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 * __Learning Disability and Differentiating Instruction Strategies__ **

// Some Strategies include //: - talk about information with other students - work with one/two people on tasks - listen to books - present information - create a cheer - dramatic play - compose a song - create a dance that tells a story - play an instrument - Playing soothing celtic, classical, harp or piano melodies in the backgrounds as students arrive each morning can subtly reduce heart rates, moderate breathing and create a calm start to the day. Music is also an incredible memory maker and can be used to enrich cognition.
 * Auditory/Musical/Rhythmic- **Auditory learners enjoy listening to lectures, and can listen to someone speak for hours. They are successful learners when they have oral and written tasks to complete. These learners are called “traditional learners”.
 * Example: days of the week song, months of the year song, Jolly Phonics Program **

// Some strategies include: // - rewrite endings of stories, songs or jokes - writing a story from a character’s point of view ex. ** The Three Little Pigs – perspective of the wolf ** - independent reading - debates - journal writing - draw/tell
 * Verbal Linguistic- ** Verbal linguistic learners enjoy all components of language including, listening, writing and reading.
 * - **oral reading

// Some Strategies include: // - create and interpret graphs - create timelines - making patterns - develop a strategy game - solve logical puzzles - Sequencing- where students place events, dates, numbers or steps in proper order (Center jobs)
 * Logical/mathematical **- Students with higher level thinking skills and logical minds enjoy activities/tasks that correspond to logical/mathematical intelligences.

// Some strategies include //: - peer tutor (CWTP)/Jigsaw -** CWPT ** is class wide peer tutoring. This strategy assists students with learning disabilities and can increase the quality of work tasks. Every student in this approach serves as tutor and tutee. - ** Jigsaw ** is a peer tutoring approach where each student specializes in one specific aspect of the learning assignment. For example, if students are learning about Martin Luther King, each student is assigned a specific aspect of his life. One student may focus on his early life, another his career, another his contributions to society. Students then come together like a jigsaw puzzle, teach eachother what they learned and formulate an overall presentation. - read with a buddy - group projects
 * Interpersonal **- Students enjoy engaging with others and enjoy social interactions.

// Some strategies include //: - read independently - keep a journal - self talk - free time
 * Intrapersonal **- Students enjoy being alone and being independent.

// Some strategies include: // - build a replica of something, - learn sign language - dance - jolly phonics - use manipulatives to solve problems - allow students to “act out” language: for instance in a paragraph, students can jump when they see an exclamation mark, stretch when they read periods. - Kinesthetic symbols: creating symbols relating to content learned (use symbol for vocabulary words ie. earthquake- interlocking fingers and making a shaking motion)
 * Bodily Kinesthetic- **These students enjoy movement and hands on learning while engaging in lessons.

- Guided Imagery- helps these students imagine what is being taught by the teacher - Representational Art- helps students express their ability to symbolize a poem or a painting through their own imagination
 * Visual/Spatial **- create map, graphic organizer, story map, visual aids, cartoon and picture stories

- grow a garden, - keep a weather graph - care for a pet - observe tadpoles, caterpillars, and aunts
 * Naturalistic **- These students are sensitive to plants, animals and seasons, appreciate the environment and have great observational skills.