Teaching With Kids’ Needs In Mind

Workshop - January 2014 Facilitator: Monica GHICU

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Why do we have schools?

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“The fundamental purpose of school is learning, not teaching.”

Richard DuFour

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The Theory of Multiple IntelligencesHoward Gardner, 1983

Musical-rhythmic

Visual-spatial

Verbal-linguistic

Logical-mathematical

Bodily-kinesthetic

Intra-personal

Inter-personal

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Learned HelplessnessMartin E.P. Seligman

Learned helplessness = “a mental state in which an organism

forced to bear aversive stimuli, or stimuli that are painful or

otherwise unpleasant, becomes unable or unwilling to avoid

subsequent encounters with those stimuli, even if they are

‘escapable’ presumably because it has learned that it cannot control

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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1380861/learned-­‐helplessness

Most Common Areas of Disability(by no means an exhaustive list)

Dyslexia

Hyperlexia

Phonemic awareness

Disgraphia

Written organization problems

Executive functioning

Problem solving difficulties

Behavior issues

Speech problems

Receptive language / language disabilities

Dyscalculia / Math deficits

Autism spectrum disorders

Social-pragmatic difficulties

Selective mutism

How does it feel to be an LD student?

Understanding Learning Disabilities – FAT City, with Dr. Richard LavoieFollow link =>

Response to Intervention Model

High-quality, scientific based classroom instruction

Ongoing student assessment

Tiered instruction

Parent involvement

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AdaptationAccommodation Modification

Differentiation Strategies

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What about our school?

1. How does our school stand as far as LD

students are concerned?

2. What are our strengths?

3. What are our weaknesses?

4. What can be done to improve our

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References:Smith, Tom E. C. et co., Teaching Students With Special Needs in Inclusive Settings, Pearson, 2012, 6th Edition

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