Tools for Teachers
The following resources were researched and designed by graduate students at Texas State University during the Spring 2023 semester. Teachers can use this information to help them create a truly inclusive educational setting.
Instructional Strategies
Evidence-based instructional strategies are useful tools for teachers to use every day in their lessons. Grad students created these information sheets from the perspective of assisting students with learning disabilities.
ABCP
Academic Behavior Contingecy Plans can help a teacher regain control of the classroom when many students have lost focus and are misbehaving. ABCPs are typically implemented over a 6 week period.
Expectation Matrices
As a teacher - what do you expect? How do your students know your expectations? How do your students do what is expected? Teachers must provide clear and concise behavioral expectations that start with verbs (verbs=action) to get students to DO something. Expectations are most clear when they begin with a verb and define a clear action.
Book Collections
Stories are a tool to teach diversity and inclusion in your classroom. Each of the following bibliographies focuses on a particular learning disability and includes books across grade levels.
Literacy Lessons
Graduate students selected a text to potentially teach a class about a specific learning disability. Lessons vary by disability and grade level. Use these ideas to implement acceptance and diversity through literacy in your lesson plans.