Organizing Needs & Strategies for Intervention Purposes

Complete the graphic organizer to match needs to strategies so your

book character can be successful in school.
1. Name the disability (1 point)
2. List strengths that YOUR character will have in the story. (2 points)
3. List a minimum of 6 different characteristics (2 in each category) for
Common Disability Characteristic
Choose 6 characteristics for YOUR
CHARACTER

1 Poor attention
2 Language Disorders

Evidence-based Instructional or Behavioral

Strategies
the student can learn to find school success
Academic
a) keep a scheduled that is followed
b) vary pace and type of lessons
a)going to a speech therapist
b)reading everything out loud

Social / School (Skills)

1 Problems with people of Authority
a) help them think to the same conclusion
b) Let them be a leader for the day (line
2 Day Dreaming

leader)
a)let them write down their day dreams
b)Give them reminders to stay on task

Behavior / Organization
1 High activity levels

a)yoga balls that allow them to move

2 highly unorganized

around quietly
b)keep a scheduled that is followed
a)Planner that is color coordinated and in a
to do list
b)a daily to do list taped to their desk

the disability your

character exhibits. (6 points)
4. Align each disability characteristic to two research-based strategies
to overcome or
manage struggles directly related to the disability. (12 points) (+ 3
points for details)
Disability: ADHD
Possibly / Common Strengths: hyper focus, resilience, creative,
ingenuity, sense of justice, humorous, compassionate,
persistence