Learning Disabilities Training: A New Approach

Building an effective training plan: Incorporating learner-centred strategies

Learning objectives

• Define strategy
• Describe different types of strategies and their functions
• Understand good strategy features
• Describe what factors can impact strategy effectiveness
• Understand how to effectively teach strategies to learners
• Describe various intervention strategies:
  • Strategies to teach reading comprehension and written expression
  • Memory strategies
  • Other skill-based strategies (mathematics, spelling, vocabulary and listening)
  • Behavioural strategies

Chapter outline