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Teaching Science to High School Students with Learning Disabilities: Rising to the Challenge

Supporting secondary students with learning disabilities to verbalize what they understand of a text; select the important

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Educator Supports

VIDEO: The Tiered Approach

This introductory video presents the Tiered Approach and its application by the Thunder Bay Catholic District

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Learning Disabilities in Your Classroom

In this podcast, the panel members discuss classroom issues facing students with learning disabilities and the critical

Tiered Approach represented in a pyramid. At the base there’s Tier 1: Universal Programming : General classroom education, taught by the regular classroom teacher. Conforms to basic principles of Differentiated Instruction (DI) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). May include tiered lessons and assessment. All students monitored closely for potential need to move up a tier. (This tier targets 80 % of students). In the middle of the pyramid there’s Tier 2: Targeted Group Interventions: Small (2 to 5 students) group instruction in addition to continued universal programming from Tier 1. Typically 10 to 20 weeks of extra instruction, 30 – 45 minute duration per session. Students may shift back to Tier 1 after successfully mastering a concept or skill. (This tier targets 15% of students). At the tip of the pyramid there’s Tier 3: Intensive Individual Instruction: Intense, individual interventions and instruction. Can include teaching basic learning skills such as organization and note taking. Includes help from outside the classroom, including special education teachers and administration. Students who are struggle in Tier 1 and 2 to this tier are also often referred for further psycho-educational testing, including screening for LDs. (This tier targets 5% of students).

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Tiered Approaches to the Education of Students with Learning Disabilities

The Ministry has devised a three-tier system. This is often referred to as Response to Intervention (RTI)

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EduGAINS

Summarized by Cindy Perras, M.Ed., OCT Educational Consultant, LDAO EduGAINS is an Ontario Ministry of Education website which provides Ministry developed resources to

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Category: Educator Supports

Teaching Science to High School Students with Learning Disabilities: Rising to the Challenge

VIDEO: The Tiered Approach

Learning Disabilities in Your Classroom

Tiered Approaches to the Education of Students with Learning Disabilities

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