In writing, a student may have a specific learning disability related to writing production. This is often referred to as a language-based learning disability. One resource offered is to have them speak about their ideas. After speaking about their topic, the student would write their ideas.
If through formative assessments I find a student needs extra support, a resource is graphic organizers to help organize their thoughts, a word wall to help them write words, and or break up the task into concrete steps. If these scaffolds don’t help, it might mean they need to move to tier 2 interventions. This would require weeks of data collection and a meeting with parents and other staff members. Tier 2 would provide an intervention teacher to push-in and provide targeted supports. If after weeks of interventions at tier 2 there is still no progress, a meeting would be called to refer the student for special education testing. The map here shows this in more detail: https://coggle.it/diagram/WbnvIwem7QAB-kna/t/identifying-and-helping-struggling-learners-in-my-classroom/f1933a01e22bcb539c718ed9bd49830abf2e2c46d0b3c10c925abdf172633d8b All students benefit from differentiation. Those who are performing above grade level need a challenge to hone their skills and knowledge. Students who are struggling with a certain skills may need a scaffold. While other students may need many more scaffolds or modification due to a learning disability. The following is a diagram (created by me and my cohort) with categories of disabilities and related forms of differentiation: https://coggle.it/diagram/WbLsM0jEEwABtj-7/t/unit-3-activity-3/f074d4f1b8b2fa5229d20ca99668023a958ae398755cdc1f0d7426559c3f490f If a student is performing above grade level, I would provide them with instruction to help them apply standards more skillfully and pushing them to meet fourth grade standards in writing. This may include a mini lesson on using varying linking words in more intentional ways. The Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Education Programming Standards would guide my instruction. References: American Speech Language Hearing Association. (n.d.). Language-Based Learning Disabilities (Reading, Spelling, and Writing). Retrieved from http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/LBLD.htm. National Association for Gifted Children. (n.d.). Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Education Programming. Retrieved from https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources/national-standards-gifted-and-talented-education/pre-k-grade-12
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