Understanding a student who has a learning disability can be difficult for some. IDEA makes it possible for students with disabilities to be included in general education classrooms. If a student with a learning disability is in a general education setting with a teacher who has never taught a student with a learning disability the teacher may have to alter their teaching strategies If a teacher fails to realize a student is expressing signs of a learning disability the student may suffer with their education. There are a variety of ways a general education teacher can assist a student with a learning disability in the class. Throughout this paper I will be discussing different ways a general education teacher can academically assist a student
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But, every student learns differently so, one way a teacher can adjust their lesson plans to meet a student’s needs that has a disability is to give more specific and direct instructions within a developed frame work. An example might be; Alice is struggling in her history class which she thought she would love. While she is preparing for her history test she is having trouble reading and comprehending the reading material. She starts to get very frustrated. Now that its test time Alice struggles to read and answer the questions. Once the teacher reviews her test he comes to the conclusion she might need help and has her stay after class to talk with her. After their meeting the teacher realizes Alice didn’t complete take her test because she is having difficulty reading (pg.177). So, using this example the teacher can go about giving Alice more direct instructions/questions within the story as they read aloud together such as recognizing certain vocabulary words. That way Alice isn’t trying to figure out how to read the words and understand the story all at the same time. By giving Alice more direct instructions she can focus on what she hears and better determine the answer that best fits the question. This assistant may not work for every teacher. Some teachers may not have the extra time for their students, but every teacher can work on including more direct instructions within the class work for
But, every student learns differently so, one way a teacher can adjust their lesson plans to meet a student’s needs that has a disability is to give more specific and direct instructions within a developed frame work. An example might be; Alice is struggling in her history class which she thought she would love. While she is preparing for her history test she is having trouble reading and comprehending the reading material. She starts to get very frustrated. Now that its test time Alice struggles to read and answer the questions. Once the teacher reviews her test he comes to the conclusion she might need help and has her stay after class to talk with her. After their meeting the teacher realizes Alice didn’t complete take her test because she is having difficulty reading (pg.177). So, using this example the teacher can go about giving Alice more direct instructions/questions within the story as they read aloud together such as recognizing certain vocabulary words. That way Alice isn’t trying to figure out how to read the words and understand the story all at the same time. By giving Alice more direct instructions she can focus on what she hears and better determine the answer that best fits the question. This assistant may not work for every teacher. Some teachers may not have the extra time for their students, but every teacher can work on including more direct instructions within the class work for