Effective Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities

Why is it important to learn effective classroom strategies for students with learning disabilities?

• To ensure inclusion, improve academic outcomes, and support social-emotional skills

• So teachers have something to talk about in meetings

• Because students love being given extra worksheets

• To make math class as confusing as possible

What is one strategy for teaching math effectively to students with learning disabilities?

• Break down complex problems into smaller steps

• Explain everything at lightning speed so students don’t get bored

• Have students close their eyes and guess the answer

• Just tell them “You’ll get it eventually”

How can technology be used to support students in math?

• Use apps or online programs that provide immediate feedback

• Let students play video games during math time

• Replace the teacher with a robot that speaks only in numbers

• Use calculators for everything, including spelling tests

What is a recommended strategy for improving reading comprehension?

• Use graphic organizers like story maps or Venn diagrams

• Ask students to memorize entire books word-for-word

• Read at double speed and hope they catch up

• Only assign books with pictures

What is a helpful approach to writing instruction for students with learning disabilities?

• Provide sentence starters and writing prompts

• Tell students to “just write whatever”

• Use only invisible ink for all assignments

• Have students submit essays written entirely in emojis

Why is breaking texts into smaller "chunks" helpful for students with learning disabilities?

• It makes reading more manageable and allows for better comprehension

• It allows students to skip random sections without getting lost

• It prevents them from getting paper cuts from turning too many pages

• It helps teachers spend more time explaining how staplers work

How can teachers support students with writing difficulties?

• Use speech-to-text tools and graphic organizers

• Make them write everything by hand using a quill pen

• Only accept essays written in calligraphy

• Let students communicate exclusively through interpretive dance

How can hands-on learning help students in math?

• It allows students to physically interact with math concepts using tools like blocks or number lines

• It gives students an excuse to throw manipulatives at each other

• It lets students replace math class with an art project

• It helps students develop strong opinions about the color of base-10 blocks

What is one benefit of using preview and prediction strategies in reading instruction?

• It activates prior knowledge and engages students with the text

• It gives students a chance to guess what happens so they don’t have to read

• It allows students to judge a book by its cover—literally

• It guarantees they’ll always predict the ending correctly

Why is classroom management important for supporting students with disabilities?

• A well-managed classroom creates a positive and productive learning environment for all students

• It ensures that students learn to walk in perfectly straight lines at all times

• It gives teachers extra time to practice their “teacher stare”

• It prevents classroom takeovers by overly enthusiastic substitute teachers