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    The document defines Other Health Impairment (OHI) as having limited strength, vitality or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems that adversely affect academic performance. Common characteristics of students with OHI include academic deficits, frequent absences, fatigue, and physical limitations. Effective strategies for students with OHI include differentiated instruction, cooperative learning groups, and accommodations such as a scribe, reduced workload, audio texts and partner work.

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    The document defines Other Health Impairment (OHI) as having limited strength, vitality or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems that adversely affect academic performance. Common characteristics of students with OHI include academic deficits, frequent absences, fatigue, and physical limitations. Effective strategies for students with OHI include differentiated instruction, cooperative learning groups, and accommodations such as a scribe, reduced workload, audio texts and partner work.

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    The document defines Other Health Impairment (OHI) as having limited strength, vitality or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems that adversely affect academic performance. Common characteristics of students with OHI include academic deficits, frequent absences, fatigue, and physical limitations. Effective strategies for students with OHI include differentiated instruction, cooperative learning groups, and accommodations such as a scribe, reduced workload, audio texts and partner work.

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    OHI: Other Health Impairment

    IDEA DEFINITION: Limited strength, vitality, or alertness due to chronic or acute health
    problems that adversely affects academic performance.

    COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:
    Academic: academic deficits, frequently absent/tardy, quiet in class but demanding in other
    environments
    Social/Behavioral: Socially hesitant, withdrawn, possibly immature, dependency/learned
    helplessness, lack of attention seeking behaviors
    Physical: Fatigue, chronic pain, loss of appetite, sleepiness, sickness, withdrawn appearance,
    may move different or require medical devices to function physically (i.e. wheelchair, oxygen
    tank, etc..)

    EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES:
    Continuous communication and collaboration is necessary to understand and aid students with
    OHI classified disabilities. Use inclusive accommodations and modifications; be well prepared
    with a thought out plan. Teach the student how to request/acquire the help they need, involve and
    educate the students peers and other persons who could assist in care taking.

    EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES:
    Communicating necessary information, being aware, differentiated instruction, PALS, CWPT,
    and cooperative learning groups are all helpful in assuring the students with OHI can be placed
    in the least restrictive learning environment.

    COMMON ACCOMMODATIONS:
    A scribe, reduced workload, audio texts, providing notes, verbal assessments, and partner work
    are all ways to help students with OHI function successfully in a general education classroom.

    OI: Orthopedically Impaired


    IDEA DEFINITION: A severe orthopedic impairment that affects a childs educational
    performance including impairments caused by congenital anomaly, disease, and other causes.
    Orthopedic impairments involves the skeletal system (bones, joints, limbs & associated muscles).

    Neuromotor impairment involves the central nervous system, and neuromotor impairments may
    lead to orthopedic impairment if not treated properly.

    COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:
    Academic: Poor attendance due to physical therapy, may have difficulty communicating and
    responding.
    Social: May have difficulty making friends and be isolated or withdrawn
    Physical:Limitedmobility,fatigue,chronicpain,andtheneedforphysicalaccommodationsare
    someofthemaincharacteristicsofstudentswhoareOI.

    EDUCATIONALAPPROACHES:
    Continuous communication and collaboration is necessary to understand and aid students who
    are OI. Utilization of inclusive accommodations and modifications; be well prepared with a
    thought out plan. Teach the student how to request/acquire the help they need, also involve and
    educate the students peers and other persons who could assist in care taking.

    EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES:
    Communicating necessary information, being aware, differentiated instruction, PALS, CWPT,
    and cooperative learning groups are all helpful in assuring the students with OHI can be placed
    in the least restrictive learning environment.

    COMMON ACCOMMODATIONS:
    A scribe, reduced workload, audio texts, providing notes, verbal assessments, and partner work
    are all ways to help students with OHI function successfully in a general education classroom.

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