Having daily opportunities to listen to an adult read aloud increases students’ own comprehension and fluency. This is especially important for students with intellectual disabilities. Here are some examples of how reading aloud can blend with and support some of the other five elements of literacy instruction. Research Does reading aloud to your class… Read More Reading Aloud Is Allowed
Strategies To Support Students With Aspergers Syndrome
While Asperger’s Syndrome will no longer have a separate diagnostic category, educators are well aware that the essential features include severe and sustained impairment in social interaction and the development of restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities (American Psychiatric Association [DSM-IV-TR], 2000). Research In the most recent revision of the Diagnostic Manual,… Read More Strategies To Support Students With Aspergers Syndrome
QR Codes Can Help Reading Ability
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Using Math Performance Taks To Inform Instruction
By presenting students with open performance tasks, and then examining their work by listening and observing, the teacher makes assessment part of daily instruction. Rather than being a task done quietly, alone at a desk, performance tasks allow students to learn math content by using math process tools Research Children need to experience mathematics as… Read More Using Math Performance Taks To Inform Instruction
News You Can Use: Writing
In preparation for the new online writing assessments, several writing lessons from each grade band are provided on the VDOE website, along with a wealth of resources. To further support the teaching of writing, you may be interested in accessing some of the following resources that are among several excellent links provided on the VDOE… Read More News You Can Use: Writing
Making Books Accessible For All Children
It is important for children with disabilities to have equal opportunities to participate in these experiences and access books as independently as possible. Adapting books is one solution for supporting all children’s literacy development. Research Every child has the natural ability to respond to the language and pictures in books. Language encompasses the structure,… Read More Making Books Accessible For All Children
Write On! Writing Instruction Strategies for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
The benefits of writing instruction for students with intellectual disabilities are numerous. Consider the following suggestions for writing instruction. Each will encourage students to write. None of these tips require students to use a pencil, use immaculate grammar, or perfectly spell. Research The benefits of writing instruction for students with intellectual disabilities are numerous…. Read More Write On! Writing Instruction Strategies for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
