I volunteered in Thailand, teaching English to mentally and physically disabled students. It was an eye-opening experience. After consulting a general education teacher of 21 years and incorporating my own experience, I have gathered some useful strategies to help teaching students with learning disorders a little easier for all.

As educators, we need to both prevent bullying and lessen its impact when it does happen. The best way to start is by creating a positive classroom climate. A positive classroom climate is one that invites collaboration, supports honesty, and demands respect in the class setting. This environment leads to fewer opportunities for

“Abled does not mean enabled. Disabled does not mean less abled.” According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, updated in 1990, the definition of disabled is (A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; (B) a record of such an impairment; or (C),  being regarded as having such an impairment.