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Charles Tackett
Special Education Intervention Specialist
Grades 9-12
Physical Science, Biology, Earth's Environment and GeometryVarsity T AdvisorEducational History
Logan High School (1990)
University of Rio Grande (1995)Wright State University- Masters Degree (2020)Teaching CareerMiaimi County Educational Service Center 5 years
Tipp City School District 20 years
Coaching Career
September 2013- Resigned from being the Varsity Softball Coach at Tippecanoe HSFast PitchTippecanoe Varsity Coach (15 years)Go Red Devils!2020-2021 Daily Schedule1st Plan2nd Language Arts3rd Tutoring Room4th APEX Support5th Tutoring Room6th Co-Teaching Earth's Environment7th Co-Teaching BiologyInteresting Links:Interesting facts:
What is a learning disability?
LD is a disorder that affects people's ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain. These limitations can show up in many ways: as specific difficulties with spoken and written language, coordination, self control, or attention. Such difficulties extend to schoolwork and can impede learning to read, write, or do math.
[Source: National Institutes of Health, 1993]What are the types of learning disabilities?
LD is a broad term that covers a pool of possible causes, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes. Because of this it is difficult to diagnose or to pinpoint the causes. Learning Disabilities can be divided up into three broad categories. These types of learning disabilities include:
- Developmental speech and language disorders
- Academic skills disorders
- "Other" a catch-all that includes certain coordination disorders and learning handicaps not covered by the other terms
Each one of these categories includes a number of more specific disorders.
[Source: National Institutes of Health, 1993]An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a written agreeement between the parents and the school about what the child needs and what will be done to address those needs. In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, formerly PL 94-142), IEPs must be drawn up by the educational team for the exceptional child and must include the following:
- The student's present levels of academic performance.
- Annual goals for the student.
- Short- term instructional objectives related to the annual goals.
- The special education and related services that will be provided and the extent to which the child will participate in regular education programs.
- Plans for starting the services and the anticipated duration of services.
- Appropriate plans for evaluating, at least annually, whether the goals and obejctives are being achieved.
- Transition planning for older students.
For more information on IEPs please visit IEP in our LD In-Depth section.
[Source: Hallahan, Daniel P. & Kauffman, James M. Exceptional Child.Boston:Allyn and Bacon.1994*