Chapter 9: Achieving learner results

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Various teaching strategies should be utilized with the dyslexic learner, along with:

peer coaching

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Since the dyslexic learner learns best through hands on experience, demonstration, experimentation, observation, and visual aids, educators should use:

multisensory methods for practicing and learning.

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M.E. should remember that the dyslexic:

May have difficulty with figures, may be personally disorganized, has difficulty taking not.

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Because the student with ADHD may be overwhelmed by too much stimulation, the master educator will:

Encourage the learner to persevere; help to build self esteem; provide various teaching strategies to capture the attention of the learner

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Which of the following strategies may prove beneficial to ADHD learners?

Provide learners a quiet area without distraction when testing or studying; provide instructions both in writing and orally; allow sufficient time for the learner to thoughtfully prepare answers

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Strategies that will support ADHD learners include:

give them room to move about and release excess energy

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Other strategies for ADHD learners include:

consider alternative testing methods that will also demonstrate what the student has learned; develop a system of discreet cues that will alert learners in advance that you are going to call on them; give practice quizzes prior to the official test.

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We have learned that an effective second sensory motor activity, such as tapping a pencil or clicking a pen, helps the learner stay alert; the master educator can facilitate a more positive activity that does not distract other, such as:

Using a clicker or timers, use of colored scented markers; use of stress balls

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics as:

a chronic neurological dysfunction within the central nervous system that is not related to gender, level of intelligence, or cultural environment

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The cause of  ADHD is still unknown, although some environmental factors affect it, including:

diet and certain medications; be forgetful in daily activities; not seem to listen when spoken to directly