Environment

Environments that ensure equity of access, are inclusive and promote proactive approaches that are responsive to students with learning disabilities.

System Actions

Set conditions to ensure reflective and collaborative practices
Set high expectations and support all students with learning disabilities to achieve those expectations
Make asset based decisions
Understand stigma and the impact it has on students with learning disabilities
Foster mentally healthy learning environments that supports resiliency, self-advocacy and stigma reduction
Develop growth mindsets that encourage students to be autonomous and independent learners
Construct a strategic plan for the seamless access and use of assistive technology for students with learning disabilities

Engage in reflective and collaborative practices
Embrace responsibility for all students with learning disabilities
Build a culture of inclusion and high expectations that is responsive to students with learning disabilities
Intentionally develop a culture of growth mindset
Identify stigma, barriers to inclusion and the impact they have on students with learning disabilities
Empower students to understand and use their learning profile
Ensure full implementation of the seamless access and use of assistive technology
Construct flexible learning environments (time, space, resources) that support individual strengths and needs
Create an environment that encourages and responds positively to student advocacy as a tool to increase student achievement and well-being

Elicit student voice and provide choice
Co-create learning opportunities, spaces, routines and classroom expectations to support diverse learners
Develop students as self-advocates for their learning strengths, needs and interests
Ensure students with learning disabilities are active agents in their learning and have voice in the development of their pathway
Create safe learning environments and mentally healthy classrooms
Invite learners to take risks, explore new ideas and feel safe and comfortable in doing so
Create a learning environment that reduces stigma and fosters inclusion
Create a learning environment that supports and encourages the use of assistive technology