the pain that a troubled child causes is never greater than the pain that he feels. ~rick lavoie 1
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Understanding their Frustration, Anxiety and Tension;
Enhancing Motivation The pain that a troubled child causes is never greater than the pain that he feels.~Rick Lavoie
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What do ALL students need?1. To understand and value learning goals*2. To understand the learning process*3. To be actively involved in their learning4. Learning goals that relate to their interests
and choices5. Instruction matched to learning styles
and strengths*6. To see learning modeled by adults as
exciting and rewarding
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What do ALL students need?To experience success*To have time to integrate learning*Receive realistic and immediate feedbackInvolvement in evaluating their learningAppropriate rewards for performance gainsA supportive, safe, well-organized learning
environment
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We all have ways we learn better…www.howtolearn.comWhat’s your “style” or styles?How might your learning styles impact your
teaching style?
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Some students need more…Two Laws You Need to KnowIDEA 2004
Chapter 14: Special Education in PA Refers to 13 types of identified disabilities that are entitled to an
individualized plan (IEP)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation ActReasonable accommodations for disabilities that interfere
with at least one “major life activity”
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The Fact is…Almost ½ of children with IEPs have IEPs for a Learning Disability!
Speech/Language Impairment ~ Learning Disability~ Intellectual Disability~
Hearing Impairment~ Visual Impairment ~ Other Health Impairment ~ Physical Disability ~ Autism ~ Emotional/Behavior Disorder ~ Multiple
Disabilities ~ Deaf/Blindness ~Traumatic Brain Injury ~Gifted & Talented
How do we know it’s a learning disability?• Discrepancy Model• Response to Intervention
Model
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/
How Difficult Can This Be?
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How Difficult Can This Be?
•How well did you perform the activities? •What was “easy”? • “difficult”? •How did your performance make you feel? •How do you think it would it feel to be challenged this way when it seems “everybody else” isn’t?
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How Difficult Can This Be? “The F.A.T. City Workshop”
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As you watch:Note your own feelings as you watch the
participantsHow does a learning disability impact a child’s
ability to engage in classroom experiences?How does it impact a child’s behavior?Look for concepts and ideas that can help you
support students with possible behavior and academic challenges
Forgive the shoulder pads and giant frames…