Characteristic-Strategy Graphic Organizer

To organize Needs & for Intervention Purposes

Disability Category:
Learning Disabilities - Reading
Possibly / Common Strengths:
Mathematics, Sports, Caring, Funny, Science, friendly
Common Disability
Characteristics

Instructional or Behavioral Strategies

student may be taught to use for school success

Academic
A)

A-1 Teach relationships of sounds and letters

Phonemic Awareness

A-2 Teach how segmenting and blending of words

B)

B-1 Word recognition instruction

Alphabetic Principal

B-2 Teach letter sound relationships explicitly

and isolation

Social / School (Skills)

A)

A-1 unison responding

Expressive Language

A-2 Direct instruction

B)

Difficulty remembering skills

learned

B-1 Extra practice of skills being learned

B-2 Guided notes when learning something new

Behavior / Organization
A)

Low self-esteem

A-1 PALS
A-2 CWPT

B)

Distracted

B-1 Give a fidget to help stay focused

B-2 keep interacted in lessons- be the teacher
helper