Radmila Harding - PLCatalyst

EBT and Special Education

RADMILA HARDING0417 321 752

No time to waste …

“1 in 3 Australians have literacy skills low enough to make them vulnerable to unemployment and social exclusion.”

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4228.0Main+Features202011-12

7.3 million people

Quality ‘first’ teaching and high expectations

Instruction + Time = Success

Evidence Based Teaching & Special Education

“Moving from fragmented to coordinated services.” David Mitchell

Reading Adjustments

Accommodations

• Audio recording of text

• Content from videos, digital media, online tutorials

• Assistive technology – e.g. Text to Speech software

• Extra time

• Reading buddy

• Word bank of key vocabulary

• Teacher created podcasts

Modifications

• Shorter or easier passages

• Alternative text

• Film

• Prioritized concepts

• Fewer tasks

• Assessed against a different standard

• Exemptions from certain projects/tasks/tests

Adjustments for Writing

Accommodations

• Provide effective writing instruction

• Intervene early

• High expectations for all

• Technological tools

• Scaffolding

• More explicit teaching

• Ability groupings – learning stations

Modifications

• Reduce rate of producing written work

• Reduce volume of work to be produced

• Reduce the complexity of the written task

• Reduced homework

Difficulties following instructions

• Have the student verbalize written directions. • Provide only one portion of the assignment at a

time. Divide longer orally assigned tasks into shorter ones.

• Face the child and speak slowly and distinctly.• Provide visual reinforcement as often as possible

when you speak to the class.• Provide an outline of your lectures; use graphs

and tables to reinforce concepts.

Radmila Harding 0417 321 752