what educational problems can lead poisoning cause?
Problems with...
- Executive function
- Working memory capacity
- Processing speed
- Attention
- Memory
- Language - perception
- Language - reading
- Language - speech comprehension
- Language - expressive speech
- Language - writing
- Perceptual - motor
- Social/emotional behavior
- Adaptive behavior
what can schools do?
1. Educate school personnel about the signs of lead poisoning
2. Refer students suspected of having lead poisoning to be evaluated
3. Monitor students who have had lead poisoning to ensure they are improving (both medically and scholastically)
-Monitoring plans can include: IEPs, 504 Plans, and monitoring of
medical assessments
2. Refer students suspected of having lead poisoning to be evaluated
3. Monitor students who have had lead poisoning to ensure they are improving (both medically and scholastically)
-Monitoring plans can include: IEPs, 504 Plans, and monitoring of
medical assessments
common educational strategies
For students with processing/ comprehension trouble:
-Give extra time to work on activities or answer questions.
-Have an aid available to answer questions or give more detailed explanations of material.
-Modify materials to allow for better comprehension and retainment.
-Have an aid available to answer questions or give more detailed explanations of material.
-Modify materials to allow for better comprehension and retainment.
For students with attention and memory trouble:
-Vary activities to promote attention and help students remember.
-Use "real life" examples so students can attach what they are learning to everyday occurrences.
-Use "real life" examples so students can attach what they are learning to everyday occurrences.
For students with language trouble:
-Speak slowly and clearly; use precise language.
-Consider whether the student should have extra help in a noninclusive setting.
-Consider whether the student should have extra help in a noninclusive setting.
For students with behavioral trouble:
-Do not focus on negative behavior.
-Focus on reinforcing positive behavior.
-State rules clearly.
-Focus on reinforcing positive behavior.
-State rules clearly.
For students with physical problems:
-Know what your students are capable of handling physically.
-Do not push students beyond their physical limits.
-Stay in contact with the school nurse if the student shows repeated physical problems.
-Do not push students beyond their physical limits.
-Stay in contact with the school nurse if the student shows repeated physical problems.