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CONSTRUCTING ADVOCACY SKILLS PLAN. Know your strengths & needs: Your learning profile – Learning Style/Type of Intelligence/Strategies Know your rights: IPRC & IEP Know your responsibilities: How to ask for what you need - Communication Skills.
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CONSTRUCTING ADVOCACY SKILLS PLAN • Know your strengths & needs: • Your learning profile – Learning Style/Type of Intelligence/Strategies • Know your rights: • IPRC & IEP • Know your responsibilities: • How to ask for what you need - Communication Skills
Learning Disability Facts INVISIBLE DISABILITY Brain processes information differently Ability to think is not affected Average to Above Average Intelligence Great abilities Difficulties with: -writing -spelling -reading -math -organization We use different methods and/or equipment to complete school work.. Lifelong We learn to negotiate our learning disability. Tested on our weaknesses Common 1 in 10 Hereditary Ranges from mild to severe
EXPLORE FURTHER Learning Style Quiz Sites: www.edutopia.org/Quiz www.studysuccess.co.uk/learning_questionnaire.htm www.educationinsite.com Developed by Dr. Linda Karges-Bone Also lists a 6 Question Kids Style Quiz (Gr. 5-8) www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/a/learningstyle.htm Parent Quiz to explore the learning styles for young students http://parenting.quiz.kaboose.com/25-what-s-your-child-s-learning-style www.ldao.ca
Learning Style (Sensory Approach) Your learning style affects how you prefer to take in new information. Visual Learner -benefit from seeing information in a written format or in an illustration -may grow impatient listening for long periods of time. Auditory Learner -best at absorbing information when it is delivered orally -visual cues reinforce learning but hearing information is preferred Kinesthetic/Tactile Learner -prefers to be active while processing new information -frequent short breaks and/or interacting with the material increases your ability to learn
VISUAL LEARNER (Information comes in through the eyes) AUDITORY LEARNER (Information comes in through the ears) TACTILE/KINESTHETIC LEARNER (Learning incorporates movement)
Learning strategies to improve academic learning http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/index.html Note taking, Listening, Participation 8 ½ minutes Techniques for effectively recording and learning information from classes Managing Your Time 18 minutes Time Management - methods for getting organized and making better use of your time Reading Improvement: Comprehension and Rate 11 minutes Strategies for improving reading rate and comprehension Improving Concentration, Memory, and Motivation 9 minutes Strategic Learning - a three-step process for meaningfully understanding and retaining information Preparing and Taking Tests and Exams Stress Management - learn more about stress and stress management techniques Mind Mapping: Smart Ideas / Inspiration Organization: Rainlender
The questions aren’t: Are you smart ? Do you have abilities? The questions are: What kind of smart are you? What kind of abilities do you have? The ability to read and write are not a measure of intelligence. Howard Gardner Ph.D. Social Psychology Professor Harvard University Education tends to be focused on a limited window of learning Book Smart Logical Mathematical Interpersonal Visual/Spatial Smart (Language) (Numbers / Science) (Interested in others) (See It / Conceive It) Intrapersonal Naturalists Bodily-Kinesthetic Musical (Reflectors) (Investigators) (Active / Movers) (Hummers / Tappers)
4 or more in any of the Categories A - E indicates your strongest abilities. 1 or more in Categories F & G means you have abilities in those aspects as well.
Differentiated Instruction Based on a student centered approach ask for an assignment - CHOICE - Build a model / Create a collage / Create an advertisement Create a brochure / Create a bumper sticker / Create cartoons / Create a dance Create a “how-to” / Create a mind-map with or without software / Create a political cartoon Create a Power Point / Create a recipe / Defend a theory Design a brochure / Design and construct a new product Design a game / Develop a Rubric / Draw a diagram / Draw a graph Design and make costumes / Design a Web Quest / Give a demonstration Give a speech / Illustrate a story / Illustrate a math concept / Interview an expert Invite a speaker / Keep a diary / Make a calendar / Make a learning center Make a map / Make a mural / Make a puzzle / Make a simulation game Make a tape recording / Paint a picture / Present a news report Produce a multimedia presentation / Re-enactment of an event Set up a system of checks & balances / Teach a lesson / Take a survey Write a book / Write an essay / Write a letter to the Editor Write a diary from someone else’s perspective / Write a monologue / Write a news report Write an opinion article / Write a poem / Write a song / Write and perform a rap Write a story / Write and/or tape a conversation Choice needs to be focused on absolutely essentiallearning goals.
Shared Solutions / Culture of Collaboration Steps in Problem Solving ☼ Define the issue ☼ Share issues and ideas ☼ Generate and explore possible solutions ☼ Predict consequences ☼ Choose a solution & develop a plan of action ☼ Develop a follow-up evaluation
Shared Solutions / Culture of Collaboration Conflict Resolution Do’s & Don’ts Strong Advocates “Do the Do List”
The Individual Education Plan Document Addresses: • The student's areas of strengths and needs. • Strategies and Resources: • Specific accommodations, human and material resources Teaching strategies required by the student • Intensity of the support required & who is responsible. • Method of evaluation and monitoring cycle. http://www.nldontario.org/articles/IPRCandIEPguide.html
ACCOMMODATIONS Assistive Technology - Video Instructions Editing Checklist for textHELP Read and Write: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3cIVuZp1wA Exporting / Importing Dragon Voice files: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uTF00j_hr8 Virtual Printingwith Kurzweil 3000: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McgGlLL3I2A How To-s of Zone Editingin Kurzweil 3000: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLlIPWRKVTc Creating Flash Cards using Kurzweil 3000: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2DgLTs8G6A Zone Editing using Kurzweil 3000: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUBQn2eV65s Creating Flash Cards in PowerPoint: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU-L1qrbVH0 Planning for Success – PDF demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNFNp_iFPEE Planning for Success – Excel demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHetqB0oLF0
My Learning Profile Hi, my name is __________________. I am looking forward to studying ______________ in your class. I am a smart student who wants to be successful. My Type of Intelligence is: _______________________. My Learning Style is: _______________________. I am currently using the following learning strategies with success: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ I use the following assistive technology software with success: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ I use the following pre-approved accommodations, (listed in my IEP): _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ I would be happy to meet with you to discuss my needs. Respectfully, _______________________.
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What kind of smart are you? QUIZ www.spannj.org/BasicRights/appendix_b.htm
Add up each row: 4 or more “Trues” in any of the Categories A - E indicates your strongest abilities. 2 or more “Trues” in Categories F & G means you have abilities in those aspects as well. www.spannj.org/BasicRights/appendix_b.htm
Add up each row: 4 or more “Trues” in any of the Categories A - E indicates your strongest abilities. 2 or more “Trues” in Categories F & G means you have abilities in those aspects as well. www.spannj.org/BasicRights/appendix_b.htm
Add up each row: 4 or more “Trues” in any of the Categories A - E indicates your strongest abilities. 2 or more “Trues” in Categories F & G means you have abilities in those aspects as well. www.spannj.org/BasicRights/appendix_b.htm
Add up each row: 4 or more “Trues” in any of the Categories A - E indicates your strongest abilities. 2 or more “Trues” in Categories F & G means you have abilities in those aspects as well. www.spannj.org/BasicRights/appendix_b.htm