Amber Nickerson

Strategy Matrix: Organize Needs & Interventions

Disability: Other Health Impairment

Student’s Strengths: Sarah is a very determined student, she is also creative, and courageous

Common Disability Characteristic Evidence-based Strategies

Academic
Frequent absences and lateness to school Class Wide Peer Tutoring- If students are missing class often that means their
missing information they need to know. Class Wide Peer tutoring will give them
opportunities to get the information they missed.

Peer Assisted Learning Strategies- Having a peer help them with assignments
and information that they did not learn because they were absent. The students
will work together to improve accuracy, fluency, and comprehension.

Inability to concentrate for long periods of time Checklist- OHI students can benefit from checklist if they are having trouble
focusing for long periods of time because they will have a list to refer to in order
to know what all they need to get accomplished for class that day.

Self-Regulation- The student will be able to focus his attention, control their
emotions, and manage their thinking and behavior. By setting a goal, using time
efficiently, evaluating themselves and motivating themselves to stay focused.

Social / School Skills

Decreased self-esteem Positive Self Talk- Improves self-esteem and improving overall mental and
physical health are benefits of Positive Self-Talk.

Praise Notes- can increase students’ self-esteem because it encourages them and
promotes a positive school environment. When student models good behavior
the praise note will make the student feel good about themselves.

Trouble developing peer relationships Academic Games- The competition from the games can help students build
stronger relationships. The student can work with her classmates and build a
bond in a fun engaging way.

Think-Pair-Share- promotes positive classroom community. The student will

pair off into partners where they will work together and share their answers with
one another. A pair will help the student feel less pressured and they will be able
to develop a one on one relationship with a classmate.
Behavior / Organization
Muscle weakness Talk to Text Technology- allows student to write by speaking aloud. Instead of
writing a long paper they can rest their muscles and just speak into the talk to
text technology in order to compose their papers.

Guided Notes- assist the student because they may not be able to maintain a
good writing speed in order to get all the notes they need from the lesson. They
will have limited writing to do they won’t have to write word for word.

Fatigued Response Cards & Choral Responding- Instead of having the student fill out a
long exit slip or do a assessment with multiple questions which takes them more
time to complete, since they are fatigued you can check their understanding by
having them respond aloud orally or symbolically.
Arts and Illustration- can be helpful for the student with fatigue because art is a
stress-free way to slow down the learning process and still allow the student to
show their knowledge of information they are being taught.