Teaching Strategies & Resources

Student Needs	IPRC Exceptionalities	Diagnosed Conditions
Aggression Management Anger/Frustration Management Anxiety Management Articulation Skills Attendance Strategies Attention Skills Assistive Technology Skills Blind/Vision Impaired Bullying Management Skills Central Auditory Processing Deafness Depression/Sadness Management Disengagement/Motivation Strategies Eating Disorder Strategies Emotional Regulation English Language Skills Executive Function Fine Motor Skills Gambling Disorder Grief Management Gross Motor Skills Hearing Intellectual Ability – High Intellectual Ability – Low Listening Comprehension Skills Low Vision Memory Skills Mental Health Strategies Metacognitive Skills Mobility Skills Non-Verbal Reasoning Organizational Skills Personal Care Personal Safety Phonological Processing Processing Speed Self-Advocacy Skills Self-Esteem Self-Harm/Suicide Management Self-Regulatory Skills Sensory Integration Skills Sequencing Skills Social Skills Substance Abuse Strategies Task Initiation Time Management Skills Transition Skills Verbal Ability Visual-Motor Skills Visual-Spatial Processing	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Behaviour Blind and Low Vision Deaf and Hard of Hearing Developmental Disability (DD) Giftedness Language Impairment Learning Disabilities (LD) Mild Intellectual Disabilities Multiple Exceptionalities Physical Disability Speech Impairment	Acquired Brain Injury Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND) Angelman Syndrome Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Auditory Processing Disorder (Central) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Bipolar Disorder Blind/Vision Impaired Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy (CP) Conduct Disorder (CD) Concussions Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Deafness Depression Disorders Down Syndrome Eating Disorders Epilepsy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Fragile X Syndrome Gambling Disorder Intellectual Disabilities Klinefelter's Syndrome Learning Disabilities/Specific Learning Disorders Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Neurological Disabilities Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS) Prader-Willi Syndrome Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Seizure Disorders Selective Mutism Spina Bifida Tourette Syndrome Turner Syndrome (TS) Usher Syndrome William's Syndrome

Key Special Education Practices

Accommodations
Alternative Programming
Assistive Technology
Board Special Education Plans
Community Resources
Differentiated Instruction
Create an Inclusive & Positive Class Climate
Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC)
Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Ministry of Education Resources
Modified Programming
Non-teacher Professional Assessments
Teacher Assessments
Safety/Emergency/Crisis Response Plan
Professional Development
Reporting on IEP Progress
Tracking/Documenting
Transition Plans

Glossary

FAQs

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

What it is

A diagnosed condition that is life long. The characteristics of AD/HD include inattention, impulsivity and over-activity problems. The condition affects somewhere between five to eight percent of children still in school.

Teaching Strategies for Associated Student Needs:
• Anger/Frustration Management Skills
• Assistive Technology
• Attention Skills
• Executive Function
• Listening Comprehension Skills
• Memory Skills
• Metacognitive Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Processing Speed
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Regulatory Skills
• Sequencing Skills
• Social Skills
• Task Initiation
• Time Management Skills

Resources

• 13 Apps for Students with ADHD	• 20 Tips to Help Students with ADHD
• About ADHD and Links	• ADHD In The Classroom
• ADHD Information and Strategies	• ADHD Overview - SickKids What is ADHD and what to do? A resource centre all about ADHD from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
• Assistive Technology for Students with ADHD	• Child ADD / ADHD: What Does it Feel Like?
• Classroom Accommodations for Specific Behaviour	• DSM-v Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition Used by non-teacher medical and/or psychological professionals to diagnosis various conditions.
• Educational Implications for Students with ADHD	• Homework Tips for Children with ADHD Homework strategies and techniques for parents who have children with ADHD. From The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
• Myths about ADHD	• Supporting Minds p. 59-74
• Teaching Strategies for ADHD Scroll down for more information.

Student Needs

IPRC Exceptionalites

Diagnosed Conditions