Over the last twenty years, the prevalence of learning disabilities has increased dramatically and approximately five percent of all public schools are composed of students with a learning disability (Lyon, 54). The rising rates of children with learning disabilities in public schools creates the challenge of teaching students because traditional teaching strategies may not be beneficial. More specifically, traditional writing strategies are not suited towards students that need accommodations and modifications. So, what strategies are effective in teaching writing to students with learning disabilities at the secondary level? Useful strategies such as, self-regulated strategy development, STOP and LIST, and multimedia could be effective in …show more content…
Some disorders included in learning disabilities are: Dyslexia (difficulty reading), dyscalculia (difficulty with math), and dysgraphia (difficulty writing). Although there are many other learning disabilities, this paper aims to focus on the disabilities that affect students in the area of writing. Additionally, students with learning disabilities qualify for an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and 504, which allows the students to receive accommodations and modifications in the general education classroom. Self-regulated strategy development is a writing method that can be used in the general education setting and has proved useful in inclusion for students with learning disabilities. Self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) is a method designed for students to learn specific strategies in planning, drafting, editing, and revising. This strategy is a six step process that includes: 1.) Students are explicitly taught the background knowledge needed to successfully use a strategy. …show more content…
One of the most useful multimedia resources is a technology-based graphic organizer. As previously mentioned, many students with learning disabilities struggle creating coherent pieces of writing and greatly benefit from self-regulating strategies. A technology-based graphic organizer (TBGO) can help students create whole essays without it being so daunting. Students can organize their ideas and then begin to type in full sentences in the organizer. The organizer also has drop down menus that can help you pick out transitional words and phrases. There is also a text- to- speech option that makes the process of writing quicker and word prediction easier. Additionally, the TBGO has a self-monitoring or SRSD portion. When students are editing and revising their essay, they can use the check your work column of the TBGO. Some of the features of the revision portion include “Students check off the parts of the essay as they complete them: (a) I included my claim, (b) I included three facts to support my claim, (c) I included as many elaborations as I planned to have in my goal, (d) I have proper transition words, and (e) I summarized my claim” (Evmenova,Regan, 2019). At the end of this process, the TBGO will ask the students questions such as, “How many words are in my essay?” or “How do I feel about my essay?” The students are
Self-regulated learning is an active, self-directive process whereby students monitor, regulate, and control their cognition, motivation, affect, behavior, and environment to achieve their goals (Efklides, Niemivirta, & Yamauchi, 2002 in Kolovelonis et al, 2012). Self-regulated learners are meta-cognitively, motivationally, behaviorally active in their own learning process (Efklides, 2005;
In the modern world of communication, writing is more than just putting pen to paper, is the window for students with intellectual or disabilities to broaden their modes of communication and creative expression and the door to help them to access a variety of employment and social opportunities that they may have otherwise overlooked, avoided, or dismissed in our advanced technological society.(Joseph & Konrad, 2009) Because written expression is a complex process and students do not develop it
is a teacher providing instruction with some of the students learning, while others are not. Why is that? De Jesus (2012) continues to say that everyone is distinct. Every learner varies in background knowledge, cultural, social, and cognitive development. Some are more visual learners, while others learn better by listening, yet others will remember and record data easier through hands on experience such as creating projects. Therefore, this information should alert instructors that change is inevitable
other military institutions are unique because the primary profitability function of typical organizations does not apply to them. They, however, have priorities that they have to address to be considered effective and sustainable (Davis, 2013). This paper looks at how the US Army can leverage
skills—is no longer optional. Math is critical for success, and as an educator, it is critical to know how to recognize and understand various math learning disabilities as well as what strategies can be implemented in ... ... middle of paper ... ...Montague, M., Enders, C., & Dietz, S. (2011). Effects of cognitive strategy instruction on math problem solving of middle school students with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 34(4), 262-272. Murphy Paul, A. (2013, June 11). [Web log
The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium. ~Norbet Platt retrieved from http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/journalwriting.htm The writing process is not a practice that comes easy to all people, especially with students who are below their grade level in reading and writing. Even at the high school level, students still struggle with fully developing their writing. Teachers today
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light; for some critics, it is connected with a hedonistic lifestyle. Hedonism is a moral framework that assesses the quest for delight as the most important thing. This paper underlines association between the consumer society, hedonism, and the ribbon of marketing being mindful or not for exploitative conduct among consumers. This paper examines the claim that the present consumer society is hedonistic, due to a great extent of modern day marketing. A consumer society is characterised as one coordinated
allowed to play, but sociologically speaking, parks are actually spaces where regulated play occurs; an adult invention. Research shows that wild spaces as play spaces are much more beneficial for children in terms of neural, physical, social, and physiological development. In addition, children seem to prefer these spaces much more as well. This paper will examine the reasons for including
gambling This means that up to 5 million Australians feel the health, social and financial impacts of problem gambling, including friends, families and employers of people with a gambling problem. (Productivity Commission, (2009). Gambling: Issues Paper. Commonwealth of Australia: Canberra) Problem gamblers are significantly more likely than non-problem gamblers to have a mental disorder, depression or an anxiety condition, trauma and hardship in their lives, and to smoke. Compared to non-problem
French mathematician who published papers on the theory of games. From this standpoint and according to the article “Game Theory”, Borel could have been named the “first mathematician to envision an organized system for playing games” however; evidence has shown that Borel did not develop his ideas any further. This is the reason why most historians have given credit to John Von Neumann. Von Neumann was born in 1903 in Budapest, Hungary. His first mathematical paper was published, along with the help
storytelling starts to lose its magic for some students. These students, who struggle with the traditional organization and independence of traditional schooling, struggle to write the creative stories they once told as little children. Bound by pencil, paper, and their own limitations, students with ADHD struggle to write well-organized and well-developed stories. It is, therefore, the teacher’s job to help the ADHD student rediscover his inner storyteller and organize his story in a way that all can understand
Technological developments assume an integral part of human history. In the recent years, studies indicate that the advances in technology have penetrated into the human way of life thus changing the daily life of people. One area of human life that has been affected by technology is the human consciousness (Halal, 2008). The emergence of new technologies has led to greater impact on the human form of consciousness. It is noted that information, communication and technologies have affected the human
learning through group-oriented activities. Collaborative learning is a method of teaching and learning in which student teams will work together to create a meaningful multimedia project. Cooperative learning, which will be the primary focus of this paper, is a specific kind of collaborative learning. In cooperative learning, students work together in small groups on a structured activity. Cooperative groups will work face-to-face and will learn to work as a team. The multimedia project will allow
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