Student’s Strengths: Artistically creative; Strong technology skills; Visual thinker; kinesthetic learner with preference of hands-on tasks and assignments.
Common Disability Characteristic Evidence-based Strategies
Academic This student experiences challenges with Music based activities can increase engagement and help with memorizing and recalling math facts. This memory/recall. Songs can facilitate learning through includes sequencing and recognizing left to remembering sequences and/or categorical structures. right orientation. Teaching with movement have been a proven strategy that can result in improved memory, improved grades, and increased attention and concentration. This student has challenges with high, Graphic organizers are one of the most effective visual learning abstract mathematical thinking and strategies to aid in constructing a graphical-connection and/or difficulties comprehending abstract math apply strategies needed to solve math problems. concepts. Sticky notes, for example, can integrate both math and art to make learning mathematics more authentic and meaningful to students. Sticky notes can make math concepts more visual and provide a more concrete understanding. Social / School Skills This student displays lower self-esteem Positive self-talk can strengthen self-esteem, aid in and self-efficacy than peers due to coping/confronting fears, and guide cognitive performance while challenges faced during Math instruction. regulating social behavior. Self-regulating strategies work to strengthen both cognitive and behavioral regulatory processes. These strategies can lead to increased academic achievement and stronger self-concept. This student seldomly participates in Math Response cards and choral response work together to promote discussions during both whole group and active participation in the classroom. Student engagement is small group settings. maximized when implementing these strategies because students answer questions in unison creating a risk-free learning environment. Think-Pair-Share is a collaborative learning strategy designed to maximize participation, practice social skills, and provide a safe learning environment. Behavior / Organization This student prefers to work alone or with Choice boards allow students to control how they will learn a a teacher for assistance and support during concept in the classroom. Choice boards are beneficial in that Math. they promote students to become self-directed learners. P.A.L.S. is a scientifically-based peer-mediated instructional program designed to create opportunities for lower-achieving students to assume an integral role in a valued activity. This strategy promotes positive and productive peer interactions. This student often demonstrates avoidance Seesaw is a highly effective student-driven digital portfolio that during Math such as going to the restroom encourages student engagement and creativity, shown to for long periods of time or being positively impact learning. disruptive. Play is an important and natural way to learn. Studies have shown by implementing academic games in the classroom, it can lead to increased motivation, engagement, and higher student achievement.
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