Week 3 Learning Disabilities
9/9/2011
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
• General term that describes specific kinds of learning problems.
• Trouble learning and using certain skills:
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reading, writing, Mathematics, listening, speaking, reasoning, and physical coordination
Learning Disabilities Facts
• Learning disabilities (LD) vary from person to person • Caused by differences in how a person's brain works and how it processes information
• 1 out of every 5 people in the United States has a learning disability.
• Almost 3 million children (ages 6 through 21) have some form of a learning disability and receive special education in school.
▫ over half of all children who receive special education have a learning disability
▫ Resource: Twenty-second Annual Report to Congress, U.S.
Department of Education, 2000
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9/9/2011
LD Facts continued
• Individuals with LD are usually of average or above average intelligence
• 35% of students with learning disabilities do not finish high school
• Adolescents with LD are at an increased risk for drug & alcohol problems
▫ Hazeldon (1992) found up to 60% of adolescents in treatment had learning disabilities
3 Main Types of Learning
Disabilities
• Learning Disorders (formerly
Academic skills disorders)
• Motor Skills Disorders
• Communication Disorders
Learning Disorders
Reading Disorders
• Reading disorders
▫ Criteria includes reading accuracy/comprehension is substantially lower than what is expected given age, IQ & age appropriate education
▫ Significantly interferes with academic performance or ADL’s
▫ Common dx. = dyslexia
• Reading tasks that an individual may have difficulty with include ▫ Focus attention on the printed marks and control eye movements across the page
▫ Recognize the sounds associated with letters
▫ Understanding words and grammar
- Build ideas and images
- Compare new ideas to what you already know
- Store ideas in memory
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9/9/2011
Learning Disorders
Mathematics Disorders
• Mathematics Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
• General term that describes specific kinds of learning problems.
• Trouble learning and using certain skills:
▫
▫
▫
▫
▫
▫
▫
reading, writing, Mathematics, listening, speaking, reasoning, and physical coordination
Learning Disabilities Facts
• Learning disabilities (LD) vary from person to person • Caused by differences in how a person's brain works and how it processes information
• 1 out of every 5 people in the United States has a learning disability.
• Almost 3 million children (ages 6 through 21) have some form of a learning disability and receive special education in school.
▫ over half of all children who receive special education have a learning disability
▫ Resource: Twenty-second Annual Report to Congress, U.S.
Department of Education, 2000
1
9/9/2011
LD Facts continued
• Individuals with LD are usually of average or above average intelligence
• 35% of students with learning disabilities do not finish high school
• Adolescents with LD are at an increased risk for drug & alcohol problems
▫ Hazeldon (1992) found up to 60% of adolescents in treatment had learning disabilities
3 Main Types of Learning
Disabilities
• Learning Disorders (formerly
Academic skills disorders)
• Motor Skills Disorders
• Communication Disorders
Learning Disorders
Reading Disorders
• Reading disorders
▫ Criteria includes reading accuracy/comprehension is substantially lower than what is expected given age, IQ & age appropriate education
▫ Significantly interferes with academic performance or ADL’s
▫ Common dx. = dyslexia
• Reading tasks that an individual may have difficulty with include ▫ Focus attention on the printed marks and control eye movements across the page
▫ Recognize the sounds associated with letters
▫ Understanding words and grammar
- Build ideas and images
- Compare new ideas to what you already know
- Store ideas in memory
2
9/9/2011
Learning Disorders
Mathematics Disorders
• Mathematics Disorders