Teaching Strategies & Resources

Student Needs	IPRC Exceptionalities	Diagnosed Conditions
Aggression Management Anger/Frustration Management Anxiety Management Articulation Skills Attendance Strategies Attention Skills Assistive Technology Skills Blind/Vision Impaired Bullying Management Skills Central Auditory Processing Deafness Depression/Sadness Management Disengagement/Motivation Strategies Eating Disorder Strategies Emotional Regulation English Language Skills Executive Function Fine Motor Skills Gambling Disorder Grief Management Gross Motor Skills Hearing Intellectual Ability – High Intellectual Ability – Low Listening Comprehension Skills Low Vision Memory Skills Mental Health Strategies Metacognitive Skills Mobility Skills Non-Verbal Reasoning Organizational Skills Personal Care Personal Safety Phonological Processing Processing Speed Self-Advocacy Skills Self-Esteem Self-Harm/Suicide Management Self-Regulatory Skills Sensory Integration Skills Sequencing Skills Social Skills Substance Abuse Strategies Task Initiation Time Management Skills Transition Skills Verbal Ability Visual-Motor Skills Visual-Spatial Processing	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Behaviour Blind and Low Vision Deaf and Hard of Hearing Developmental Disability (DD) Giftedness Language Impairment Learning Disabilities (LD) Mild Intellectual Disabilities Multiple Exceptionalities Physical Disability Speech Impairment	Acquired Brain Injury Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND) Angelman Syndrome Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Auditory Processing Disorder (Central) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Bipolar Disorder Blind/Vision Impaired Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy (CP) Conduct Disorder (CD) Concussions Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Deafness Depression Disorders Down Syndrome Eating Disorders Epilepsy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Fragile X Syndrome Gambling Disorder Intellectual Disabilities Klinefelter's Syndrome Learning Disabilities/Specific Learning Disorders Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Neurological Disabilities Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS) Prader-Willi Syndrome Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Seizure Disorders Selective Mutism Spina Bifida Tourette Syndrome Turner Syndrome (TS) Usher Syndrome William's Syndrome

Key Special Education Practices

Accommodations
Alternative Programming
Assistive Technology
Board Special Education Plans
Community Resources
Differentiated Instruction
Create an Inclusive & Positive Class Climate
Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC)
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Ministry of Education Resources
Modified Programming
Non-teacher Professional Assessments
Teacher Assessments
Safety/Emergency/Crisis Response Plan
Professional Development
Reporting on IEP Progress
Tracking/Documenting
Transition Plans

Glossary

FAQs

Differentiate Instruction

Teachers should differentiate their instruction for the whole class, small group or individual students based on content, process and product for optimal achievement. Strategies and links for DI instruction are here.

Glogster Posters

Resource:

http://edu.glogster.com/

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DI in Action: Video Demos and Teacher Recommendations

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Special Education Processes:

Differentiate Instruction

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MI Assessment for Older Students

Resource:

http://www.literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

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Strategies

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Special Education Processes:

Differentiate Instruction

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What is DI with Examples

Resource:

https://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/classroom-resources/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/

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DI in Action: Video Demos and Teacher Recommendations

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DI Resources with links by topic

Resource:

http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/differentiate/

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DI in Action: Video Demos and Teacher Recommendations

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Ontario Education Resource Bank

Resource:

http://resources.elearningontario.ca/

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Strategies

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Differentiate Instruction

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Book Builder

Resource:

http://bookbuilder.cast.org/

For creating, sharing and reading digital stories.

Special Education Processes:

Differentiate Instruction

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Graphic Organizers

Resource:

otfspeced.wikispaces.com/file/view/Feb+15+draft.doc

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Resource

Use these to support lessons.

Special Education Processes:

Differentiate Instruction

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Strategies and Additional Resources

Resource:

http://education.alberta.ca/apps/aisi/literature/pdfs/FINAL_Differentiated_Instruction.pdf

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Recommended books, articles and other sites.

Special Education Processes:

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Differentiating Math

Resource:

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/different_math.pdf

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Ontario Ministry of Education

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Ontario Ministry of Education

Special Education Processes:

Differentiate Instruction

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DI Math Reflection template

Resource:

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/lms/differentiatedInstruction.pdf

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Ontario Ministry of Education

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Use this to reflect on and improve your practice.

Special Education Processes:

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