DESIGNED TO BENEFIT:

Regular Educators

who teach mainstreamed students.

Special Educators

who need updating on promising practices.

Administrators

who implement new regulations.

Our workshops help teachers apply effective teaching strategies for students with perceptual, attentional, and behavioral differences. Emphasis is placed on classroom modifications including reducing assignment complexity, adjusting rate and volume, helping students focus on salient details, and ideas for creating newness and variety of instruction. Workshops reflect the findings of a study of 10 school districts in South Jersey regarding "teacher tips" and strategies frequently used to adapt the classroom to the needs of students with mild learning and attentional disorders. All workshops include hands-on small group activities.

Workshop I
Developing Instructional and Behavioral Modifications for Students with Mild Disabilities in the Regular Classroom

This workshop presents effective teaching strategies to meet the needs of mainstreamed students. Hands-on experience adapting instruction and materials will be a part of this workshop. The program includes activities designed to generate modifications for students who have difficulty completing assignments, organizing their workspace/materials/time, interacting with peers, obeying classroom rules, and maintaining self-control. This workshop covers how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is used to provide accommodations to students with mild learning and attentional weaknesses in the mainstream classroom.

Workshop 2
ADD/LD Update: Classroom Management Techniques for the Classroom Teacher

This workshop is designed to promote an understanding of the relationship between attentional and learning disabilities. Strategies will be presented for simplifying daily life with students who have varying degrees of learning and attentional differences.
Modifications will be presented to support the learning styles of auditory) visual) and hands-on learners*

Both workshops are updated yearly to reflect state of the art management techniques presented at the Annual National CHADD (CHildren and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders) Convention, and to include current research results on learning disabilities.

AND FOR PARENTS:

Workshop 3
Helping Your Child Succeed in School

This workshop is designed to show parents how they can help their children become responsible learners. Developmental stages of the parent-student relationship will be discussed, as well as what parents need to know regarding helping their children become independent workers. Strategies to assist with homework and study skills will be presented.

A word from the presenter. Dr. Bonita Blazer, Ph.D.

A New Jersey State Certified Child Independent Study Team.