Teachers’ grouping practices during reading instruction can serve as a critical component in facilitating effective implementation of reading instruction and inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classes. In this article, we provide an overview of the recent research on grouping practices (whole class, small group, pairs, one-on-one) during reading instruction for students with disabilities.
Helping struggling readers in the general classroom is a challenge, but The Access Center offers a solution. By using Response-to-Instruction’s tiered approach and Universal Design’s equal access philosophy, you can bridge the gap so that you are truly leaving no child behind.
In an ESL classroom, the challenges of learning English can mask a student’s own challenges to learn. By understanding the four categories of difficulties for LD students, the instructor can distinguish LD behavior patterns from standard ESL challenges. Find out more about them, as well as fifteen learning strategies can easily be implemented into the classroom and help all students.
Volunteers and professionals involved in recreational activities should get to know the individual participants and be aware of making assumptions based on labels.
Reading fluency encompasses the speed or rate of reading, as well as the ability to read materials with expression. Learn more about fluency and the best ways to help readers become fluent.
Michael Ryan, M.D., International Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia is not an emotional disorder, but the frustrating nature of this learning disability can lead to feelings of anxiety, anger, low self–esteem and depression. Read scenarios in the dyslexic child’s life that can give rise to social and emotional difficulties. Discover how to help children deal successfully with these challenges.
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The education field is so full of acronyms and specialized words that it can seem like a confusing alphabet soup! Find out what AYP, IEP, 504, and many other abbreviations and words mean in this glossary of frequently used terms.
