Kimberly Keech

I did too! I had a student with dyslexia and thankfully she came to me and let me know so that I could help her and accommodate her learning needs. She would need the test to be read to her. She knew all of the answers she just had to have the questions asked to her instead of her reading them alone.

Jay Hollowell

Hi Kathleen, thanks for your observations. I think too that inquiring with special needs students about what has worked fo them in the past, as a starting point, and without drawing special attention to the situation, is the key!

Jay
ED106 Facilitator

Kathleen Haines-Finley

I have found this course to be very helpful. I have often asked students with disabilities what has worked well for them in the past with accommodations in learning. This is the key to success and to determine the disability as soon as possible.

Bob Wulf

First, the student must present you w/the accomidation form. If they don't, they don't have one or, they don't know about it, then it makes it very difficult. Once they provide the proper form, then it's not to bad. I take a little extra time w/them.

Dave Rossbach CHEP

It seems that once you find out how to work around the dissibility and offer suppport the student does very well at achieving success.

Jay Hollowell

Thanks for your comments, Phillip! This really affirms that an educator who has had the opportunity to address learning disabilities from a personal situation clearly sees the need for adapting teaching styles and methods of instruction to help challenged students, but at the same time, not undermine expectations of accomplishment - our expectations as well as our students', or draw special attention to the challenge.

Please feel free to share teaching methods that have worked for you in reference to your background knowledge in working with special needs.

I have found that if I can find the source of motivation for a process challenged student (notice that I didn't say "learning challenged") then the foundation is in place to teach from there and vary teaching methods accordingly.

Thanks again, Phillip, for your participation in the forums!

Jay
ED106 Facilitator

Phillip Cooper CHEP

I found information here helpful, but also much of what is included in module 4 is old news to me. My son has Dyspraxia, and I've helped my wife educate him at home all through school. Our school system was non-supportive for this problem, and the method they wanted to use did not work. They were against changing a method to help the child. Anyone that deals with a challenged learner for any length of time will quickly learn that there are many more ways to teach than the 'standard public school' method that we grew up to know. For many kids, that method is adequate to get you by, but it is up to the student to want to learn more. For some that method is far lacking and the student has to have extra help, one on one, specific to his/her needs.

Jay Hollowell

Hi Patricia. Thanks so much for your comments and best wishes for your masters degree.

Jay Hollowell
ED106 Facilitator

Patricia Sabol

I am currently obtaining my masters in psychology and found this course informative and helpful.