All students require activities and strategies to further grasp the content.   Students who struggle with attention to task or written expression such as Brad, can use the writing software program First Author.

First Author  curriculum is for students who are struggling with writing and takes data to measure progress. If Brad needs improvement with staying on task, First Author can can support diverse needs of skills. Using this software Myisha and Brad can be supported. The program helps identify writing topics, provides images to use in writing, audio speak and forms into a book to present.
https://vimeo.com/71280501
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti5nVOEZOC8

Next to support all students and improve Myisha's reading skills and Brad's attention skills, teachers can provide them with at the software program Learning Ally. https://learningally.org/

Learning Ally reaches millions of struggling readers, strives to provide independence and revolutionizes the classroom for teacher who support students who learn differently. Learning Ally removes barriers to education for Brad whom has written expression disabilities and Myisha who needs reading comprehension support to reach their full academic potential! 

A wonderful and easily accessible way teachers can help Brad and Myisha improve within the classroom is by downloading the REMIND 101 iOS and Android app. Myisha and Brads instructors can send quick messages for school, class, or just for them individually. Remind is accessible from for any device and translates into 700 languages.  Brad, Myisha and all inclusive students are given direct information, remain organized and develop time management by being provided reminders ahead of time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFbAjRdMyXk&feature=youtu.be

https://assets.remind.com/marketing/pdfs/top-10-ways-to-use-remind.pd


Lastly, students around the country have access to GOOGLE Chrome Extensions. A classroom teacher can teach Brad, Myisha and all within her classroom how to access free chrome app extensions for assisted technology in the classroom. To access these apps simply click on the App Waffle and click on the web store to search. 

Some MUST HAVE Extension Apps using Chrome include:

CoWriter: a word prediction tool designed to help students write efficiently.

Snap and Read: is a tool that converts all text into audio. https://snapandread.com/

Messaging, Voice and Video Calls

Tab Scissors and Tab Glue: Splits Chrome Browsers  to see multiple screens at once. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neLDSiQwkgA

Grammarly: Free writing app to help with written expression and writing skills.
https://www.grammarly.com/

1 click timer: Timer to use for class instruction.  It can be used as a countdown to next activity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFPd0Wz1BKM

Incredible Start Page: Ways to take notes and book mark on screen next to your browser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7F6RgQtYYk

SpeakIt! Text to speech app.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaDurEAd7So

    For Both students:

Homework Options- this can be giving students choices of the assignment they complete, how they complete it, or assigning the work based on student’s level of readiness.  This would help both Myisha and Brad as they would be able to complete the  work at their level and/or in the way that is easiest for them. 

(http://www.fortheteachers.org/instructional_strategies/)

Include Diverse Content, Materials, and Ideas- This involves including lanague, examples, socio-cultural contexts, and images that reflect diversity.  Bring in other culture perspectives and contributions on topic. This would be helpful with Myisha and Brad having various backgrounds to be exposed to things that may related to the culture they identify with. Also with this concept is bringing in and using subjects/topics of students interests to get them interested in the overall theme being taught.  Both Myish and Brad had individual interests and when they can pull those interests into their classes the more successful they will be.  (https://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/resources/inclusive-teaching-learning/strategies-for-inclusive-teaching/)

Strategies for to help Brad with his writing difficulties would be: completing things like comics, cartoons, or other art instead of a writing assignment, dictate his work to someone else, be provide more time to complete task, and shorten written assignments if needed. (https://www.kean.edu/~tpc/Instructional%20Strategies.pdf)

 

 

For Brad:

Graphic Organizers- provides students ways to organize thoughts, idea, notes, etc. in a visual way. As Brad is a strong visual learner using this strategy will most likely increase his ability to fully learn what is being taught. (http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/graphic-organizers)

 

Alternate assessment options- Allowing students alternate ways to complete tests.  For Brad being able to complete assessments orally or type on computer/device would be beneficial since he struggles with writing. Another option could be completing a project as with this option Brad would be able to do more hands on activities which is a strength of his and also this could incorporate more visuals then most likely a regular test.  (https://www.kean.edu/~tpc/Instructional%20Strategies.pdf)

 

Strategies for to help Brad with his writing difficulties would be: completing things like comics, cartoons, or other art instead of a writing assignment, dictate his work to someone else, be provide more time to complete task, and shorten written assignments if needed. (https://www.kean.edu/~tpc/Instructional%20Strategies.pdf)

 

For Myisha:

Strategies to help Myisha with writing are: completing things like comics, cartoons, or other art instead of a writing assignment, dictate his work to someone else, be provide more time to complete task, and shorten written assignments if needed.  Provide samples of what the finished writing assignment should look like.   (https://www.kean.edu/~tpc/Instructional%20Strategies.pdf)

Pre-listening activities: Provides students with clues on what to listen for. Ideas are providing a vocabulary sheet, read related text,  use images that relate to what will be read, and provide background information. Myisha would benefit from this as she struggles with oral comprehension and this would help her with her understanding of what is being read. (https://education.seattlepi.com/strategies-enhance-oral-comprehension-students-2042.html)

Structured listening activities: This can be separate games or activities from the reading but also tasks that go with the text being read.  Tasks that go with the texts would be things like note sheets, questions, and one idea I really like was the bingo like game where a board is filled out with something related to the text such as vocabulary then when item is heard it is covered.  Doing activities like this will help Myisha with her comprehension not just with the text at hand but also overall improvement of it too as she is practicing in different ways. (https://education.seattlepi.com/strategies-enhance-oral-comprehension-students-2042.html)