Exceptionalities covered by IDEA
intellectual disability, hearing impairment, speech or language impairment, visual impairment, emotional disturbance, orthopedic impairment, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment, deaf blindness, multiple disabilities, deafness
Other exceptionalities not covered by IDEA
Giftedness, neurodivergent, cultural or linguistic diversity, students from under resourced communities, dual or multilingualism, exceptional talents or interests
Strategies to assist students with dyslexia
use multisensory learning techniques such as activities that engage multiple senses including sight, sound and touch. Provide explicit instruction in phonics, teach the relationship between letters and sounds offer frequent opportunities to practice, use assistive tech such as touch to speak and audio books, break tasks down, use ividence based programs and methods
