Accommodating Learning Disabilities in the English Language Classroom

1. DEFINING LEARNING DISABILITIES

1.1. neurological condition

2. THE DIFFICULTY OF IDENTIFYING LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE CLASSROOM

2.1. marked difficulty in at least one area of academic performance

3. THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM

4. WHAT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS CAN DO

4.1. interact with one another, an important part of learning to be inclusive

5. Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom

6. Use guided note-taking, provide systematic explict instrucion

7. WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE ABSENCE OF A SUPPORT TEAM

7.1. diagnosing a student and keep working in them

8. THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM

8.1. involves everybory

9. UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL)

9.1. Provide multiple means of engagement, representation, assessment, action and expression