part 2 of a 3 part webinar series on learning disabilities

Part 2 of a 3 Part Webinar Series on Learning Disabilities

Kristen Philbrook, Regional Disability Coordinator, Humanitas

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Purpose

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Learning Objectives

After this webinar you will be able to:1. Identify the specific functional limitation(s) that the student

may need accommodated2. Develop appropriate accommodation(s) for students with

learning disabilities that match the functional limitation 3. Identify the specific areas on center that a student may need

specific accommodations relevant to known functional limitations

4. Adapt or adjust accommodation as necessary to appropriately implement it in the various areas of the center or know who to contact if assistance is needed

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Let’s Review!

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Why Do You Need to Know About Learning Disabilities (LD)?

It is a high incidence type disability and there are a variety of types of Learning Disabilities To appropriately serve and support students with LD, staff

must have a basic understanding of LD in order to: Identify and implement strategies Identify and implement appropriate accommodations Evaluate effectiveness of supports and accommodations provided

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What is a Learning Disability?

A LD is a neurobiological condition that affects the way individuals of average to above average intelligence Receive information Process information Express information

LD can impact the ability to acquire basic skills of listening, speaking, thinking, reading, spelling, writing, and/or mathematics

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Types of Learning Disabilities

Dyslexia

Dysgraphia

Dyscalculia

Dyspraxia

Auditory Processing (Perceptual) Disorders

Visual/Perceptual Deficits

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Center-wide Accommodations

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Considering Accommodations Center-wide

What do we mean when we ask for accommodations to be considered center wide? Academics Testing Career Technical Residential Cafeteria Work-based learning Navigating around center Recreational facilities Health services(this list is not all inclusive)

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Your Responsibilities

Learn the basic characteristics of a variety of types of disorders.

Ensure that accommodations under your responsibility are implemented and effective How do I know which accommodations I am responsible for

implementing?

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Notification

Bi-weekly emails - DCs should email staff at least bi-weekly a list of students with accommodation plans in CIS that specifically indicate any plans that are new or updated Copies of these emails will be stored and maintained by a DC Managers are responsible for ensuring that approved

accommodations are implemented in their areas of supervision

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Accommodation Plan Screenshot

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ExamplePossible Accommodations

A student requires the use of lists and/or visual supports like the use of pictures or graphics

Career Technical and Academics Learning a new skill or concept

Residential Learning dorm duties or trying to master a specific assignment

Discipline Aiding understanding of the sequence of the discipline system

Counseling Guiding student on how to work through a conflict

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Written List for Residential

Cleaning the Toilet

1. Go to the storage supply cabinet and get cleaning supplies

2. Spray cleaner under rim of toilet bowl and let sit for 5 minutes

3. Use scrub brush and scrub inside of toilet bowl4. Flush toilet and make sure bowl is clean5. Use disinfecting wipe and wipe down outside of toilet

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Visually Supported List for Residential

Step 1 Go to the storage supply cabinet

Step 2 Get cleaning supplies*

Note: *Use pictures of the actual supplies the student would need to retrieve.

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Written List for Career Technical - Culinary

Baking muffins1. Pre-heat oven2. Go to the cabinet and get needed supplies3. Get ingredients from the cabinet and refrigerator4. Look at the measurements listed to the left of each

ingredient and use you measuring tools to measure each ingredient

5. Combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl6. In a separate bowl combined wet ingredients7. Combined the 2 bowls of ingredients and mix until

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Written List for Career Technical - Culinary

Baking muffins8. Pour the batter into the muffin tin filling each muffin

tin half way9. Put muffin tin in the oven on the middle rack for 20

minutes10. Take out and let cool for 20 minutes then serve11. Clean all used supplies and put them back in the

cabinet

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Visually Supported List for culinary

Step 1 Pre-heat oven

Step 2 Get baking supplies.*

Note: *Use pictures of the actual supplies and ingredients the student would need to retrieve.

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Specific Learning Disabilities & Functional Limitations

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Dyslexia

Difficulties with accurate and /or fluent word recognition, poor spelling and decoding abilities which typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language

Difficulty reading grade level text

Poor memory skills

Definition Functional Limitation

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Accommodation Specific Accommodation Comments Staff

Instructional/assignment 05-reduce content Reduce the amount of reading required when possible

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Instructional/assignment 06-Break large projects/assignments into smaller sections

Break assignments requiring a lot of reading into smaller sections

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Personal supports 01-Buddy/mentor Allow the student to complete reading assignments with a buddy

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Other 99-Other Provide all instructions verbally

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Behavioral 06- Feedback on progress

Provide positive feedback to student as they complete reading assignments

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Assistive Technology 05-Reading pen For short reading assignments or if needed on site in career technical or other areas of center

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Assistive Technology 06-Reading support w/voice output

Using Bookshare converted docs/Other reading OCR software

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Other testing 03-Unlimited time All

TABE testing 03-Unlimited time TABE Administrator

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Tools and Assistive Technology

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Considering the Center-wide Focus

Reduce content Break larger assignments

down Provide instructions

verbally Reading Pen/Reading

software

Academic Career Technical Residential Food Services Recreation Safety/Security/Discipline

Accommodation How does it apply in each of the areas on center?

