Did you notice that the pandemic disrupted learning for all students, but especially for students with disabilities? In this session, Nathan Levenson will share three common-sense, yet not commonplace, strategies for helping students with disabilities catch up academically. Pre-pandemic, these shifts helped close the general education – special education achievement gap by 40 points in some districts and drove 2 years of growth in just one year in others. Coincidentally, it’s what many students need post-pandemic as well. By attending this session, you’ll learn:
- How to ensure students with disabilities in your district receive high-quality core instruction
- Why extra time to learn is critical
- How you can engage your general education counterparts to help students with disabilities catch up
- How to identify the most appropriate staff to provide extra help in reading, writing, and math
- Two common strategies that many special education administrators use that might hurt more than help