1. 1. Gwen Lewandowski, general education teacher Cindy Manzanarez, general education teacher
2. 2. Demographics: 45% African American 51% Hispanic/Latino 2% White 2% 2or more races 1% American Indian The community surrounding the school is mostly impoverished. Assessment 65% of students graduate in 4 years 69% of students graduate in 5 years 4% meeting or exceeding benchmark readiness for college 82% chronic truancy rate 80% student attendance rate
3. 3. IEPs Individualized Education plan LRE- Least restrictive environment Related Service-Assistive technology
4. 4. The principle that students with disabilities should participate in the schools academic, extracurricular, and other activities with students without disabilities. Students (with disabilities) being education in the general education curriculum are more likely to be working on activities linked to grade-level standards Components of Successful Inclusion: Identify the students strengths Group-work Collaboration with other paraprofessionals Adopt adaptations/modifications in the classroom Respect
5. 5. Allow small-group interactions with assigned roles that rotate to every student. The students can then provide models for each other. (Academic) Pair students who have similar interest with each other as a way to foster social interaction. (social) Give them more time to assignments and assessments.
6. 6. Definition: a disorder in one or more of basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language (spoken or written). Can be either inclusionary or exclusionary standard 2.4 million students have specific learning disabilities. This is 41% of all students receiving special education services. 75% 80% have their basic deficits in language and reading. 60% of adults undetected or untreated learning disabilities.
7. 7. Dyslexia Dyscalculia Dysgraphia Dyspraxia Auditory processing disorder Visual processing disorder And to an extent AD/HD
8. 8. Differentiated Instruction Allows students to choose different strategies that they like best Choice does not make anyone stand out Allows students to relax Advance organizers Develop relationships between prior knowledge and new knowledge being given to them Allows for the use of different technology for learning Falls under Universal Design of Learning
9. 9. Apraxia Fluency Disorder Hyponasality Stutter
10. 10. Use assistive technology Allow extra time to gather thoughts Using Graphic organizers Pair students who have similar interest with each other as a way to foster social interaction.
11. 11. Inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors, and may include a general, pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression 7.1% of all students ages 6-21 14%-22% of students in school population have ED, but only 9% have IEPs 61% of students with ED drop out of high school 1/4-1/3 of teachers believe they have adequate training to teach students with ED
12. 12. KidTools Computer based program Teaches students to self-regulate behaviors Teaches students various strategies to problem-solve Provide opportunities for group participation Breaking assignments into chunks to avoid overwhelming the student Monitor seating arrangements Model appropriate responses to social situations
13. 13. Students who: Do not work well in group activities Feels picked on or persecuted Avoids interacting with people Externalizing Behavior like Bullying Internalize behavior like social withdrawal, depression, anxiety,
14. 14. Counseling Writing in their journals Bring students together who have a conflict, sit them and try to come up with a solution Think-pair-share
15. 15. Communicate efficiently with all IEP members. For example, communicate with general education teachers, special ed teachers, and paraprofessionals. Work with general education teachers to help create inclusion in their classroom. Encourage communication between teachers and students.
16. 16. Federal Definition/Criteria for Specific Learning Disabilities (n.d.). In Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved April 28, 2015, from http://sped.dpi.wi.gov/sped_ldcriter New to LD (n.d.). In Learning Disabilities Association of America. Retrieved April 28, 2015, from http://ldaamerica.org/support/new-to-ld/ Turnbull, A., Turnbull, R., Wehmeyer, M. L., & Shogren, K. A. (2013). Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Today's Schools(seventh ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. Emotional Disturbances (n.d.). In do2Learn. Retrieved April 28, 2015, from http://www.do2learn.com/disabilities/CharacteristicsAndStrategies/EmotionalDisturbance_Strategies.html