EBT and Special Education
RADMILA HARDING0417 321 752
No time to waste …
“1 in 3 Australians have literacy skills low enough to make them vulnerable to unemployment and social exclusion.”
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/Lookup/4228.0Main+Features202011-12
7.3 million people
Quality ‘first’ teaching and high expectations
Instruction + Time = Success
Evidence Based Teaching & Special Education
“Moving from fragmented to coordinated services.” David Mitchell
Reading Adjustments
Accommodations
• Audio recording of text
• Content from videos, digital media, online tutorials
• Assistive technology – e.g. Text to Speech software
• Extra time
• Reading buddy
• Word bank of key vocabulary
• Teacher created podcasts
Modifications
• Shorter or easier passages
• Alternative text
• Film
• Prioritized concepts
• Fewer tasks
• Assessed against a different standard
• Exemptions from certain projects/tasks/tests
Adjustments for Writing
Accommodations
• Provide effective writing instruction
• Intervene early
• High expectations for all
• Technological tools
• Scaffolding
• More explicit teaching
• Ability groupings – learning stations
Modifications
• Reduce rate of producing written work
• Reduce volume of work to be produced
• Reduce the complexity of the written task
• Reduced homework
Difficulties following instructions
• Have the student verbalize written directions. • Provide only one portion of the assignment at a
time. Divide longer orally assigned tasks into shorter ones.
• Face the child and speak slowly and distinctly.• Provide visual reinforcement as often as possible
when you speak to the class.• Provide an outline of your lectures; use graphs
and tables to reinforce concepts.
Radmila Harding 0417 321 752
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