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)

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

Assignment Sheets

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

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

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

Written Productivity Profile

Sticky Note Pre Writing Strategy (40K pdf)

Data collection with Rocket Graphs to encourage students to write more.

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. Read more about Power Writing.

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 Practice using the AlphaSmart or Neo Quick Guide (60K pdf)

Keyboarding Speed Log (230K pdf) to build keyboarding familiarity

Keyboarding Practice Log (168K doc) to keep track of practice sessions