The article by Abby Ampuja, instructor in education, was published in the Intervention in School and Clinic journal.
Abby Ampuja, in education, has co-authored an article titled “Inclusion of Students with Learning, Emotional, and Behavioral Disabilities Through Strength-Based Approaches.”
The abstract for the article written by Justin D. Garwood (1) and Abby A. Ampuja (2), can be found online, follows:
As more and more students with learning disabilities (LD) and emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) find themselves in an inclusive, general education setting, there is a need to find ways to maximize their educational performance. One promising approach is to use growth mindset training to help students move away from deficit thinking and instead use strengths-based thinking. This column explains the meaning of growth mindset theory and includes a rationale that explains why this approach may be particularly beneficial for students with LD and EBD. A brief review of past studies investigating the use of growth mindset that highlights the positive potential of this inexpensive, easy-to-implement approach is presented. Finally, a nine-step process for incorporating a growth mindset into the inclusive classroom setting is provided and tools to be used by teachers working with students with LD and EBD are included.
(1) Ph.D., Department of Reading Education and Special Education, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA
(2) M.Ed., School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA