Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

• types of learning disabilities and their symptoms.
• who can diagnose LDs and/or AD/HD.
• what Response to Intervention (RTI) is and the role it plays in working with students with learning disabilities.
• accommodations and modifications available for the LD student.

Understand

• how learning disabilities are diagnosed.
• how and why Response to Intervention helps students with learning disabilities succeed academically.
• how the special education process works to protect the rights of students with special learning needs.

and Be Able To

• assist in the identification of learning disabilities.
• use Response to Intervention as a pre-referral intervention.
• apply modifications, accommodations, and strategies for students with learning disabilities into their daily lessons, classroom management systems, etc.
• assist parents with information regarding strategies that could be used at home with their learning disabled child.