Justin Hardegree's presentation for class.

1. Working With Special Needs Students

2. Meeting Their Needs Form an Individualized Education Plan according to IDEA Understand how the student is challenged Adapt teaching methods Use resources (Assistive Technology, Webquest, etc.)

3. Resources Georgia Project for Assistive Technology http://www.gpat.org/resources.aspx?PageReq=GPATImpp Designed by the State of Georgia to meet Assistive Technology needs and cover the legal basics regarding it.

4. Resources Teacher Vision http://www.teachervision.fen.com A comprehensive web site that provides teaching resources for a range of subjects including special needs and assistive technology.

5. Resources Kids Health http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/learning/iep.html Provides information on creating Individual Education Programs.

6. Meeting My Students Needs I teach several children with mild learning disabilities. Three have ADHD One has an Auditory Disability How do I teach with these disabilities in consideration?

7. ADHD Modify lectures to be brisk with clear objectives Introduce models and manipulatives High tech assistive technology includes having lesson plans accessible online for the students Low tech assistive technology: Binders and organized notebooks

8. ADHD Resources Resources: Georgia Project for Assistive Technology http://www.gpat.org/devices.aspx Teacher Vision: Special Needs Resources http://www.teachervision.fen.com/special-education/teacher-resources/6640.html?detoured=1

9. Learning Disabilities For reading skill development have students do collaborative reading with specific goals For mathematics break the problems down into a step by step process. At times visual aids are useful.

10. Learning Disabilities High Tech assistance: Portable word processors and spell checkers are useful Low Tech: Drawings and reference materials

11. Learning Disabilities Resources Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Disabilities http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/assistive.htm Teacher Vision (Again)

12. Auditory Disability Seat the child close to the front of the classroom. Give clear verbal instruction High tech assistance: Voice amplifiers, one-to-one communicators Low tech: Visual display of assignments

13. Auditory Disabilities Resources American Speech Language Hearing Association http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/assist_tech.htma Georgia Project for Assistive Technology