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Informational Pamphlet

Watch the video below: Dear Teacher: Heartfelt Advice for Teachers from Students. After watching the video on what it is like to experience the world as a student with a learning disability, create an informational pamphlet for regular education classroom teachers that will assist them in understanding the special needs of the students in their classrooms.

See Appendix B for specific details and scoring rubric.

Use the Internet and other resources to create an informational pamphlet for regular classroom

teachers that will assist them in understanding their special needs students. Your pamphlet must

address a minimum of 4 distinct areas of learning disabilities/challenges faced by students.

Some possible resources:

· The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities at

http://www.nichcy.org/FamiliesAndCommunity/Pages/Default.aspx

· LD OnLine at www.ldonline.org

· NICHCY: A Student’s Guide to the IEP, 2nd Edition at

http://www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHCY%20PUBS/st1.pdf

· Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice http://cecp.air.org/

· Children’s Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org

· Circle of Inclusion www.circleofinclusion.org

· The Division for Early Childhood: Useful Links www.dec-sped.org

· Employment Support Institute www.vcu.edu/busweb/esi

· Inclusion.com www.inclusion.com

· Institute for Child Health Policy www.ichp.edu

· Job Accommodation Network www.janweb.icdi.wvu.edu

· National Center for Research in Vocational Education vocserve.berkeley.edu

· National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities www.nichcy.org

· The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) www.nectac.org

Information to include in your brochure (checklist for EACH disability addressed):

… The characteristics of the disability, and how the child with the disability views the

learning situations in a classroom

… Recommended classroom management techniques

… Instructional accommodations and/or pedagogical approaches, etc.

… Additional resources the educator may wish to consult for further information (minimum

of 3 per disability)

… Pamphlet is visually appealing with appropriate and well-designed used of graphics and

images

Include information you think an educator may want/need to know about dealing with a

classroom full of students with differing needs. Remember to present the information in readerfriendly

language (i.e., avoid educational “jargon”).