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Schedule This Workshop! 
Interested in getting more information on how to schedule this workshop for your school or organization? Email Jim Wright [1] at jimw13159@gmail.com [2] and type 'Special Needs Success' in the subject line.
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A special-needs student in a general-education classroom presents a complex profile of learning strengths and needs. The special educator supporting such a student takes on a demanding professional role. Not only must this teacher have a solid grasp of the student's individual pattern of academic skills and behaviors, be able to match the student to appropriate academic instruction and support, and know how to set academic performance goals that are both ambitious and realistic. That special educator often must also serve as a consultant to general-education instructors who have the student in their classrooms, collaborating with them to create optimal settings where the learning needs of the student with a disability can be fully met.
This full-day workshop reviews best practices in special education service-delivery for students with Learning Disabilities and other classifications who spend the majority of their time in general-education settings. The training is intended for educators working in resource, co-taught classroom, and consultation positions in grades 3 through 12 and provides answers to these 5 important teacher questions:
- How do I calculate short- and long-term academic performance-goals that can motivate the student, maintain my own accountability as a teacher, and be suitable for entry on the student's IEP (Individualized Education Program)?
- How can I use Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) as a sensitive, ongoing measure for tracking student progress in basic academic skill areas?
- How can I verify that the instructional programs or practices that I and other educators deliver to a special-needs student are based on sound research?
- How can I decide with confidence whether a special-need student requires specific accommodations or educational modifications in order to attain school success?
- How can I use planning conferences and skills-checklists to increase student self-management skills and prepare them for successful transitions to less-restrictive educational settings?
As an additional benefit, participants will have access to a webpage created specifically for the workshop to download all training materials and to access links to additional free Internet resources.