Life Success
For Students With Learning Disabilities:
A Teacher Guide

Guiding Principles of Success Attribute Interventions

To date, no research has found the most effective way to teach the success attributes.  In fact, no research study has explicitly examined an intervention model aimed at fostering the success attributes.  However, a considerable body of learning disabilities research suggests guidelines for developing a model to foster the success attributes in students with learning disabilities.

The following seven Guiding Principles for fostering the success attributes are derived from a comprehensive research base on the most effective practices for enhancing the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral skills of students with learning disabilities.  In the absence of intervention research specifically focused on these attributes, we offer these Guiding Principles as a “compass” for developing a program to foster the success attributes,

1. Emphasize Strengths

2. Consider Multiple Settings

3. Use Multiple Formats

4. Teach Across the Curriculum

5. Consider Multiple Domains

6. Expand the Circle of Support

7. Personalize the Experience

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