CATEGORIES OF L.D. LEARNING OUTCOMES After completing this section‚ you should be able to: • describe five categories of learning disabilities‚ • describe the learning process‚ • identify accommodations which would be appropriate relating to each category‚ • recognize and apply appropriate strategies to case studies. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Based on information obtained to date in this course‚ can you group some of the particular learning disabilities into categories?
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1. What specific nonacademic difficulties is Steve experiencing? Steve Williams has behavioral difficulties‚ and poor social interaction skills. Mrs. Andrews states‚ “Steve works ineffectively in cooperative group learning situations. Steve has difficulty interacting with his peers and has refused to work with his classmates the last few weeks” (Ally Bacon 2007). Steve’s classmates say‚ “[Steve] “goofs off and doesn’t do any of the work” (Ally Bacon 2007). Another note Mrs. Andrews says is Steve
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Learning Disability Definitions Carolyn Stacey Introduction This article addresses the components of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) and The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (1981) definitions of Learning Disabilities. Their similarities and differences in terms of their impact on identification and program development for students ‚ the Canadian definition perspective as well as the inclusion of studying tips for special needs students is explored
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Learning Disability Report Hellena Berrios Grand Canyon University SPE525 Educating Learners with Diverse Needs Takita Williams August 6‚ 2006 Abstract When a child is diagnosed with a learning disability parents often have a fear that they did something wrong. To eliminate these fears parents find solace in gathering information on learning disabilities and resources. Learning Disability Report According to The Healthy Children
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Learning Disabilities I believe that of the millions of young children who are diagnosed with a learning disability‚ only a few receive the full scope of assistance that they need in order to grow and succeed. Despite the advances our society has made when it comes to special education and offering resources to special needs children‚ I still believe that society is falling short of operating at its greatest potential to aid those with learning disabilities. I also feel that our culture devalues
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CHECKLIST FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF A LEARNING DISABLED CHILD NAME: ______________________________________ AGE: ___ SEX: _____________ GRADE: ____________ SCHOOL: ______________________________________________ DIRECTIONS: Put a check mark (a) on the space corresponding to the behavior or condition manifested by the child. ___1. Looks typical but doesn’t learn typically ___2. Is intelligent‚ often gifted ___3. Have reading‚ spelling and/or Math achievement that are significantly
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Summary: Students with learning disabilities have always been present in our school settings. Unfortunately for many‚ many years it was an "invisible condition" that was not supported by educators and parents. No doubt little was known about why a child had a reading disability‚ now known as being dyslexic; or a writing disability now labeled dysgraphic. Many children even suffered from dyscalculia‚ a math disability. But think about the many years of frustration and embarrassment so many students
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Robert Hutchinson Supporting Children with Learning Disabilities John K. McNamara Brock University This Journal is pertaining to the most effective way to support children with learning disabilities‚ and how to best identify those who are at risk for being learning disable. Early intervention is by far the best course of action‚ but the model that is in place for early detection has been very problematic. Reasons being is that the current model compares IQ scores with achievement
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Learning Disabilities 1 Children and Learning Disabilities Child/Adolescent Development PSY3520 South University Online Scott Walker Learning Disabilities 2 Children that are dealing with learning disabilities have a difficult road ahead of them. If the disability is neglected or overlooked for too long‚ the probability of the child falling behind in school as well as social aspects in their life is very high. However
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Learning Disability The federal regulations on defining a specific learning disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes that are used to communicate language‚ spoken‚ or written and may affect the imperfect ability to listen‚ think‚ speak‚ read‚ write‚ spell‚ or to perform mathematical calculations‚ including conditions such as perceptual disabilities‚ brain injury‚ minimal brain dysfunction‚ dyslexia‚ and developmental aphasia. Specific learning disability does
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