https://padlet.com/morrisrachel97/dn38v0fjgti7s9zf en-us 2022-06-23 15:20:09 UTC 2026-01-22 10:52:56 UTC hello@padlet.com mltopoleski https://padlet.com/morrisrachel97/dn38v0fjgti7s9zf/wish/2229215328 We all associate things with certain colors: Facebook (blue), Target (red), Starbucks (green), Home Depot (orange), UPS (brown), etc. Marketing teams have been associating colors with certain brands in order for the brands to stick in consumers' minds. Color coding can also be used as a strategy to help with organization, the same way that colors associate with specific brands. Whether it be using a specific color for a class (English - Yellow; Math - Blue; Science - Green; History/Social Studies - Red), or using colors to help organize notes (Yellow - main idea; Green - key details;), or organize/recognize place value (red - hundreds; blue - tens; purple - ones;). Too many colors can have the reverse effect and become overwhelming and unhelpful. Limiting colors to 5-6 is best, especially for organizing notes. Also, consistency is key! Make sure that every time there's a main idea, it's highlighted yellow, or every time you're writing a number in the hundreds spot, it's written in red. Brad might benefit from a broader use of colors to associate with each class (to help with his organization). He could transfer this skill (but would have to re-associate colors) to a future career in auto mechanics (i.e. certain parts or tools are labeled with a certain color). Myisha could benefit from color coding her notes, especially if she plans to attend community college to study Nursing. She could work with her peers, who also might need this strategy. Also, depending on the professor, Myisha could work with them so they could also incorporate the colors into their presentations (if they have slide shows/visuals) in order to support students' learning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGBNr1BZISk

https://www.weareteachers.com/color-coding-classroom/]]> 2022-06-23 22:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/morrisrachel97/dn38v0fjgti7s9zf/wish/2229215328 morrisrachel97 https://padlet.com/morrisrachel97/dn38v0fjgti7s9zf/wish/2230374052 https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-cooperative-learning-can-benefit-students-year 

Cooperative learning is a great strategy that can help benefit students with and without disabilities, and can create a more inclusive environment in the classroom. With cooperative learning, students are explicitly taught how to do the various roles in the group, how to effectively communicate with their group, and how to resolve conflict. Students are assigned roles, but you could also have students choose roles based on their own preferences and strengths. Students can use the skills they're learning in this model in their transition skills as well, such as how to effectively communicate and resolve conflict with coworkers. This strategy also provides scaffolding for students by giving them the opportunity to practice the roles individually before being assigned to groups. ]]> 2022-06-25 17:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/morrisrachel97/dn38v0fjgti7s9zf/wish/2230374052 camillegunnell https://padlet.com/morrisrachel97/dn38v0fjgti7s9zf/wish/2231640914 Explicit instruction is a strategy to coach all students within the class feel included in each learning process that takes place. The steps within explicit instruction help the teacher include all students and know where there needs to be redirection due to how the student completes each step. Explicit instruction is a way for all students individually to learn the concepts by the teacher being able to find different ways to meet each student's needs individually. The I Do, We Do, You Do process that is done within direct instruction is what creates inclusivity within the classroom.
The steps that explicit instruction entails are introducing and reviewing, presenting the new material, guided practice, correction and feedback, independent practice, and evaluation/review. Each step is there to help the students be successful in learning the new skills being presented in class because there are more ways to do so with all of the guidance in this instruction process.

Myisha and Brad would benefit from direct instruction being a strategy used within the classroom to help them both improve their reading comprehension, interaction with peers, and both use their learning style preferences to help them complete assignments.

https://www.bookwidgets.com/blog/2019/03/direct-instruction-a-practical-guide-to-effective-teaching

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrMFkpn6NPc

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The Read & Write extension for Google Chrome is an amazing assistive technology tool that provides many features to promote independence when reading and writing on the Internet. I've used only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this piece of technology with my students. I didn't realize how helpful it truly was until I watched this video. This is an inclusive strategy because it aligns with all of the principles of Universal Learning Design. (From my experience and from watching the video) ALL students can benefit from using these Read & Write features for building their English Language Arts Skills, including listening. This makes this program a great option for Brad, considering his difficulties in reading comprehension and handwriting. This would also be a great option for Myisha given her struggles with oral reading comprehension and written expression. Some of Read & Write's features include: speech-to-text, predictive software, to listen to text, understand the meaning of words (via textual or pictorial definitions), and type words and sentences with faded support.]]> 2022-06-28 04:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/morrisrachel97/dn38v0fjgti7s9zf/wish/2232110622