Special Needs- HIGH SCHOOL Edition

Special Needs in ESLHIGH SCHOOL Edition

1. Differentiation

2. Planning & Evaluation

3. Classroom Management:

Tools

References

4. Pedagogical Tools

5. Strategies and Functional Language

1. Differentiation

MEQ: Differentiated Instruction - Helping all students achieve educational success

MEQ: General Examples of Pedagogical Flexibility

Récit: Articles on Special Needs Students

Récit: Supporting ESL Learners with Difficulties (Webinar)

Récit: Special Needs- ESL

Chalk.n.coffee (Podcasts 2 & 11)

Table Montérégie-Estrie: Tiered Instruction (Self Study Workshop)

Universal Design for Learning

Modification : Démarche pour la compréhension et l’application en anglais langue seconde

2.Planning & Evaluation

Flow Chart

Evaluation Strategies for Students with Special Needs

Zone of Proximal Development

Planning resources (snapshot of the program)

ESL and the IP process

Differentiation Placemats

IP - ESL Observations and Checklist

Tools to help students with ADHD

Classroom Posters for Teachers

SMART Feedback techniques

Different profiles of special needs

Templates to Create Tiered Tasks

Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Objectives

3.Classroom Management References

Classroom Management Components

The Teaching Process

Planning a class

Creating an Inclusive Space

Student Motivation

Seven Questions to Ask Yourself

Class Planning Checklist

Working with Students with Behavioural Difficulties

3. Classroom Management

Tools

Other Tools:

Gamification:

Brain Breaks:

Gamification and Game-Based Learning

Going from Paper to Digital

PhysEd Fit

Hour of Coding

How-to Gamify Your Class

The Power of Routines

Origami

Classroomscreen

Templates to Gamify your Lessons

LoFi Playlist

Tools to Gamify Your Class

Drawing- Art Therapy

4. Pedagogical Tools

Short Films: Lesson Plans

Table Montérégie-Estrie: Catalogue of Teaching Material

Let's Talk: Oral Interaction Activities

Table Montérégie-Estrie: Differentiated LES

Constellations: Books and Activities

Our Special Toolbox: Differentiated LES

Bank of Online Texts

Teacher Induction: Differentiated LES

The Best of Five Minutes to Go

ESL Playground: Maker Activities

Quizziz

Quizlet

Choice Board (templates)

5. Strategies & Functional Language

Toolbox for ESL Students: Handbook

Routine pictograms

Strategy Bookmarks for Students

Encouraging English in Class

Oral Interaction Strategy Wheel

Teaching Speaking Strategies

Reading Strategy Reminders for Students

Teaching Learning Strategies: Podcasts 14, 15 & 16

Pedagogical Interventions

This Webinar with Caroline Erdos, PhD and Corinne Haigh PhD, talks about supporting second language learners who are at risk for reading and language difficulty.

From the RÉCIT service national domaine des langues, these posters give examples of ways to help your students with the following difficulties: -spelling, organizing thoughts, sentence structure, time management, punctuation, handwriting and fine motor skills, vocabulary and functional language, and speaking.

This Website is a great way for your students to practice the language through flashcards, games, etc. There are banks of flashcards that exist already, or your students can even create their very own study set.

Soothing music can help students to calm down when they are too excited, or feeling anxiety.

Jacqueline Mallais, a special ed teacher and creator of Chalk n' Coffee, has created an oral strategy wheel to help students identify, practice and use some oral interaction strategies. .

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The Table Montérégie-Estrie has put together a catalogue of LES that can be used in FPT, FMS, and special education classes. See page 59.

These checklists help to keep track of what has been tried and can then be used to communicate this information to the IEP team. Also, you can use this checklist with the measures you've used for an evaluation and staple it to the evaluation. Keep track of the measures used from one evaluation to another and see which measures are helping students bridge the gap.

This document, prepared by Teresa Capparelli and Vicky Giannas, is a handbook on oral interaction for high school students. It suggests a multitude of tasks and games to use for any proficiency.

The motivation of students is based on their perception of themselves and of the conditions in which learning takes place. There are various ways to help students maintain their motivation and to provide them with the best possible learning experience.

When choosing a learning activity for your students, be sure that it is located in the learner's proximal zone of development, which is between too simple and too complex.

Classroomscreen has all the bells and whistles in one place to help you in class: menu of the class, timers, group makers, randomizers, etc...

Drawing can help students to refocus, and find calm.

The program in a snapshot!

Compiled by the Récit National team and Alexandra Coutlée, you will find many articles concerning students with various profiles: Autism Literacy Dyslexia Dysgraphia Dyscalculia ADHD Assistive Technology Differentiation Giving Effective Feedback

On the site: Teacher Induction, in the yearly planning section at the the end of the document, you'll find all the Five Minute to Go activities put out by the Dynamic Duo: Isabelle Giroux, and Tania Vaillancourt.

This flow chart will guide you in planning the essential knowledge to develop with your students.

Created by the Récit, this template can be used to better organize your ESL class.

Arts and crafts, in this case origami, can aslo help students to refocus, and find calm.

Here you will find templates, created by Lysiane Dallaire, in order to create your own LES with differentiated and tiered tasks.

The six components of classroom management by Nancy Gaudreau.

In this Genially, published by the Table Montérégie-Estrie, you will find a differentiated LES for secondary one and two.

