Supporting students with learning disabilities: strategies and tools for the classroom

Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities

👥 Target Audience Primary and secondary school teachers, pedagogical coordinators, education professionals wishing to better support students with learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysorthographia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysphasia, ADHD, autism).

⏱️ Duration 4 hours of training

💻 Format 100% online training, accessible from your computer. You progress at your own pace, whenever you wish, without time constraints.

This training provides you with clear guidelines to understand learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysorthographia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysphasia, ADHD, autism), their manifestations in the classroom, and their consequences on learning. You will learn to identify warning signs, deconstruct preconceived ideas, and implement concrete adaptations that facilitate success and enhance students’ self-confidence.
Through numerous practical examples and situational exercises, you will discover how to organize your classroom, structure your lessons, and collaborate with families and professionals to create an inclusive and supportive environment.

Training Objectives

• Understand the different learning disabilities and their impacts on reading, writing, calculation, organization, and memorization.

• Identify warning signs in the classroom and distinguish between temporary difficulties and lasting disabilities.

• Organize the classroom to reduce distractions, anticipate transitions, and provide a reassuring framework.

• Adapt materials and instructions: readable font, clear layout, sequenced instructions, pictograms, diagrams, and colors.

• Implement targeted strategies for each disability: audio reading, digital tools, visual supports, guided exercises, alternating tasks/breaks, etc.

• Prepare lessons, homework, and assessments in an adapted way to highlight partial successes and maintain motivation.

• Promote inclusion and a positive classroom climate: cooperation among students, valuing efforts, and compassionate behavior management.

• Collaborate effectively with families and health professionals to ensure educational consistency.

• Know the official provisions (PAP, PPS, PPRE, exam accommodations) and how to mobilize educational support teams.

 This training emphasizes the establishment of a structured and supportive framework, the use of adapted pedagogical tools, and networking. You will leave with concrete solutions that can be immediately applied in your classroom to help your students progress, enhance their self-esteem, and promote their inclusion.