Teaching Students with
Disabilities
IEP’s
The case manager will be in constant contact with
you and if you ever have any questions they are your
go to guy.
The pages you need to look at the most are the
accommodations pages!
Tips to avoid frustration
Stay calm! A teacher that is visibly
anxious and frustrated does nothing
good for the student except make the
student frustrated and anxious.
Tips to avoid frustration cont…
The more frustrated you get the worse
their attitude may get.
– A negative attitude may lead to less work
completion and less effort on the students part.
Tips to avoid frustration cont…
Have a smile on your face and try to
remember that most everything is
harder for them than it is for you.
Tips to avoid frustration cont…
Try and make EVERYTHING about the
student!
– Ensure that they know you are their for
them and want to see them succeed.
Teaching with items you may
already have…
Use manipulatives
– Flash cards
– Coins
– Etc….
– Things they can touch.
Assistive Technology
I-pads
– Different apps to download for different
content areas.
– Helps to keep
students
interested.
Assistive Technology cont…
Laptop computers
Desktop computers
For those students that have bad handwriting.
Allow books to be brought on their Kindle.
Kindle has a dictionary.
– Students can look up words instantly!
Assistive Technology cont…
Additional Teaching
Resources
Ixl.com
– Great math website. Includes all of the standards
needed to satisfy common core.
Additional Teaching
Resources cont…
Discovery Education
– Amazing online video’s for students to re-learn
material or help learn material. Many of the
video’s have real life application to all subjects.
Additional Teaching
Resources cont…
Weebly
– For creating a website so students and parents
will be able to follow and know when and what is
due.
– Can attach assignments.
Additional Teaching
Resources cont…
Socrative
– Great for giving formative assessments.
• The students bring their own device and they can share devices just in
case some students don’t have a device.
Additional Teaching
Resources cont…
Edmodo- an online classroom.
– Teachers can:
• Post quizzes
• Post HW assignments
• Post CW assignments
• Create class discussions
• Class surveys
• Etc…

Teaching students with disabilities

  • 1.
  • 2.
    IEP’s The case managerwill be in constant contact with you and if you ever have any questions they are your go to guy. The pages you need to look at the most are the accommodations pages!
  • 3.
    Tips to avoidfrustration Stay calm! A teacher that is visibly anxious and frustrated does nothing good for the student except make the student frustrated and anxious.
  • 4.
    Tips to avoidfrustration cont… The more frustrated you get the worse their attitude may get. – A negative attitude may lead to less work completion and less effort on the students part.
  • 5.
    Tips to avoidfrustration cont… Have a smile on your face and try to remember that most everything is harder for them than it is for you.
  • 6.
    Tips to avoidfrustration cont… Try and make EVERYTHING about the student! – Ensure that they know you are their for them and want to see them succeed.
  • 7.
    Teaching with itemsyou may already have… Use manipulatives – Flash cards – Coins – Etc…. – Things they can touch.
  • 8.
    Assistive Technology I-pads – Differentapps to download for different content areas. – Helps to keep students interested.
  • 9.
    Assistive Technology cont… Laptopcomputers Desktop computers For those students that have bad handwriting.
  • 10.
    Allow books tobe brought on their Kindle. Kindle has a dictionary. – Students can look up words instantly! Assistive Technology cont…
  • 11.
    Additional Teaching Resources Ixl.com – Greatmath website. Includes all of the standards needed to satisfy common core.
  • 12.
    Additional Teaching Resources cont… DiscoveryEducation – Amazing online video’s for students to re-learn material or help learn material. Many of the video’s have real life application to all subjects.
  • 13.
    Additional Teaching Resources cont… Weebly –For creating a website so students and parents will be able to follow and know when and what is due. – Can attach assignments.
  • 14.
    Additional Teaching Resources cont… Socrative –Great for giving formative assessments. • The students bring their own device and they can share devices just in case some students don’t have a device.
  • 15.
    Additional Teaching Resources cont… Edmodo-an online classroom. – Teachers can: • Post quizzes • Post HW assignments • Post CW assignments • Create class discussions • Class surveys • Etc…