Ready-to-Use Information and Materials for Assessing Specific Learning Disabilities Complete Learning Disabilities Resource Library, Volume I

, by Harwell, Joan M.; Duffey Shoup, Colleen

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Copyright: 12/21/1995

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Volume, I, Ready-to-Use Information & Materials for Assessing Specific Learning Disabilities, is packed with useful guidelines and tips to help you identify and diagnose specific learning problems, including a list of behaviors that signal learning disability ... a review of student and parent rights and how the law affects what the teacher may and may not do ... a list of normal developmental milestones ... specific suggestions for helping students with various difficulties ... criteria for classroom observations ... guidelines for inclusion of special students in regular classrooms ... directions for classroom behavioral management ... a teacher's guide for helping children who find reading extremely difficult ... and 76 tips for classroom and academic management and teaching reading, writing, and math ... and much more. Book jacket.

About This Resource Library

About Volume I

vii

CHAPTER 1 LEARNING DISABILITIES-AN OVERVIEW

(14)

Historical Perspective

(2)

Causes of Learning Disabilities

(1)

Incidence of Learning Disabilities

(1)

Definition of Learning Disabilities

(1)

Facts About Learning Disabilities

(4)

List of Learning Disability Symptomology

(1)

Visual Perceptual Deficits

(1)

Visual Perceptual-Motor Deficits

(1)

Auditory Perceptual Deficits

(1)

Memory Deficits

(1)

Conceptual Deficits

(1)

Spatial Relationship and Body Awareness Deficits

(1)

Behavioral Components Associated with Learning Disabilities

(2)

Attention Deficit Disorder

(1)

Failure Syndrome

(1)

Serious Emotional Overlay

(1)

Prognosis

(1)

How Parent Expectancy and Teacher Expectancy Affect Learning

(1)

CHAPTER 2 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES

(22)

The Central Nervous System and Learning

(1)

Helping Children Learn How to Learn

(1)

Parts of the Brain and Their Functions

(2)

Understanding the Learning Process

(2)

Encoding Data

(1)

Storing Data

(1)

Retrieving Data

(1)

The Physician's Role in Learning Disabilities

(1)

Conditions Associated with Learning Difficulties

(13)

Developmental Reading Disorder/Dyslexia

(1)

Tourette Syndrome

(1)

Teratogenic Insult as a Cause of Learning Disabilities

(1)

Extreme Environmental Stress

(1)

Deficits in the Immune System

(1)

Chronic Ear Infections

(1)

Infectious Diseases/Accidents

(1)

Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder

(1)

Developmental Arithmetic Disorder/Dyscalculia

(1)

Infantile Autism

(1)

Developmental Language Disorder

(1)

Attention Deficit Disorder

(3)

Conduct Disorder

(1)

Oppositional Disorder

(1)

Separation Anxiety Disorder

(1)

Child Abuse and Neglect

(1)

Substance Abuse

(1)

Serious Emotional Disorder (SED)

(4)

CHAPTER 3 UNDERSTANDING THE LAW

(10)

The Intent of Public Law 94-142

(3)

Parents' Rights Under P.L. 94-142

(1)

Students' Rights

(1)

Student/Parental Rights Regarding Suspension or Expulsion

(1)

Behavioral Contingency Plans

(1)

Court Decisions and Teachers

(1)

The Intent of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

(2)

Public Law 98-199, Section 626 (1983)

(1)

Public Law 99-457 (1986)

(1)

The Regular Education Initiative (REI)

(3)

CHAPTER 4 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS

(12)

Referrals for Assessment

(4)

Normal Child Development/Developmental Milestones

(4)

Eligibility for Special Education Services at Ages Birth to 3

(1)

What Services Are Provided forAges Birth to 3?

(1)

Eligibility for Special Education Services at Ages 3 to 5

(1)

What Services Are Provided for Ages 3 to 5?

(1)

Assessment of Individuals with Exceptional Needs, Ages Birth to 5

(1)

What Does a Play Assessment Look Like?

(1)

The Components of an Effective Early Childhood Education Program

(1)

Maturation and "Readiness" for Kindergarten

(1)

Tips for Parents of Children Identified for Preschool Services

(1)

CHAPTER 5 THE ROLE OF THE STUDENT STUDY TEAM

(38)

Making a Preliminary Study

(1)

Talking with Parents and Getting Their Support

(5)

Initiating a Request for Help

(1)

The Student Study Team Process

(8)

Instructional Interventions for SST Meetings

(1)

Specific Interventions by Subject

(2)

Reading

(1)

Spelling

(1)

Mathematics

(1)

Social Studies/Science

(1)

Illegible Handwriting

(1)

Attentional Deficits

(1)

List of Academic and Behavioral Interventions by Specific Problem

(18)

Visual Perceptual Deficits

(2)

Auditory Perceptual Deficits

(1)

Spatial Awareness Deficits

(2)

Conceptual Deficits

(2)

Memory Deficits

(2)

