Learning Support

The strategies listing in this section of the website come from the work of John Seaman, Ph.D. He was the a school psychologist in the Granite School District. He is now retired. Thank you John for the research and willingness to share your work. A second thank you and acknowledgement goes to Jacob Humes. Jacob assisted in reviewing and organizing the strategies.

An additional resource is from ADDitude which provides an assistive technology listing and 20 accommodations for a multitude of learning needs. Common Sense Media provides a listing of learning support apps organized by categories.

Please use the menu at the top left (sub-menu under the heading of Learning Support) to access the individual strategy pages.

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Jacob provides the following strategies for teachers to think about before meeting with parents>

It may be helpful to follow a problem-solving framework for any students of concern:

1. Identify the problem (be specific - when, how often, severity, comparison with typical peer behaviors)

2. Identify the child's strengths

3. Ask parents if they observe this in home settings and describe what this looks like

4. Hypothesize possible explanations - sleep, language, diet, attention, social awareness, foundational skill gaps, etc.

5. Create realistic and attainable goals that include strengths that can support the task completion - again, be specific.
   Example:

   1. When child is asked to get ready for bed (condition/task),

   2. Child will shower/brush teeth/change clothes with one adult reminder (description of expectation)

   3. In three weekdays out of five (realistic frequency and success rate)

6. Decide incentives and/or reinforcements for daily successes

7. Decide how you/they will track and communicate progress

8. Schedule progress review date with parents