Organizational Skills

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

What it is

An area of student need, involving difficulty in following or developing a system of managing materials and ideas.

Teaching Strategies

Instructional

• Develop an organization system, and provide time and prompts for the student to use it.
• Reward efforts.
• Ise a home communication book/agenda, where the student records the necessary information and the teacher checks for accuracy.
• Provide direct instruction in organizational methods.
• Consider developing and implementing an alternative programming goal pertaining to organization.
• Use a colour-coding system for notebooks.
• Provide graphic organizers to support the development of writing ideas.
• Use a checklist for the student to ensure that required materials are present.
• Use computers and assistive technology with graphic organizers.

Environmental

• Use preferential seating to position the student close to the teacher for prompts.

• Post and refer to a daily/lesson schedule.

• Provide additional space for organization (file or magazine holder for work instead of in desk or locker).

• Have a clean-up period for desk and locker, and directly instruct the student on this.

• Use a visual timer.

Assessment

• Provide extra time.

• Provide graphic organizers.

• Encourage use of computers and assistive technology.

• Encourage use of highlighters.

• Provide the necessary materials for tests (pencil, ruler, etc).

• Use a visual timer.

Resources

• 8 Foolproof Strategies to Hellp a Disorganized Student	• Homework Tips for Children with ADHD Homework strategies and techniques for parents who have children with ADHD. From The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).
• How Organization Impacts Learning	• Tips for Organization

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