Attentional Deficits

(2)

Excessive Absence

(1)

Poor Work Habits

(1)

Poor Social Relationships

(5)

Storage of SST Information

(1)

Follow-Up SST Meetings

(3)

CHAPTER 6 THE ROLE OF THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM IN ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS

(24)

The Purpose of Assessment

(2)

Eligibility for Special Education Services

101

(1)

The Intellectual Assessment

101

(6)

Assessing IQ

101

(1)

Assessing Visual Perception

102

(1)

Assessing Auditory Perception

103

(1)

Assessing Memory

104

(1)

Assessing Language

105

(1)

Assessing Adaptive Behavior

106

(1)

Assessing Emotional/Behavioral Problems

106

(1)

The Academic Assessment

107

(7)

Classroom Observations

107

(3)

Doing a Time-on-Task Assessment

110

(1)

Formal Testing for Academic Assessment

110

(2)

Informal Reading Inventories

112

(2)

The Health Assessment

114

(1)

The Social Assessment

114

(1)

Sample Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Report

114

(7)

CHAPTER 7 THE ROLE OF THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM IN DEVELOPING THE I.E.P.

121

(18)

Understanding the Jargon

123

(1)

The Discrepancy Model

124

(1)

Exclusionary Situations

125

(3)

Assessment Scores and Their Implications for Learning

128

(1)

The Individual Education Plan

128

(5)

"Delivery of Services" Models

128

(1)

The "Least Restrictive Environment" Decision

129

(1)

The "Number of Hours" Issue

129

(1)

Writing Objectives

129

(2)

Modifications and Accommodations

131

(1)

Dissenting Opinions

132

(1)

Differential Standards Promotion, Placement, and Retention

132

(1)

The Annual I.E.P. Review and the Triennial Review

133

(1)

Exiting a Student from Special Education Services

133

(6)

CHAPTER 8 MAKING THE CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE REGULAR EDUCATION INITIATIVE

139

(12)

Implementing the Collaborative-Consultative Model

141

(1)

The Roles of the Rsp and the Regular Classroom Teacher

142

(1)

Implementing the Inclusion Model

142

(3)

The Role of Special Education Personnel in the Inclusion Classroom

144

(1)

The Status of the Regular Education Initiative Today

145

(6)

CHAPTER 9 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

151

(22)

Environmental Decisions

153

(1)

Creating a Utilitarian and Attractive Classroom

153

(1)

Behavioral Management Decisions

154

(4)

Use a Classroom Aide Effectively

154

(1)

Plan the First-Week Activities

154

(1)

Establish Rules

155

(2)

Create a Positive Feeling

157

(1)

Shift from "Teacher" to Learning Facilitator

157

(1)

Preventing Misbehavior

158

(3)

Find Better Ways to Talk to Students

158

(1)

Provide Alternatives for More Able Students

159

(1)

Provide Alternatives for Less Able Students

159

(1)

Keep Environment Consistent and Structured

160

(1)

Use Contracts to Prevent Misbehavior/Assure Work Production

160

(1)

Use Lotteries to Prevent Misbehavior/Assure Work Production

161

(1)

Use Token Economies to Prevent Misbehavior/Assure Work Production

161

(1)

Academic Enhancers

161

(4)

Build Class Spirit/Increase Feelings of Belonging

161

(1)

Offer Rewards

162

(1)

"Earn a Grade"

163

(1)

Involve the Principal

164

(1)

Handling Misbehavior

165

(1)

"Ball in Your Court" Technique

165

(1)

Timeout

166

(1)

Level Systems

166

(1)

Involving Parents in Positive Ways

166

(2)

Involve Parents in the Classroom

166

(1)

Money Therapy

167

(1)

Record Keeping

168

(2)

Profiles

168

(1)

Portfolios

168

(1)

Report Cards

168

(1)

Teacher-Parent-Pupil Conference

169

(1)

Update I.E.P.s

169

(1)

Hold Special Reviews to Rewrite I.E.P.s

169

(1)

21 Tips for Classroom Management

170

(3)

CHAPTER 10 ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

173

(14)

Curriculum for the Learning Disabled

175

(1)

How Can a Teacher Increase Student Learning?

175

(8)

The Importance of Task Analysis and Setting Goals

175

(3)

Direct Instruction and Effective Lesson Design

178

(1)

Peer Teaching

179

(1)

Cooperative Learning

179

(1)

Metacognition

180

(1)

Advance Organizers and Story Mapping

180

(3)

Strategies for Learning

183

(1)

Higher Level Questioning

183

(1)

The Importance of Feedback

184

(1)

6 Tips for Academic Management

184

(3)

CHAPTER 11 TEACHING READING

187

(14)

Methods and Techniques for Teaching Reading

189

(2)

Whole Language Approach

189

(1)

The Basic Skills/Phonics Approaches

189

(1)

Combining Whole Language and Phonics

189

(1)

Language Experience Approach

190

(1)

Neurological Impress Method

190

(1)

