Students with Learning Disabilities

Teaching Practices

Planning Activities

• Develop Empowering Beliefs About Teaching– Individualize instruction– Base instructional practices on research– Maintain proactive expectancies of

learners

Instructional Variables Related to Student Learning

• Focus on time for learning

• Ensure high rates of student success

• Provide positive and supportive learning environments

• Strive to motivate

Instructional Arrangements

• Consider – Large-group instruction– Small-group instruction– One student with teacher– Students teaching students

• Peer tutoring, cooperative learning– Students working independently

• Self-correcting materials, instructional games, CAI

– Homework

Other Considerations in Planning Activities

• Curriculum– Prioritize content to ensure most important

content mastered

• Learner Variables– Student aptitudes– Socioeconomic status– Multicultural differences

Interactive Teaching Competencies

• Focus on Teaching Competencies• Follow a Lesson Planning Format

– Give an advance organizer– Describe and model the skill or strategy– Conduct guided practice and interactive discourse– Conduct independent practice to mastery– Provide elaborate feedback– Teach generalization and transfer

Postinstructional Activities

• Reflection About Teaching and Collaborating with Others– Research – Thoughts