Understanding Special Learning Populations (1 Iowa LRC – Self Study)
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“Today the chances are good that you know someone with autism or autism – like characteristics.”
“Have you ever come across a child who’s always on the move? They might have ADHD.”
“Gifted learners have competencies and abilities that go two or more years beyond their grade and/or age level.”
As teachers, we all face situations where we accommodate students with special needs in our classrooms. In such situations, how can we modulate our teaching to ensure that we reach each and every child? This integrated course, Understanding Special Learning Populations is designed to help teachers encourage and maximize each child’s potential.
Terms like Autism, ADHD, learning disability and gifted learners are being constantly used. What is it? What makes these children unique? And most importantly, how as an educator can you enhance their learning ability?These are questions that are answered in this course.
The integrated course has three parts, each one dedicating to a particular special population, namely Introduction to Autism, Understanding ADHD and Differentiation for Gifted learners in the Classroom. The course presents various strategies, adaptations and modifications to the environment and the mode of instruction that help teachers accommodate and teach students with these
conditions. Along with enhancing an educator’s skills, the course is rich and filled with ideas and suggestions that promote your confidence in handling children of differing abilities.
About Self-Study courses:
Professional Learning Board integrated self-study professional development courses are conveniently available 24 x 7 to teacher-learners.Each self-study PD course includes:
- Course content delivered in an interactive online textbook,
- Practical suggestions that can be implemented immediately,
- Resources and links to additional resources,
- Quiz drawn at random so no two are the same from dozens of questions in a subject-specific bank
- Printable certificate of completion
- Lifetime access
- 1 License Renewal Credit
I found this course very valuable and effective. It helped clear a lot of questions I had about two of my students, and also helped me to better understand how to help them. Thank you! Seema I.
I really enjoyed this class. I thought the material was valuable and practical. I would recommend it to anyone in public school teaching! Jane D.
Thoughtful insights into how to help students with Autism reach their highest potential. Bethany G.
Really appreciate the practical application of these classes to teaching. Bethany G.
Very user friendly and overall great experience! Jamie M.
Great course! Great staff, they always replied in a timely manner! Nadia A.
Great Class! Marissa H.
This course on ADHD was very interesting.
I'll take additional courses.
Thank you much! This course on ADHD, in my opinion, may have been the best one yet. Very informative and very clear an too the point concerning information.
I really enjoyed this course. This class furthered my knowledge in the subject areas and is helpful in and out of the classroom!
It was easy to sign up for the class. Working at my own pace was practical.This course offered many useful suggestions.
I will highly recommend the Professional Learning Board, you all have been awesome! Wishing you all the best of continued success.
Thanks!
Enjoyed learning about this subject matter.
This was a wonderful opportunity and excellent teaching resource!
This course was exactly what I needed. The online course was easy to navigate and the content was very interesting. Thanks you!
Taking the course Understanding Special Learning Populations was an extremely positive experience for me. Not only did I learn a tremendous amount, I found the customer service and support from the Professional Learning Board staff outstanding! I look forward to taking more courses with you in the future.
"Before taking this course, I had tried understanding and learning by some professional development classes/conferences/workshops, but never at this depth. It has been very eye-opening to learn how the brain operates when any of these conditions are present. I feel a lot more confident to face my students, since I have the basic tools to understand what I am looking at and, therefore, I can be much more effective when dealing with the issues related to this group of students. I am excited about reading and keeping on educating myself, so I can be the best I can be for my students. I would like to share what I have studied with other teachers and help them to overcome obstacles we all encounter in our classrooms".
It was actually a very good course - surprised me!
It was a very informative course.
Great course!
The class was repetitive in a GOOD way! Reviewed ideas helped me to connect them with situations and commit to memory. I learned so much! I have not taken any special education classes and this gave an excellent overview that I can readily apply to autistic children in my life.
Thank you for this site! I needed 4.5 hours and this site made it easy and convenient!
I really enjoyed this course, ""Understanding ADHD"". Times have changed and there are many new things to help ADHD students. I really got a very good update in this subject.
I liked this course as a teacher and as a parent of a gifted child. There were strategies I could use right away to honor different students and their strengths.
Very interesting course, my favorite so far.
Thank you for this opportunity; really relevant material and excellent skill ideas to assist the teacher with ADHD children in the classroom.
Very informative!
This was a well-organized and informative lesson. It was interesting to complete, and I know that I will use the ideas to help my students with ADHD issues have a better school experience. Thank you.
This was a well put together course. I have a step-daughter with ADHD and many of the strategies could prove very useful in helping her. Obviously, these same strategies could be helpful in the classroom as well.
Great.
Thanks. I raised an autistic son. your information is relevant and helpful.
Good courses, I appreciate the ease of taking these hours online.
Thumbs up!
Interesting, helpful and informative.
I learned a lot of different tips on how to make children with ADHD feel more comfortable and feel more successful in the classroom.
I enjoyed this class!
I had a pleasant experience with this! Thank you!
Very, very helpful!
Thank you.
Good info and resources! Thanks.
I really enjoyed this course. It provided me new insights, interventions, and ideas in providing a better education for students with autism. I am currently serving as a special education teaching assistant at a school, and I will share it with the rest of my staff.
First and foremost, thank you for providing a relatively easy resource for teachers to use to attain their clock hours for relicensure.
Great programs.
I've really enjoyed taking these courses! They are overall interesting and educational! Thank you!
Thanks for the great experience. Enjoyed immensely and learned so o o o oo much.
Very informative course.
This was a great course-not too wordy and full of great content!
Great courser a lot of helpful information.
Good content .
I found the course to be interesting. I feel the knowledge that I have gained will enhance and supplement my work with special populations. thank you
An excellent and comprehensive course on autism.