Arg! I can't cut and past from this darned thing. I shall have to type.... here are the recommendations:
- Compact the curriculum and provide enrichment activities. Provide environments that are stimulating, and address cognitive, physical, emotional, and social needs. Let DS move quickly through the required curriculum content and onto more advanced material.
- Implement a multi-level and multi-dimensional curriculum. Differentiate the curriculum in order to address differences in the rate, depth, and pace of learning.
- Be flexible with the curriculum. Take advantage of real-life experiences that can be translated into problem-solving academics for all students.
- Allow DS to pursue independent projects based on his own individual interests.
- Allow DS to assume ownership of his own learning through curriculum acceleration. Instruct him to work ahead to problems of skills that they do not know. To help children learn the value of attaining knowledge in their lives, encourage learning for it's own sake, rather than emphasizing the end results or accomplishments. Teach research skills for accessing information; higher level thinking skills for processing it; creative thinking and problem-solving skills for flexibility in approach and generation of information; and communication skills for sharing it.
-Set individual goals. Help guide DS in creating his own goals and set goals that are specific, measurable, aggressive, realistic, and within a reasonable time frame. Be sure not to place expectations that are too high or too low.
The following recommendations are made to help assist DS with behavioral concerns:
-Help DS to learn to monitor his thinking and actions using self-regulations.
-Help DS to recognize anger-producing situations (triggers) and his response to these situations.
-Prove DS with positive feedback which indicates he is successful, competent, important, and valuable.
-Have DS record his progress to show tangible evidence of his success.
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Phew! So.. the educational recommendations sound practically like a pipe dream, hah! If they could implement any of them I think I might dance right there in the room. I'm not sure about the behavioral ones... I mean, obviously he's gotta learn that stuff, but the HOW is what we've yet to figure out. She doesn't seem to mention anything specific, is that normal?
