Deidra Wilson 17

Strategy Matrix: Organize Needs & Interventions

Disability: The student in my class has Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

Student’s Strengths: This student has many strengths, some of them are listed below:
1. She seeks novelty which results in creativity
2. She has innovative thinking
3. She is musically intuitive
4. She demonstrates perseverance and resilience
5. She is willing to take risks
6. She is very technologically savvy
7. She is intelligent and great at solving problems
Common Disability Characteristic
She has difficulty sustaining
attention to tasks
She has difficulty following
instructions
She often interrupts others
She has difficulty waiting turns
She has difficulty with organization
She often fidgets her hands and feet
Evidence-based Strategies
Academic
Academic Games-Academic games provide an engaging learning
environment. Games will increase motivation, provide an opportunity to
collaborate and socialize.
Teaching Music-Music based activities increase engagement and help with
memory. Music also assists with relaxation and motivation, and provides
multimodal stimulation.
Peer Assisted Learning Strategies-Students are paired with other students.
The high-performing student plays the role of “coach” and assists with
directions. This provides an opportunity to interact with peers as well.
Choice Boards-Choice boards empower, motivate, and serve as a guide
through the assignment.
Social / School Skills
Self-Regulation-Student will analyze behavior, create a goal, and learn how
to respect others in a high stimulus environment.
Behavior Specific Praise Statements-When the desired behavior has been
performed, such as not interrupting others, behavior specific praise
statements will be made.
Response Cards and Choral Responding-Response cards eliminate the need
for verbal responses. This demonstrates understanding and all students can
participate at the same time.
Cooperating Learning Groups-Cooperative learning groups provide an
opportunity to develop interpersonal and social skills. Also, peers will set an
example as role models.
Behavior / Organization
Writing Technology-Organization applications, such as WebSpiration, will be
used in order to organize thoughts and ideas prior to completing an
assignment.
Graphic Organizers-Graphic organizers are used to identify relationships
between topics, add illustrations in order to have a clear understanding of the
concept, and demonstrate thinking processes.
Teaching Movement-Movement decreases fidgeting. Students will move
around the classroom and take “brain breaks.”
Art & Illustration-Art and illustration encourages joyful, active learning and
personal expression of abstract concepts. This will stimulate higher level
thinking.