Students in My Class.pdf - Central Okanagan School District No. 23

MODERATE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Elementary - Beth is a student with moderate intellectual
disabilities. She is in Mr. Harrison's Grade 6 class, but is
functioning 5 years below grade level. Sharing with another
student, Beth receives CEA support. Beth participates in group
activities with her peers whenever possible. She has binders of
independent work at her own ability level which have been
provided by the Classroom Teacher and Resource Teacher. Beth
counts to 20, but cannot do basic addition and subtraction facts.
She knows the alphabet song but does not know letter sounds.
Beth can identify 1/2 of the alphabet letters in isolation. She can
print her name and is learning her home phone number. Beth
receives reinforcement for working hard.
Studies show literacy learning is a developmental process and
skills will continue to be acquired as students are ready for them.
Instructional Considerations
• Maintain high expectations
• Provide many opportunities for varied experiences and
instruction
• Teach functional life skills
• Use concrete language
• Use visual strategies i.e. Picture symbols, PEC (Picture
Exchange Communication), visual schedules, sign
language, gestures
• Teach in small manageable chunks, with lots of
repetition
• Differentiate expectations for assignment completion
• Simplify learning tasks
Behavioural Considerations