Tag: Evidence-Based

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Literacy

Integrating Vocabulary Instruction with Reading Comprehension Strategies

To be effective for students with LDs, instructional activities must be focused on explicit instruction, not only

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Educator Supports

Collaboration Between Teachers in Secondary Schools

By Kyle Robinson and Dr. Nancy L. Hutchinson Introduction: Why Focus on Secondary School? The school cultures of elementary and secondary school are

science

Educator Supports

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

Self-Advocacy

Supporting the Development of Self-Advocacy

For young people with LDs, self-advocacy is a long-term goal – one that should drive the choices

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).

Educator Supports

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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