Scribd
Upload
190 views3 pages

Learner Profile - Emotional/Behavioural/Mental Health Needs: Name: Age: 10 Grade: 4 Specific Background Information

Jeffery is a 10-year-old boy in grade 4 who has been diagnosed with a learning disability in written expression, ADHD, attachment disorder, and struggles with attention and behavioral issues. He learns best through hands-on, interactive experiences that allow movement breaks. Visual supports, connecting new ideas to prior knowledge, and opportunities to demonstrate his understanding in varied ways support his learning. Challenges include writing, sustaining effort, self-regulation, and processing unfamiliar people and events.

Uploaded by

api-287485113
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
190 views3 pages

Learner Profile - Emotional/Behavioural/Mental Health Needs: Name: Age: 10 Grade: 4 Specific Background Information

Jeffery is a 10-year-old boy in grade 4 who has been diagnosed with a learning disability in written expression, ADHD, attachment disorder, and struggles with attention and behavioral issues. He learns best through hands-on, interactive experiences that allow movement breaks. Visual supports, connecting new ideas to prior knowledge, and opportunities to demonstrate his understanding in varied ways support his learning. Challenges include writing, sustaining effort, self-regulation, and processing unfamiliar people and events.

Uploaded by

api-287485113
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Learner Profile Emotional/Behavioural/Mental Health Needs

Name:

Jeffery

Age: 10

Grade: 4

Specific Background information: Jeffery is a charismatic, loving young boy. He currently lives with his mother and father
and three older brothers. His brothers are a few years older than he and are adolescents and young adults. The family
dynamics, historically and currently are complex and continue to illicit situations and scenarios which cause upheaval and
stress for the entire family.
Recent Assessment Information: Jeffery has been diagnosed as having a Learning Disability Written
Expression
Relevant Medical Information: Jeffery has struggled with attachment issues, attention issues and behavioural issues
throughout his life. He has a diagnosis of ADHD and is prescribed medication as well as Attachment Disorder.
Recognition Networks
The What of Learning
Areas of Strength: (What works for
this student to identify and
understand information, ideas, and
concepts)

Strategic Networks
The "how" of learning
Areas of Strength: (What works for
this student to plan and execute
actions so I can demonstrate my
learning)

Perception: breaking tasks into


scaffold steps so as to not feel
overwhelmed
Provide visual representations,
exemplars

Physical Action opportunities to


demonstrate understanding in a
variety of ways, physically create
something to represent learning, iPad
to create cartoons, videos etc.

Language reword or reframe


information
Connect new information to
previously learned information or
experiences, iPad apps to provide
drill and practice for language skills

Expression & Communication visual


schedules, predictability both
personal and classroom, advance
warning systems, movement breaks,
text to speech is inconsistent in its
success as Jeffrey struggles to use

Affective Networks
The "why" of learning
Areas of Strength: (What works for
this student to support
engagement)
Interest(s) reading novels, hands on
tasks, iPad
Effort & persistence recognize and
reward small accomplishments,
recognize effort not achievement,
pre-determine acceptable length of
time or amount of task completion
expected before a break
Self-regulation opportunities to
move, change locations within the
room, alternate places to work (floor,

Comprehension reading
comprehension is a relative strength
in areas of interest
Requires repeated exposure and
connections to acquire new
understanding
Needs to see and do to support
learning
Areas of Concern: (What
challenges understanding of
information, ideas and concepts):
Language & Symbols
Language poor receptive
language skills
Comprehension
Cognitive Abilities struggles
to make connections to
previous learning or
experiences,
Background/experiential
knowledge poor with
significant gaps in experiences

this support appropriately, word


prediction apps on the iPad

rainbow table, near teacher), gum, sit


and move cushion

Executive Function assistance


understanding individual need for
breaks, assistance understanding
how actions or words may hurt
others and interfere with success,
assistance predicting results of
decisions/actions
Areas of Concern: (What
challenges ability to act on things
and express what I know):

Areas of Concern: (What


challenges ability to engage in
learning):

Expressing my ideas writing is


especially challenging, fine motor, rereading what is written if often not
possible
Organizing ideas sequencing
thoughts, word choice, editing
Ability to sustain task engagement
Impulsivity and poor decision making
- often around the use of technology
Physical responses to difficulties

Change or unpredictable events


Unfamiliar adults (substitutes)
Distractibility
Sustained effort and persistence
Self-regulation
Events at home prior to arriving at
school

Student Preferences:
I like to learn something new by:
reading more about it
seeing pictures of it
hearing someone tell about it
watching a film or video
trying it out myself
Other:

Student Preferences:
To remember something I:
write about it in my own
words
use a memory trick for it
draw a picture of it
ask someone to test me on it
explain it to someone
Other: engage with learning
physically hands on, interactive
experiences

Student Preferences:
The learning activities I like the best
are:
small groups
whole class
working with a partner
doing practice papers
working by myself
working on a learning team
being in a quiet classroom
playing a learning game
being in a classroom with
students talking
doing new things
knowing what is coming next

You might also like