Online Resources

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The following are additional online resources containing useful information for creating an inclusive classroom for students with MIDs:




Galloso. (2012, February 13). Interview by C.H. Ponce Tovar [Personal Interview]. MIDs-strategies for inclusion and differentiation.

          Collaboration is key in teaching; thus, after having an interview with Carmen Galloso, a Special Education Teacher, a series of valuable tips for teachers come to light.  Ms. Galloso’s help provides a series of tips for teachers in order to appropriately include students with MIDs.  Her tips vary within the realms of environment, assessment, and instruction.  Her tips are an excellent complement to the strategies of inclusion included by the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation.  They provide an elaborated perspective and examples of the many strategies presented by other sources, and offer countless examples, without generalizing, and making sure students are treated as unique individuals.  Therefore, her ideas are a valuable resource for classroom teachers.

Ontario Teacher's Federation. (2011). Teacher's          gateway to special education- mild intellectual disabilities. Retrieved from <http://www.teachspeced.ca/index.php?q=node/697>. 

          The Ontario Teachers’ Federation website is a great source for teachers, since it provides a long list of teaching strategies for students with MIDs and students with related exceptionalities.   A teacher can click on the “area” that he/she wishes to learn more about (ex. articulation skills), and a series of environment, assessment, and instruction teaching strategies are provided. Moreover, the website offers various links to other resources, such as the “Special Education Companion,” which is an important document provided by the Ontario Ministry of Education, that can easily be downloaded.

Watson, S. (2011). Mild intellectual disability, mid/ mild mental retardation. Retrieved from     http://specialed.about.com/od/handlingallbehaviortypes/a/MID.htm 

          This website also provides a list of strategies for teachers to use in the classroom.  It is crucial to note that it is teachers must use as many sources as possible to learn more about students with MID’s, and discover the strengths and weaknesses that each student brings to the classroom community.