How to make safe and inclusive learning environments for students with learning disabilities?
- Suyoung Kim
- Feb 23, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 25, 2023
Learning Environments Tips
We are all-inclusive and safe in learning environments
1) Stop Ableism
-Do not ask invasive questions to students with LD
-Teaching all students about the ablest micro-aggression
eg) She is such a psycho, That's so lame
-Recognizing more ableism
"Do not assume you know what someone needs"
"Believe first when students speak about their disabilities2) Consider the space
-Assistive tools: helping students with LDs' level of function
Whiteboard, fine motor assistive device, headphones, graphic organizer
Text-to-speech, word prediction programs
Colour binder, visual time, daily schedule
-Greeting area at the door: Welcoming them by checking their emotions, and physical
health
-Comfortable area with bookshelf: having extra time, and emotional controls for all students
Putting preferential seating, chewing gum, stress ball, advocacy card
-File folder area: Supporting organization skills, and safety for all
Putting organizing checklist for LDs, supplement materials, sanitizer, colour binder and mask
-Classroom anchor area
Putting some examples of the production of success criteria
Putting anchor charts with a visual cue with clear instruction
Encouraging students with common goals to be more inclusive 3) Promoting self-efficacy
-Building up a rapport between students and teacher
To feel more confident about sharing their goals and increase students' confidence
-Using self-efficacy cards and a behaviour chart
To increase self-esteem by speaking up about their specific needs
Preparing student's behaviour for the next learning to remove students' barriers
-Encouragin students growth mindset to have more confidence4) Planning stage
To Help students' social-emotional, physical, and cognitive learning environment, and development
Social-emotional learning environment
-Having Open-mindedness
-Checking on students' emotions
-Building up a rapport: a sense of humour
-Provide positive and futuristic feedback
-Respect students' dignity
-Creating a democratic learning environment
-Helping them to have achievable learning goalPhysical learning environment
-Providing a safer space when students need a help
-Setting up an interactive small group to exchange the inquiry and feedback for the improvement
-Giving students a clear example
-Assistive tool to help their learning
-Motivational learning materials
-Interactive communication app for the homework Cognitive learning environment & development
-Asking framing questions to remember them of a big idea
-Making questions about why they think (Reasoning)
-Thank them for what they think during the think-share time
-Construct the criteria for the assessment
-Showing them possible productions relating to success criteria
-Filling out the Self-reflection checklist and preparing the implementing plan for student's unsure learnings
-Providing them with suitable thinking skills and strategy tools to organize their ideas
-Giving them a practicing time to apply their learning pattern to the new learnings
(eg. Making a journal or culminating task using pictures: personalization)5) Designing a learning environment
To create a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students
Physical learning environment
-Flexible space for making collaborative work and inquiry learning environment
-Desk and table should be displayed for easy contact with students and teachers
-Assistive tools for helping students' underdeveloped area
Sensory/ Flexible seating /Fidget toys
Greenery/ Braille
-interactive display/Manipulatives
-Comfortable space to relax and complete the task
-Empathy map zone to restore the relationship
-Discovery center near the natural lightSocial-emotional environment
-Stop Ableism: Do not assume you know what students with LDs need
-Focusing on students' strategies and interpretation
-Checking on students' emotions
-Building up a rapport and promoting self-efficacy using cards and behaviour chart
-Encouraging students' collaboration
-Co-creating safe norms about how to give the feedback
-Respecting the rules and how to take turns in an equitable
-Building up restorative FNMI circle on minds on activity to promote self-esteemCognitive learning environment
-Bring into real-world problem-solving to develop their thinking skills
-Using DI, creative leadership, and outside-box thinking
-Personalization and precision
-Using aboriginal teaching and values to support the self-esteem among students with LDs
-Providing open-ended materials to promote creativity
-Preparing rich, engaging, and inclusive learning materials to encourage deep learning
-Integrating FNMI, ecological awareness, and racism pedagogy into the classroom to be more inclusive
-Giving enough time to connect the learnings
-Compensatory strategies
Visual planners
Mnemonics
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