Teaching tools for

helping students with

special educational

needs

Lic. Silvia RovegnoMSD 7, Dickens Institute

Agenda

√ General accommodations

√ Teaching vocabulary

√ Teaching grammar

√ Teaching reading

√ Teaching writing

√ Q and A

Before we start….

General Accommodations

give more time

give short, concise, linear instructions,

one task at a time

give handout of whiteboard work

materials should be well-structured /

clear / linear with logical, predictable

progression

involve a minimum of jumping about

(eg backwards and forwards, from box

A to box B etc)

have sentences on single lines where

possible

keep new language to a minimum

provide review and consolidation

avoid too much contrastive word input (eg

their / there / they’re )

avoid tasks designed to ‘catch out’ or

‘test’

be multi-sensory and multi-media where

possible

have larger, dyslexic-friendly font / larger

spacing / darker background:

dyslexiefont.com

Dyslexie Font sample

Teaching Vocabulary

Basic principles of teachingvocabulary

Limit amount of new items per lesson(5 to 8)

Contextualised teaching: vocab in textand topic

Multisensory presentation andpractice: hear, see, touch

Extensive practice Frequent revision: 3 consecutive

lessons, fornightly revision andintegration

Words that sound the same introducedseparately

Colour coding

Blue words (people)

Red words (actions)

Pilot

Firefighter

Fly

Doctor

heal pilotdoctor

firefighter

fly

heal

A pilot flies a plane

Vocabulary box

Rhymes

Word formation games

Choose the odd one out

Wordsearch

green

pink

yellow

red

blue

TeachingGrammar

Principles for teaching grammar

Grammar in context: text and topic

From presentation to practice

Clear and concise explanations

Avoid terminology

Colour coding

From controlled to freer oral practice

Avoid tasks that imply choosing

Use grammar games

PPP with a twist

Lead-in/warm-up Presentation (contextualization) Highlighting Controlled practice (manipulative

practice) Semi controlled practice Freer practice

Recycling

Practising language

■ Orally first, then in writing if necessary

■ Manipulative practice: drills, find somene

who, dominoes, sort out sentences (for

syntax and structures), bingos

(prepositions)

■Semi controlled practice: role plays,

surveys

■Freer practice: problem-solving,

personalization tasks

Grammar games

■http://www.eslgamesworld.com/

■http://www.funenglishgames.com/

■http://www.english-online.org.uk/games

■http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/

TeachingReading

Teaching Reading

Give practice on word recognition

From sentence to paragraph

From paragraph to text

Break text down into smaller units

Pre-reading phase essential

Text should contain few unfamiliar

words

Don’t ask sts to read aloud

Pre Reading activities

KWL chart

Other pre-readingactivities

■ Mind mapping

■ Word splash

■ Picture splash

Text design and layout

TeachingWriting

Principles for teachingwriting

Pre writing phase: key for content

(brainstorming) and organisation

(outline)

The need to work with model

texts, colourcoding different

features

Revision of key vocabulary and

structures for each particular text

type

Article: Bullying today

Task

Generating ideasWhat do you remember about our discussion of the issue of bullying? Make notes on the ideas you remember.

Now, do you have all the necessary information to write a fully informed article?You can use the following file to order your ideas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VDByOaLYZiB2R-ffdUQo7Xx3S5IGydk-SXCDtVk1gnU/edit(Remember to make a copy in your drive, change its name when you open it)

On the next slide you will find links to explore the topic more thoroughly and complete your notes. Remember you need to include: what bullying is, its characteristics and consequences. Explore the links freely.

Making a good and clear article requires the use of precise vocabulary. Include the key terms you encounter in the shared glossary below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gHDotqbD3NbV7Zk8Efoa0QNAAPQWP2oNOu2yY35TizA/edit#gid=0

Check this out

Or you may want to explore this

General issues on bullying: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice/bullying

Long-term of effects of bullying: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27063715

You can also get information from these infographics:

Colour coding

Important to remember

■ Preparation activities are essential to cope with listening and Reading texts

■ Frequent and varied practice and periodic revision help learners anchor language items

■ Multisensory techniques (color coding, drawing, acting) aid learning

■ Accommodations are essential to helpsts succeed in learning the language

Want big impact?Use big image.Q and A

Thank you for your attention!

Silvia