Programmed Reading Instruction Method

190

(1)

Daily Word Lists

190

(1)

Cloze Method

190

(1)

Techniques for Improving Comprehension

191

(2)

Marginalia

191

(1)

Self-Questioning

191

(1)

Predicting/Inferential Thinking

191

(2)

Teaching Safety Words

193

(1)

Teaching Reading During Science and Social Studies

193

(1)

Multi-Scan

193

(1)

Help! Johnny Still Can't Read and I Must Help Him: A Teacher's Guide for Helping the Child Who Finds Reading Extremely Difficult

194

(4)

15 Tips for Teaching Beginning Readers

198

(3)

CHAPTER 12 TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS

201

(12)

The Value of Keeping an Ongoing Language Arts Notebook

203

(1)

Vocabulary Development

203

(3)

Vocabulary Development and Its Relationship to Paraphrasing

204

(1)

Words That Describe Feelings

204

(1)

Words That Drive Kids Crazy

204

(2)

Teaching Spelling

206

(2)

Which Words?

206

(1)

Effective Ways to Teach Spelling

206

(2)

Teaching Writing

208

(2)

Penmanship

208

(1)

Written Expression Deficits of LD Students

209

(1)

12 Tips for Teaching Language Arts

210

(3)

CHAPTER 13 TEACHING MATHEMATICS

213

(18)

Manipulatives vs. Representational Instruction

215

(1)

Making Math Activities Relate to Real-Life Situations

216

(1)

Using Math to Develop Critical-Thinking Skills

217

(1)

20 Tips for Teaching Math

217

(14)

CHAPTER 14 TEACHING LIFE AND SOCIAL SKILLS

231

(12)

Do Schools Need to Offer Life and Social Skills Courses?

233

(1)

How a Lack of Social Skills Affects Success in Life

233

(1)

Techniques for Teaching Life and Social Skills

234

(1)

Making Time to Teach Life and Social Skills

234

(1)

Curriculum for Teaching Life and Social Skills

234

(9)

Going to School

234

(1)

Social Skills

235

(1)

Making Friends

235

(1)

Understanding the Feelings of Others

235

(1)

Understanding Myself

235

(1)

Etiquette

236

(1)

Protecting Myself

236

(1)

Handling Emergencies

236

(1)

Working with Authority Figures/Obeying the Law

237

(1)

Understanding My Handicap

237

(1)

Dealing with Stress

237

(1)

Family Living

237

(1)

Organizational Skills

238

(1)

Prevocational Skills

238

(1)

Work-Related Skills

238

(1)

Dating

238

(1)

Money Management

239

(1)

Consumer Skills

239

(1)

Community Services

239

(4)

CHAPTER 15 THE ROLE OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

243

(10)

The Changing Needs of the Junior High School LD Student

245

(1)

Efforts to Engage the Student in the Educational Process at the Junior High Level

246

(1)

Departmentalization/School Within a School

246

(1)

Resource Rooms

246

(1)

Self-Contained Special Day Classes

246

(1)

Curriculum for the Junior High School

246

(4)

Strategies to Increase Metacognition and Learning

247

(1)

Reading in Junior High School

247

(1)

Mathematics for Living

248

(1)

Teaching LD Students to Be Their Own Advocate

248

(2)

The Changing Needs of the High School LD Student

250

(1)

Efforts to Engage Students in the Educational Process at the High School Level

250

(1)

Peer Counseling

250

(1)

Family Involvement and Transition I.E.P.s

250

(1)

Vocational Programs

250

(1)

Independent Study Programs and Continuation High Schools

250

(1)

Curriculum for the Senior High School

251

(2)

CHAPTER 16 BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL

253

(6)

Services Available to LD Students Going to College

255

(1)

Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Learning Disabled

256

(1)

Learning Disabled Adults

257

(2)

CHAPTER 17 THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING DISABILITIES

259

(6)

Computer-Assisted Learning

261

(1)

What Does Research Say About Computer-Assisted Learning?

262

(1)

Hardware

263

(1)

Software

263

(2)

CHAPTER 18 A CALL TO ACTION

265

(8)

How Can We Prevent Learning Disabilities?

267

(1)

Discourage Teenage Pregnancy

267

(1)

Initiate Early Infant Program

268

(1)

Early Screening and Identification

268

(1)

Attendance

268

(1)

Getting Parents Involved with Education

268

(1)

Strengthening Vocational Programs

269

(1)

Adult Education

269

(1)

Professional Issues

270

(3)

APPENDIX 1 LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS AND SOURCES OF HELP

273

(4)

APPENDIX 2 TEACHER'S GUIDE TO BEHAVIORAL PROBLEM SOLVING

277

(4)

APPENDIX 3 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ADD: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS

281

(6)

APPENDIX 4 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LD: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS

287

(6)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

293

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Ready-to-Use Information and Materials for Assessing Specific Learning Disabilities Complete Learning Disabilities Resource Library, Volume I

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