General
- Get to know students and how they learn.
- Multiple Intelligence quiz
- Share struggles with students – everyone is good and bad at different things.
Beneficial Learning Environment
- Area without distractions.
- Provide different seating options: stand-up desks, rocking chair, ball chair.
- Encourage students to learn in culturally relevant ways.
- Provide information in both print and visual that reflects their culture.
- Model how to be organized to encourage students to practice organization skills.
Adapted Instructions
- Provide options for lessons to be recorded.
- Increase wait time after questions – providing more time to reflect or discuss.
- Always pre-teach vocabulary.
- Include body breaks during lessons.
- Offer individual feedback for each student.
Assessing
- Give students choice and vary assessment.
- Offer individual feedback for each student.
- Use daily small assessments.
- Involve families to make a plan that accurately supports student.