Learning Disabilities Association

Sara AlvesJennifer CampagnolaKelsey NelsonLauren ParkStephanie SikoraCaley SpahnMelissa Stoffers

Important Facts

ADHD has been linked to a three

year brain maturation delay Teacher actions have two times

the impact on achievement than

curriculum, assessment, and

community involvement combined.

Important Facts

70% of communication is non-verbal There are disparities between African American and White IQ scores (11.5 point difference on Wilson IQ Scale)

– There’s an overrepresentation of African American children in Special Education of children between the ages of 6 and 21.

Children’s Behavior

What were you thinking?– Is that what you meant to do?

What’s the matter with you?– What can I do to help?

Why did you do that?– Are you doing that to upset me?

Why can’t you just do what you’re told?– Do you know why I want you to do that?

Children’s Behavior

Not necessarily non-compliance Seeking control For teachers:

– Consistency– Manipulate environment not child– Adjust the volume of your voice– Give permission to fail and reflect– Ask permission to help and to ask questions

Classroom Management

Classroom Management

Executive Function Techniques:

– Bracelets– Color Changing Tri-folds– Legos– Movement (oxygenates brain)

Classroom Management for Early Childhood Education

Physical space Classroom routines Supporting verbal information with non-verbal

cues Feeling vocabulary

Lo-Tech

Wikki Sticks Velcro Different color transparencies for reading Dry Erase Writing Magnifying Glass Website: www.onionmountaintech.com

Math

Autism: Early Detections

3 or 4 years = average age of diagnosis Low SES = 6 years old No medical test for Autism Progression; infancy, toddlerhood, preschool Posturing Joint attention

Universal Design by Learning

Universal Design in general– Curb cuts, ramps

Universal Design in the classroom– Rowan has made a huge push towards the

Universal Design lesson plan format– What is it?

What we Eat – Where we Live

Neurotoxins to neurotransmitters Allergies Begins prenatal!!! FDA has to prove its not safe to get it off the

market- not before! Mercury (fish), pesticides, what’s safe? Organic food

ELL

Smile at me Let me teach you to say “hello” or goodbye in

my language If I look confused or lost, it is because I am Talk slower, not louder I want to belong

Left Brain-Right Brain Test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTCgYUvu180

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