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DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS AND HOW TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THEM
Elena Facchinei & Dionna Cook
EVERY STUDENT IS DIFFERENT
Every child has his/her own combination of skills, gifts, needs, and difficulties
Deserve customized programs Don’t know their own learning style
“LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD” Gives special needs students a better
chance of being successful Identify individual learning styles and
adjust your assignmentsDiary/log Present new ideas in multiple different ways
Individual projectsHomework choices*Favorite things*
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Important in
reaching all types of learning styles
Seeks to maximize learning for each and every student regardless of their skill level, personality, disability, culture, or other unique characteristics
AUDITORY LEARNERS
Learn through hearing Enjoy having all the facts, hearing details,
and vocalizing facts & details Examples:
Songs Chants Documentaries Lectures Speeches
VISUAL LEARNERS Learn by seeing “Why?” Want to see information and read it Like to study pictures and graphs Work out problems out on paper Word problems
Graphs, charts, media, pictures,
art, power points, question
& answer
KINESTHETIC LEARNERS
Learns through tactile responses (touching and feeling)
Get frustrated if they can’t use their bodies
Like to know how things work
Moving helps them focus
KINESTHETIC LEARNERS: HOW TO REACH THEM
Active games like hopscotch Counters ABC letters Permit movement
ADAPTATIONS Given to students who need
supports/accommodations in order to achieve learning outcomes of the curriculum
Disabled students may be just as bright but need more time Must modify method/behavior Stand in front of student or provide a clue word
so they know they will be called on next
MODIFY ASSIGNMENTS Reduce writing assignments Allow computer use Lengthening deadlines Allowing oral presentations
to be shorter or more visualChoices to learn spelling words:~Writing, counting vowels and consonants, drawing illustrations, finding objects that represent the words, or making flashcards
STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
Thrive in environments with structure Structure of language is ambiguous to them
Prompting Communication skills
Problems with social activities and events because language ambiguity causes them to be unable to decipher how to act and respond Provide social stories
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
Games, readers, and practice tests can adjust
Voice recognition software Magnifiers Typing helps inhibitive disorders
WHEN EVALUATING LEARNING SOFTWARE, MAKE SURE IT:
Proceeds at students own special needs pace Builds on existing reading, writing, and math
skills Allows placing the child at different levels of
math and language arts Encourages kids to become active learners
through exploration and discovery Introduces new learning opportunities in
safe, supportive environments Balances learning with fun
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Comprehensive, educational learning system
Math, reading, and writing skills
Games Popular Impersonal Interactive Independently set
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