At St. Roch, all students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) are assigned a Resource Teacher who monitors and supports the students’ needs. The Resource Teacher collaborates in the implementation, teaching and review of programs for students with special education needs. Resource teachers meet with their students to outline the support resources available and to support the students in understanding their varied learning styles and needs.
The Resource Room (Room 110) is available all four periods and is staffed with a qualified Special Education Resource Teacher. Students are encouraged to access the Resource Room for academic support as outlined in their Individual Education Plans (IEP). Access to the Resource Room is voluntary, but highly recommended. To access the Resource Room for test support, students are required to sign up at least 24 hours in advance. Classroom teachers will request Resource Room access and support for individual students on an as needs basis.
Accommodations and Resource Assistance
Accommodations refer to the teaching strategies, supports and/or services that are required in order for the student to access the curriculum and demonstrate learning.
Accommodations do not alter the provincial learning expectations for the grade level. Examples of individual accommodations may include:
· giving students extra time to complete classroom assignments, and tests/exams
· providing students with various learning tools, such as calculators or adaptive computers
to help them complete tasks
· providing scribes for students who need assistance in writing
· providing preferential seating for a student
· accessing an alternative work place to complete assignments or to write tests/exams
Resource Room: Students Working on Assignments during class
1. When students have class time to work on assignments, students are permitted to access the Resource Room for academic support and computer/assistive technology use.
2. Students must come to the Resource Room prepared to work with all materials: pencils, calculator, formula sheet, handout, assignment, textbook, etc.
Students Writing Tests in the Resource Room:
1. Students sign up with a Resource Teacher in a binder located in the Resource Room at least 24 hours in advance to write their tests with us. Classroom teachers may need to remind students to make these arrangements in advance.
2. On the day of the test, students are to go to their regular class for attendance.
3. Extra time – students are entitled to double time to complete a test. In this case, students will miss the first half of their next class and the Resource teacher will call the Classroom Teacher to let them know that the student is still writing a test.
4. The subject teacher is always the subject expert and the best person to support the needs of a student. We therefore encourage students who are writing tests for such subjects as French, Math, Science, Tech and Computers to write their tests with their subject teachers. If a student with an IEP requires extra time we welcome the student in the Resource Room to complete the test.
Only those students with the accommodation of using “memory aids” on their IEPs are allowed to use study notes during tests and exams. Memory aids/study notes must not be denied if they are recommended in the IEP. It is recommended that teachers review and sign the study notes at least one day prior to the test/exam if possible.
Study notes must be created by the student and can be typed or written. They may include maps, diagrams, and visuals but should not be exact replicas of teachers’ notes or textbook material.
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Grade Level of Course |
Study Note Requirements |
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9 -12 |
1 piece of paper, 8.5” X 11”, both sides, teacher signature |
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Tips and Strategies
Before reading
· Look over the text.
- Pay attention to: -titles
-pictures/graphics/tables/charts
-headings and subheadings
-captions (writing under the pictures)
-words in italics (slanted writing), bolded words
· Read the questions.
· Recall what you already know about the topic or subject.
During reading
· Divide the reading into smaller chunks (by sub heading or paragraph, etc.)
· Read a chunk and think about what you read and write a brief one sentence summary in the margin.
· Continue this process until reading is complete.
After reading
· Read each question carefully.
- Go to the reading to look for the answers.
People who manage their time well get things done when they are supposed to be done. Time management is the skill that allows people to distinguish between activities that are important, those that are urgent, and those that are neither important nor urgent.
Many people have trouble setting aside time for things that are important, but not urgent. Long-term goals, such as getting in better physical shape, are often the things that we have difficulty finding time to do.
We need to schedule things into our lives in order to get them done.
SOME TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS:
· Spend time on important things before they become urgent.
· Don’t be ruled by urgency. Your life will feel very stressful if you are constantly leaving activities/responsibilities until they become urgent.
· Number your tasks in order of their importance. Complete them in that order.
· Use a daily and monthly agenda.