10 Key Instructional Strategies for Students with ASD:

1. support verbal information with visuals

2. include explicit teaching of information

3. provide opportunities for the student to prepare and rehearse

4. build in flexible timelines for task participation and completion

5. chunk long activities into smaller segments

6. encourage use of technology to complete a task

7. provide repetition and regular routines

8. provide clear information about task expectations

9. provide warnings before transitions or changes to routines

10. cultivate a relationship with the family

10 Key Instructional Strategies for Students with ADHD:

1. Closely monitor and provide positive reinforcement to encourage success

2. Use a Tracking Sheet or Graphic Organizer to keep track of assignments

3. Break up tasks into workable and obtainable steps

4. Provide samples of completed assignments

5. Reduce workload

6. Rephrase and repeat information and instructions

7. Check for understanding by having the student repeat the instructions

8. Allow time for processing

9. Encourage student(s) to sit near their Classroom Teacher

10. Students should be provided extra-time to complete assignments or tests.

LD @Schools

The Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario (LDAO), with support from the Ontario Ministry of Education's Special Education Policy & Programs Branch, has developed a bilingual online resource designed to provide Ontario educators with meaningful information to help support students with learning disabilities, known as LD@school/T​A@l'é​cole; these online resources can be ​accessed at www.LDatSchool.ca and www.TAaLecole.ca.