Other health impairment means having limited strength, vitality or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment
Characteristics:
Fatigue, Mobility issues, Issues involving attention, Coordination difficulties, Muscle weakness, Frequent absences or lateness’s to school, Stamina, inability to concentrate for long periods of time.
To name a few:
- Seizure Disorder: epilepsy, or a physical condition when the brain changes suddenly and student shakes uncontrollably.
- Sickle Cell Disease: blood cell shape cannot carry oxygen to cells effectively: fatigue. Asthma/Allergies: largest group, student generally feel unwell or tired. (only sever cases receive accommodations other student fall under 504)
- Chronic health impairments: sever burns, cancer, AIDS, Diabetes
Accommodations:
- Most Common: Helping student make up missed work.
- Less rigid rules for participation, due dates etc..
- Emotional: find out student problems and help them find strategies by writing or drawing their struggles.
- Provide materials with featuring students with similar struggles: books, movie.
- Work with families!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Learning Strategies:
- Check knowledge through verbal responses.
- Marking or circling correct answers on worksheets works better than filling in blanks.
- Break tasks into small parts.
- Assistance with organization of materials and lesson (particularly those with AD/HD).
- Modification should only be made when necessary.
Student Support:
- Medical Services: Services provided by a professional physiciah, which determines the child’s medically related disability.
- School heath services/school nurse: Services provided by the school to ensure a student receives the medical services described in their IEP.
- Alternative school settings, Homebound instruction, Services provided by the hospital, Adaptive/assistive technology.
References:
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities:
Project Ideal:
National Association of Special Education Teachers:
National Resource Center AD/HD:
CHADD of Utah:
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