Strategies for supporting struggling students in the classroom

Methods and Materials to Support Reading (175K pdf)

Methods and Materials to Support Spelling (175K pdf)

Methods and Materials to Support Math (175K pdf)

Workspace for showing math calculations in MS Word: This document has table layouts that enable you to work addition and division problems in MS Word as in this example.

• Word 2007 version (24k doc)
• Word 2003 version (323k doc)

Low Tech Options for Managing Math Tools (184K pdf) A list of math tools that are easier to manipulate for students with fine motor difficulties.

Methods and Materials to Support Learning and Study Skills (178K pdf)

Assignment Sheets

Simple Assignment Sheet (56K doc) A simple chart to organize assignments with a picture for each subject area.

Detailed Assignment Sheet (24K doc) An organizer to help older students keep track of assignments.

Methods and Materials to Support Writing Traits (199K pdf)

Written Productivity Profile

Sticky notes pre writing strategy (40K pdf)

Voice Recognition Software for writing using your voice

Helping kids write more

You can graph the number of words kids write to monitor their progress and encourage them to write more

• Rocket Graphs (40K pdf) for younger kids
• Word Count Graph (68K doc) for older kids

Adapted Pencils to Computers: Strategies for Improving Writing (345K pdf) This 39 page document from the Center for Technology in Education helps service providers understand the physical, sensory, and cognitive factors that have an impact on writing performance.

Writing Paper

Power Writing Paragraph Organizer Paper (24K Word)
This paper helps a student organize a paragraph with the main idea (red), general supporting details (blue), and elaborative details (green). Print it in color.

Shaded Lined Paper Wide (gr. 1-3) (39K Word) and Shaded Lined Paper Narrow (gr. 4-5) (42K Word):
This paper has alternating shaded lines to help students with visual perceptual or visual motor difficulties.

• Methods and Materials to Support Handwriting (181K pdf)
• About One Hand Typing is a website that provides information on typing with one hand including strategies, free downloads, purchasing resources and rationale.
• Free trials of Type To Learn Software which is installed in many MCPS schools
• Keyboarding websites comparison chart (51K pdf)
• Weblinks to keyboarding programs (Diigo list)
• Using the AlphaSmart or NEO to build keyboarding familiarity (60K pdf)
• Keyboarding Speed Log (230K pdf) to build keyboarding familiarity
• Keyboarding Practice Log (168K doc) to keep track of practice sessions