Drawing can help students to refocus, and find calm.

Jacqueline Mallais, a special ed teacher and creator of Chalk n' Coffee, has created pictograms to help students go about their daily routines in her ESL class.

This checklist presents important questions teachers should ask themselves when planning the preparation, carrying-out and intgration phases of a lesson.

Having the students get up and move for a few minutes before, during or at the end of class can help them expel energy, and shake off the inattention.

This to do list will help guide you through all the important steps of carrying out your ESL class: from what to do before class, at the beginning of class, during class, at the end of class, and after class.

On the site: Our Special Toolbox, Lysiane Dalaire shares posters and bookmarks to help students with learning strategies, processes, and functional language.

This document, prepared by Corrine Chabot and Teresa Capparelli, houses a diversity of texts you can find online. Some have leveled reading passages, others have comprehension questions. While some can be used online only, others are printer friendly.

Here you will find learning and evaluation situations for special education students from the ages of 12 to 16.

Students with an IEP are sometimes given extra time to complete evaluations. In this document, you will find out why this strategy is sometimes applied and discover ways to apply it in the ESL classroom. You will also find resources to create evaluations that are differentiated and flexible for your students' different needs.

Émilie Racine has created and shared engaging activities that can be used with many different levels with only slight modifications.

Jacqueline Mallais invites different guests on her podcast Chalk.n.Coffee to talk about Learning Differences in ESL (episode 11 ), and explores the Brave New World of Differentiation (episode 2).

Games can introduce goals, interaction, feedback, problem solving, competition, narrative, and fun learning environments, elements that can increase learner engagement and sustain motivation. This teaching tip discusses the difference between gamification and game-based learning, and the pedagogical values these two strategies can bring to instruction.

Gamification can engage students in their learning. Here you will find the what, why and how you can implement it in your class.

On the site: Our Special Toolbox, Lysiane Dalaire shares posters and bookmarks to help students with learning strategies, processes, and functional language.

This Website is a great place for students to practice the language all the while having fun!

These placemats, put out by the Table Montérégie-Estrie, explain the different measures in evaluation to use in pedagogical flexibility, adaptation, and modification in every competency. You will also find the description of the competencies, the end of cycle outcomes, the elements that help clarify the criteria, and the scales of competency levels.

Planning what you teach means organizing each class in a structured and logical way. The lesson plan should describe how the class will unfold and should remain flexible. The instructor should be able to adapt to the situation while taking account of the needs and requests of students.

Drawing can help students to refocus, and find calm.

Originally released by the MEQ, adapted for high school by Carl Pelletier, this document discusses possible challenges students may encounter with learning strategies, and interventions that the teacher can take to help the student.

UDL is a set of course planning principles that promote equitable learning opportunities for all students. Implementing these principles allows students to “hit the learning jackpot” by having inclusive learning experiences in which everyone wins!

Here you will find a goldmine of strategies, checklists, and functional language for students to use with every competency.

Inspired from a workshop given by Karine Gazith, this Nearpod self study workshop, created by the Table Montérégie-Estrie team, will not only help you to better understand tiered learning, but it will also provide concrete examples for you.

Here you'll find concrete tools, ready to go, for both gamification and game-based learning in ESL

As a complementary tool to the Differentiated Instruction document put out by the MEQ, this tool is designed to give general examples of pedagogical flexibility.

These documents from the MEQ focus on pedagogical flexibility, adaptation and the modification of expectations associated with the QEP that are applicable to certain students.

Here you'll find concrete tools, ready to go, for both gamification and game-based learning in ESL

Drawing can help students to refocus, and find calm.

Routines are key in every classroom. While they help you to organize your period, they also give students a feeling of security as they know what to expect at the start or end of every class. Christine Baida and Cynthia Beyea give us many examples of what you can do.

This website was created as a special mandate to provide support to ESL teachers and their special needs students. You will find many resources as well as videos and even a searchable database of online tools to use with your students.

Constellations is a Website with ideas on how to use a varitety of books for your needs in ESL classes.

From the RÉCIT service national domaine des langues, Special Needs ESL website, this presentation discusses the steps involved in the creation of an individual education plan for students with special needs. It also defines your part as an ESL specialist and introduces resources that help you keep traces, help students, and communicate information effectively.

The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics of computer science. There are many simple and engaging coding activities to do here with your students.

Ask yourself these 7 questions to help you enhance students' commitment and motivation.

Canva has many different examples and templates to create your own choice boards, giving students agency.

Jaqueline Mallais invites special guests on her podcast: Chalk.n.coffee, to talk about the what, how and why of teaching learning strategies to our students. To listen to these discussions, please refer to podcasts 14, 15 and 16.

On the site: Our Special Toolbox, Lysiane Dalaire has created three multi-level LES for special education classes in high school.

A sincere thank you to our ESL community and everyone’s amazing contributions!

This tool was created by members of the Table Montérégie-Estrie

• Corrine Chabot, CSSHC*
• Elisabeth Léger, CSSVT
• Anita Romano, CSSP

• Elizabeth Pigeon, CSSDTL

*Contact if you have any questions: corrine.chabot@csshc,gouv.qc.ca

The purpose of this document is to help provide proper support and to manage classrooms effectively.

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Created by different authors: José Pinard, Dianne Stankiewicz and Elisabeth Léger, here you will find many lessons created around different short films.