Special Education Guidance Series
Study Skills for People Who Hate to Study (#101)
Many teens, especially those with challenges such as ADHD, struggle to complete assignments. Designed to help students get organized, this program helps set goals and priorities and allows students to stay in charge of their schoolwork. Viewers learn about the processes in the brain that help us plan, organize, concentrate, and focus. Program identifies the three main obstacles to effective study—Disorganization, Procrastination, and Distraction—and demonstrates tips and strategies to allow viewers to develop their own unique style of overcoming these obstacles.
[17 minutes]
This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
Series Description: This new series provides proven, clear-cut strategies to help special education teachers and students achieve greater success at school and beyond. Program four highlights real people with learning differences who have overcome obstacles and gone on to do great things with their lives.
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Study Skills for People Who Hate to Study (#101)
Many teens, especially those with challenges such as ADHD, struggle to complete assignments. Designed to help students get organized, this program helps set goals and priorities and allows students to stay in charge of their schoolwork. Viewers learn about the processes in the brain that help us plan, organize, concentrate, and focus. Program identifies the three main obstacles to effective study—Disorganization, Procrastination, and Distraction—and demonstrates tips and strategies to allow viewers to develop their own unique style of overcoming these obstacles. [17 minutes]
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Beyond High School: Strategies for Nontraditional (#102)
College may not be not the best option for many high school students enrolled in special education courses. This program explores other options including a recent high school graduate getting a certificate in culinary arts as she pursues her dream of a catering career. A young man who never felt comfortable as a student decides that an apprenticeship made more sense for him. Two students with learning disabilities talk about a college program specifically designed for students like them. This unique program provides encouragement for students, reminding them that there are different avenues to a successful and rewarding life after high school. [19 minutes]
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Social Skills for Life: Managing Strong Emotions (#103)
Students see how the brain goes into "reptilian" mode when emotions run high. They learn to identify their own emotional triggers and recognize their unique patterns of responding to those triggers, both physically and emotionally. Teens models three distinct styles of reacting in emotionally charged situations: aggressive, passive, and assertive. They demonstrate strategies that can help young people keep their cool when they are in danger of losing it or when someone is losing it with them. [20 minutes]
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Profiles In Achievement: Amazing People With Learning Differences (#104)
This program is a collection of stories meant to inspire and encourage all learners. Some of the people profiled are famous. Others are young people who have already achieved great success in variety of fields. For those with LD, the stories show that having difficulties in school doesn’t mean they’re stupid and that they can focus on their strengths to make important contributions to society. For those who don’t have LD, the stories will help them understand what it is like to have LD and that people with LD can go far in life. [26 minutes]