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

This training course provides you with a clear understanding of learning disorders (dyslexia, dysorthographia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysphasia, ADHD, autism), their manifestations in the classroom and their impact on learning. You’ll learn how to identify warning signs, deconstruct preconceived ideas, and put in place concrete adaptations that facilitate success and boost students’ self-confidence.
Thanks to numerous practical examples and case studies, you’ll discover how to organize your classroom, structure your lessons and collaborate with families and professionals to create an inclusive and caring climate.

Training objectives

• Understand the different learning disabilities and their impact on reading, writing, arithmetic, organization and memorization.

• Identify warning signs in the classroom and distinguish between occasional difficulties and long-term problems.

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

• Adapt materials and instructions: legible font, airy layout, sequenced instructions, pictograms, diagrams and colors.

• Implement strategies targeted by disorder: audio reading, digital tools, visual aids, guided exercises, alternating tasks/pauses, etc.

• Prepare lessons, homework and assessments in a way that recognizes partial successes and maintains motivation.

• Promote inclusion and a positive classroom climate: cooperation between students, valuing effort, good behavior management.

• Collaborate effectively with families and healthcare professionals to ensure educational coherence.

• Know the official procedures (PAP, PPS, PPRE, exam accommodations) and how to mobilize schooling follow-up teams.

This training course focuses on setting up a structured, caring framework, using appropriate teaching tools and working in a network. You’ll leave with concrete solutions, immediately applicable in your classroom, to help your students progress, boost their self-esteem and promote their inclusion.