Teaching Strategies for Helping Students with CI

Teaching Strategies for Helping Students With CI

Remember that students with cognitive impairments may succeed using different modifications.

1. Prioritize objectives for students with CI and teach to the most important objectives first.

2. Adapt materials: reduce reading, writing, and language requirements and simplify worksheets

3. Communicate with families to further your understanding and obtain additional information on how students work best.

4. Adapt Evaluation using individual testing, portfolio assessments, tape or video recordings, etc.

5. Provide clear and detailed instructions (verbal and written). Step-by-step instructions may be needed where problem solving is required.

6. Use regular prompting techniques during workshops/tutorials to initiate critical thinking skills

7. Avoid putting the student on the spot

8. Group work modifications