Cognitive Impact
This set of mental skills includes working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control, and when impaired, can make it difficult for students to plan, focus, and remember instructions
What are executive functions?
Extra time, preferential seating and use of scribe are examples of these.
What are accommodations?
Having an adequate verbal reasoning system with strong word knowledge acquisition
What is a strength?
This type of deficit affects how a student perceives and interprets visual information, such as shapes, spatial relationships, or patterns.
Visual Processing Deficit
This emotional state, often linked to fear of failure or judgment, can cause students to avoid participation and disengage from learning
What is anxiety?
This type of support changes how a student learns, but not what they are expected to learn.
What is an accommodation?
Max is in the 8th grade. He took a 4th grade reading test and scored in the 95th percentile .
What is a weakness
This deficit impacts the ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken words, often linked to reading difficulties.
Phonological Processing Deficit
When students have difficulty interpreting social cues or expressing themselves clearly, it can lead to this outcome, often resulting in peer rejection or isolation
What is impaired communication?
Learning fewer concepts than peers is an example of this.
What is a modification?
If a student has one of these, he should have a goal to support it
What is a weakness?
With Students this type of deficit, students may struggle to organize thoughts, plan tasks, and manage time effectively.
Executive Functioning
This behavior, often seen in students with attention difficulties, can lead to classroom disruptions and missed learning opportunities.
What is impulsivity
These supports provide changes to the actual curriculum or learning expectations.
What are modifications?
Words like: Difficulty, Struggles, Trouble, Accommodations, Interventions are usually associated with
What is a weakness?
This deficit can make it difficult for students to retain and recall information, especially when multitasking or under stress.
Working Memory
A teacher provides guided notes and outlines so the student doesn't have to copy from the board.
What is an accomodation?
Glen is in the 7th grade. He took the Ga Milestone on his grade level and scored in the 98th percentile in reading fluency. However, he scored in the first percentile in Math reasoning.
What is a strength and a weakness?
Students with this type of processing deficit may struggle to understand number sense, perform calculations, or recognize math symbols.
Math Calculation/Reasoning