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Dyscalculia

Refers to a wide range of lifelong learning disabilities involving math

Difficulty with word problems

Difficulty organizing problems on the page


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Accommodation Plan ExampleAccommodation Specific

AccommodationComments Staff

Assistive technology 04-Highlighter Encourage student to highlight relevant information when

completing word problems

All

Assistive technology 03-Graph paper Provide graph paper to organize math problems

All

Assistive Technology 99-Other Pre-measure guides for culinary

All

Instructional/ assignment 99-Other Provide note card with math operations and operation

terms

All

Other testing 01-Extended time All

TABE testing 01-Extended time TABE Administrator


Accommodation options could include using specialty paper such as graph paper and manipulatives!

Symbol Words used

+ Addition, Add, Sum, Plus, Increase

- Subtraction, subtract, minus, less than, take away, decrease, deduct

x Multiplication, multiply, product, by, times

/ Division, divide, quotient, goes into, how many times

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Accommodation options could include using specialty paper such as graph paper and manipulatives!

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Provide note card with math operations and terms



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Dysgraphia

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing and can include visual-spatial difficulties (e.g., trouble processing what the eye sees) and language processing difficulties (e.g., trouble processing and making sense of what the ear hears)

Copying or writing is slow and labored

Difficulty thinking and writing at the same time


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Accommodation Plan Example

Accommodation Specific Accommodation

Comments Staff

Assistive technology 99-Other Tape recorder All

Instructional/assignment 09-Copies of notes Provide copies of notes or a note taker

All

Instructional/assignment 99-Other Allow student to make presentations orally instead of in writing

All

Environmental 03-Distraction free space

All

Other testing 17-Tape recorder to record writing assessment

All



Comments Staff

TABE testing 01-Extended time TABE Administrator

Instructional/Assignments 03-Break large projects/assignments down into smaller sections

Provide one part of an assignment/project at a time. Student will check in with instructor before starting next task

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Assistive Technology 07-Video tapes of lessons

All

Personal Support 99-other Note taker All


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Break large assignments down

Video or audio tape of lessons

Distraction free space



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Dyspraxia

Dyspraxia is a disorder that affects motor skill development that affects planning and completing fine motor tasks which can vary from simple motor tasks such as waving goodbye to more complex tasks like brushing teeth.

Sense of balance may be affected

May appear to be disorganized or have difficulty finding things


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Comments Staff

Organizational 01-Planner All

Instructional/assignment 09-Copies of notes Provide color coded copies of notes

All

Instructional/assignment 99-Other Reminder of assignment due dates

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Environmental 06-Adaptive/seating/Furniture/Workspace

Student needs to sit at a table with a chair that can be freely

moved in and out (not attached to a desk)

All

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Accommodation Examples

Adaptive Seating accommodations that may assist with motor control difficulties

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Reminder of assignment due dates

Adaptive seating/furniture/workspace



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Visual Processing

Difficulty interpreting visual information, not related to difficulty with poor vision

Frequently loses place Difficulty negotiating

around center


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Assistive technology 99-Other Tracking tools All

Assistive technology 05-Reading pen All

Personal supports 01-Buddy/mentor Student can walk with buddy to transition between locations on center

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Instructional/assignment

01-Verification of understanding of instructions, rules, assignments

All

Other testing 06- Read directions to the student

All

Other testing 01-Extended time All

TABE testing 01-Extended time TABEAdministrator


Tracking tools for readers who lose their place

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Verification of understanding of instructions, rules, and assignments

Read directions to students Student can walk with

buddy to transition between locations



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Auditory Processing

Difficulty interpreting auditory information, not related to difficulty with hearing

Difficulty remembering directions given orally

Easily distracted by background noise


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Accommodation Plan ExampleAccommodation Specific

AccommodationComments Staff

Environmental 05-Headphones All

Instructional/ Assignment

02-Movement breaks Allow the student 1 break no more than 5 minutes

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Environmental 03-Distraction free space All

Behavioral 99-Other Redirect students attention back to assigned task when necessary

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Organizational 03-Checklists (e.g. dorm tasks, daily tasks, assignment checklist)

Morning checklist will be turned into residential manager daily

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Headphones

Earbuds

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Redirect students attention back to assigned tasks when necessary

Checklists



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Test Your Knowledge

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Test Your Knowledge

Kendra Has a difficult time staying on task Seems to constantly loose things Has a difficult time following instructor directions Reading below grade level and struggles to complete reading

assignments

What accommodations might help Kendra?

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Environmental 03-Distraction free space

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Behavioral 99-Other Redirect students attention back to assigned task

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Behavioral 01-Rules/ expectations in accessible format

Recreation/dorm staff should read rules and expectations to student

Instructional/assignment 05-reduce content Reduce the amount of reading required when possible

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Instructional/assignment 06-Break large projects/ assignments into smaller sections

Break assignments requiring a lot of reading into smaller sections

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Assistive technology 09-Books on tape All

Other testing 03-Unlimited time All

TABE testing 03-Unlimited time TABE Administrator

Resources

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Regional Disability Coordinators

Boston, Philadelphia, & Atlanta Regions – Kristen Philbrook [email protected]

Dallas Region - Laura Kuhn [email protected]

Chicago and San Francisco Regions - Kim Jones [email protected]

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Appendix 605 of the PRH

Process for an Applicant or Student with a Disability to Request Reasonable Accommodation to participate in the Job Corps Program

Updated version released October 1, 2013

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Job Corps Disability Website

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Job Corps Learning Disability Website

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Job Accommodation Network (JAN) http://askjan.org

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Questions?

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