LD and Flexible Digital MediaClass 2

North Island CollegeHSW 190

BC Ministry of EducationSpecial EducationLevel 1 A Dependent Handicapped

B Deaf/ Blind

Level 2(Low Incidence)

C Moderate/profound Intellectual Disability

D Physical Disabilities or Chronic Health Impairment

E Visual Impairments

F Deaf or Hard of Hearing

G Autism

Level 3 H Intensive Behaviour Interventions/Serious Mental Illness

Within school base allocation

(High Incidence)

K Mild Intellectual Disability

Q Learning Disability

R Moderate Behaviour Support / Mental Illness

P Gifted

Learning Disabilities Exceptionality Summary

2 Main Clusters of LD

• Reading Disability: e.g. Dyslexia

• Math Disability: e.g. Dyscalculia

Strategies to Help Students with Learning Disabilities

Summary of what we have said:

• Provide multiple means of representation,

• Provide multiple means of expression,

• Provide multiple means of engagement.

Strategies to Help Students with Learning Disabilities

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdif/toc.htm

Elementary reading/writing strategies:

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdif/21.htm

Elementary math strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdif/28.htm

Strategies to Help Students with Learning Disabilities

Secondary reading/writing strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdif/39.htm

Secondary math strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdif/42.htm

Secondary academic strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdif/43.htm

Flexible Digital Media

Tech Time:

Kurzweil 3000 software program

A scanning, reading and writing program.

http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurz3000.html