LDAOeng, Author at LD@school

How can educators recognize and support students with LDs who experience anxiety?

Having LDs may complicate the picture of anxiety, and may make it tricky for educators to recognize overlapping behaviors. For example, students who appear restless, distracted and who have difficulty concentrating may have a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as a learning disability or attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). But students may also be distracted by internal thoughts and worries, reflecting anxiety.

By LDAOeng|September 20th, 2017|Categories: Mental Health & Well-Being|Tags: Ask the Experts, Intermediate (7-10), Junior (4-6), Senior (11-12)|0 Comments

Effective Behaviour Management for Students with LDs and Behavioural Disorders

Behavioural disorders, particularly those of the externalized type[1], and learning disabilities often occur together. Indeed, the comorbidity between these two types of disorders in students was identified more than 20 years ago (Hinshaw, 1992). More specifically, empirical studies have shown that 75% of students with learning disabilities also lack social skills (Lane, Gresham, & O’Shaughnessy, 2002; National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2008).

By LDAOeng|July 24th, 2017|Categories: Behaviour|Tags: Article, Evidence-Based, Intermediate (7-10), Junior (4-6), Primary (K-3), Senior (11-12)|0 Comments

Visual Strategies for Organization and Planning

The goal of this video is to show educators how using visual structure and supports can improve organization and planning in our students.

By LDAOeng|July 24th, 2017|Categories: Executive Function|Tags: Intermediate (7-10), Junior (4-6), Practice-Informed, Primary (K-3), Senior (11-12), Video|0 Comments

Managing Parent-Teacher Relationships

In this podcast, Kelli Cote shares her story about navigating the educational system, both as a parent of a child with LDs and as an educator who has worked with many families of students with LDs. She explains the importance of cultivating empathy and caring in educators who work with students with LDs so that they approach parent-teacher relationships with care and sensitivity.

By LDAOeng|July 24th, 2017|Categories: Educator Supports|Tags: Intermediate (7-10), Junior (4-6), Podcast, Senior (11-12)|0 Comments

A Look Back and a Leap Forward: Three Students’ Perspectives on their Post-Secondary Transitions

n this special edition podcast, we’re going to look at what path these students took to get where they are today, what that transition looked like, the hurdles they’ve had to overcome, the successes they’ve had, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Their teacher, Jenessa Dworet, will also comment about the progress these three students have made and how her teaching style has changed since we last spoke to her two years ago.

By LDAOeng|July 24th, 2017|Categories: Transitions|Tags: Intermediate (7-10), Podcast, Senior (11-12)|0 Comments

Blended Learning: Levelling the Playing Field for Students with Learning Disabilities

Students with LDs are often singled out in the classroom because they are usually the only ones using technology. This is not the case in Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) because every student within this board has access to technology as part of a blended learning initiative. Watch this video to see how students at St. Ambrose School in HPCDSB are using technology, how its building their confidence, and the difference educators and administrators are seeing in their school board.

By LDAOeng|June 26th, 2017|Categories: Technology|Tags: Intermediate (7-10), Primary (K-3), Senior (11-12), Video|0 Comments

How do we encourage more educators to integrate technology into their classrooms?

Answered by Lise Galuga and Marie-Josée Joly Technology has made great strides over the last few decades. Today, we rely on small devices that remind us of our appointments, allow us to collaborate on writing documents, make audio recordings or videos, or entertain us. Today’s students cannot fathom a world without technology. They regularly engage [...]

By LDAOeng|June 16th, 2017|Categories: Technology|Tags: Ask the Experts, Intermediate (7-10), Junior (4-6), Primary (K-3), Senior (11-12)|0 Comments

Teaching Fractions: a Few Cautionary Notes

In this article, we seek to understand the errors that students make. We offer a number of cautionary notes for creating activities for the acquisition of this mathematical concept. The errors explored in this article come out of research involving students between the ages of 9 years and 12 years, at the moment when they displayed reactions of avoidance, worry or anxiety (DeBlois and Bélanger, 2016, DeBlois, 2014).

By LDAOeng|May 30th, 2017|Categories: Math|Tags: Article, Evidence-Based, Junior (4-6)|0 Comments

LDMH: A Handbook on Learning Disabilities and Mental Health

The Integra Program by the Child Development Institute is the only accredited children’s mental health agency in Canada to specialize in providing mental health services exclusively to children, youth and families with learning disabilities. LDMH: A Handbook on Learning Disabilities and Mental Health is a resource developed by Integra Program staff as part of their [...]

By LDAOeng|May 15th, 2017|Categories: Mental Health & Well-Being|Tags: Intermediate (7-10), Junior (4-6), Practice-Informed, Primary (K-3), Senior (11-12), Supplementary Resources|0 Comments

Including Students with Special Education Needs in French as a Second Language Programs: A Guide for Ontario Schools

“Inclusive education is based on the principles of acceptance and inclusion of all students. Students see themselves reflected in their curriculum, their physical surroundings, and the broader environment, in which diversity is honoured and all individuals are respected.” (Realizing the Promise of Diversity: Ontario’s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy, 2009, p. 4.)

By LDAOeng|May 11th, 2017|Categories: Educator Supports|Tags: Intermediate (7-10), Junior (4-6), Primary (K-3), Senior (11-12), Supplementary Resources|0 Comments

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