstostart.Discussasmall rewardsystemandstartadailytracking sheetwiththefirstgoalsbeingVERY MANAGEABLE.

Specials-PE Math

Lunch/Recess Science

SocialStudies Religion Great Startedorendedrough Multipleissues

DefiantBehaviors

WhatyoumightSEE-

- Refusestofollowdirections.

- Hasanegativeattitude/mindset

- Argueswithteacherorotherstudents

- Oftenannoyedbypeersorteacher

- Alwaysquestioningorchallengingthe rules

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditio ns-and-diseases/oppositional-defiant-disorder

WhatyoucanDO-Offera‘safe’breakplaceintheclassroom wherethestudentcangoto‘getaway’whilestill hearingthelesson.

-Haveanoptionalbreakplaceawayfromthe classroom-thismightbeinanotherclassroomor withastaffmemberthestudentgetsalongwith. Setatimerandallowabout7minutesforthe break.

-Whenthestudentchallengesaretriestoargue withyouhaveasetstatementanddon’tdeviate. “Firstwrite,thenbreak”or“Pleasesolveyour problem”

HowtoHandleFidgetyBehavior

WhatyoumightSEE-blurting/speakingoutofturn

-movingupandaroundtheclassroom

-sittingonkneesorinotherwiseinappropriate waysonthechair

-constantly“onthego”likerunningonamotor

-fidgetingindesk,playingwithtoys,and disruptingthelearningenvironment

WhatyoucanDO-

1. Placebandsondesks.

2. Offerthechilda‘wiggleseat’.

3. Offertimeforstudentstoturnandtalk.

4. Givea‘blurter’astickynotetowritedown ideastoshareatanappropriatetime.

5. StickynotescanalsobelittleremindersSlow=Success.

6. Insteadof‘toys’offerfidgetsthatdon’t disruptlearning.

7. Offeranacceptableplacetopace.

8. Haveaplaceforstudentstostandwhile learning.

AcademicChallenges-WhatDoYouSee?

1. Whatsetsthischildapartfrompeers?

2. Whatiskeepingthechildfromsuccess?

3. Whatsocialandacademicareasareimpactedbythesechallenges?

HowtoHandleLearningChallenges

-Establishatleast2datapointstopinpointyour concerns.

EXAMPLE-MAP,IXL,andapaper/pencil screener.(SCHOLASTICPHONICSREDis agoodoneforstudentswhostrugglewith reading.

-Dependingonyourdataandthedegreeof difficulty,createaplanfor6-8weeksof interventionandCOMMUNICATEwithfamily.

Findaresearch-basedplanandadminister

CONSISTENTLY.Re-assessanddetermine ifchildisresponding.Insomecasesthis maybeintheclassroom,oritmaybe dividingyourclassintosmallgroupsor smallgrouptutoring.

Reading

1. Ifthechildisstrugglingtoreadfluently atgradelevel-

Conductaphonicsassessment

https://educationclearinghouse.files.wordpre ss.com/2011/10/core-phonics_3.pdf

Alsoidentifyabaselineofwhatthe childCANreadfluently.

https://www.easycbm.com

1. Designanintervention

Ifyouhaveidentifiedaholeinphonics,use worksheetsandspecificIXLlessonsto supportlearninginthisarea.

Tosupportfluency,readafluencypassage withthechildandsendhometoreadnightly withfamily.Thenreadagaininaweek.

Comprehension-Forstruggleswith comprehension,encouragethechildtomake picturesinthemarginsoruseguidednotes.. Thiscanbedonewhole-group.

Math

Identifyabaselineofwhatthechild

CANdo.

https://www.easycbm.com

www.ixl.com

Encouragethechildinwhathe/she

CANdo!

Writing Pinch&Flip

Usingmiddlefingerandthumb,pinch pencilwithpointfacingthewriter, thenflipitoverandyou’rereadyto write!

Therearemanypencilgripstochoosefromhaveavarietyavailableforthechildtotry.

1. Ifachilddoesnotunderstanda concept,itisokaytopullout manipulativesorrepresentwith pictures.10-frames,counters,etc. (Multi-Sensory)

2. Relatetoreallife

3. Usepictures

4. Graphicorganizers

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/treatment-options -for-dyscalculia

Math

Writing-Ifstudentsstrugglewithprint,trycursive

"Theuseofpenandpapergivesthebrainmore'hooks'to hangyourmemorieson.Writingbyhandcreatesmuchmore activityinthesensorimotorpartsofthebrain,"sheadded."A lotofsensesareactivatedbypressingthepenonpaper, seeingthelettersyouwrite,andhearingthesoundyoumake whilewriting.Thesesenseexperiencescreatecontact betweendifferentpartsofthebrainandopenthebrainupfor learning."

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/202010/why-cursivehandwriting-is-good-your-brain

AdvantagesofCursive

1. Hand-eyecoordination

2. Sensory-motor coordination

3. Thinkingmemory

4. Dynamicallyengagesboth hemispheresofthebrain

https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/teach-prin t-cursive-handwriting-first.html

ClassroomStrategiesthatwillhelpEVERYONE

1. Postadailyscheduleforalltosee.

2. PromoteGROWTH-MINDSETinyourclassroom.(CarolDweck)

a. KhanAcademy-Pinky b. ClassDojo-GrowthMindset

3. UtilizePositiveReinforcementforallstudents.(SAINTAWARDS)

WhatelsecanIdo?

Praisehard workand effort!

4. EncourageALLstudentstotracktheirlearningdatausingchartsordatabinders.

a. SMARTGoals(besurestudentgoalsareSpecific,Measurable,Attainable,Relevant,Time-bound

5. Encourageorganizationalskillswithplanners,interactivenotebooks,and checklists.

6. Includecursive.

-Seekoutarticlesandresourcestoincreaseyourknowledgeofspecific learningdisabilities.

Ifyouhaveastudentwithaparticulardiagnosis,researchit,analyzeit, discusswithyourpeersandthenworkwithparents/guardianstosupport thestudentatschoolandhome.

DON’TGIVEUP!!!

Let’shelpeachstudentrecognizehisorherstrengthsand helppreparethewayfortheirfutureasthelightofChrist!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= RxPZh4AnWyk

Resources

Resources

Websites:

TheStateofLearning DisabilitiesThirdEdition, NationalCenterforLearning Disabilities.

CDC.gov

AutismSpeaksInc

Understood.org.

Resources

Resources

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