Severe Learning Disability Study

Learning disabilities are defined as the inability to process information and the inability to communicate effectively. This can cause problems during the child’s years in school. It is often characterized by as having a below average intellectual functioning level as well as below average adaptational skills.

To find that a member a family has learning difficulty is a huge shock for the rest of the family and brings emotions and new challenges. Living with a disabled person can have profound effects on the entire family–parents, siblings(brothers and sisters).For parents, having a disabled child

EDU-1400 Study of disabilities is a class that aims to educate students on disabilities and the way society and the individual with the disability defines having a disability. This course provides students with the information to see disabilities from different perspectives as well as educating students on the many aspects of having a disability. It allows the student to determine how they perceive disabilities. People with disabilities are the largest minority group and suffers from a tremendous amount of discrimination and prejudice. My goal for this class is to educate myself enough to contribute to lessening the stigmas associated with disabilities.

TT: “Today we are going to practice adding one digit numbers. I am going to demonstrate on the board. 9+1 = 10, 5+3 = 8.” The numbers will have the same number of animals on each number. Example, the number 9 will have animals on it. The number 1 will have 1 animal. The teacher will show flash cards with 2 numbers. The teacher then calls on students randomly and asks students to answer the flash cards. Students will be reminded that they cannot use fingers and are to try to know the answers from memory. If students get the answer wrong the teacher will tell each student to count the number of animals. This activity can be differentiated to meet the needs of students with specific learning disabilities by providing additional visual cues to help with the addition. I anticipate the animals will help all students but particularly students with specific learning disabilities. Additionally, students with specific learning disabilities will be provided items they can physically move (example 9 beans and 1 bean) to help them learn the concept

In this essay I am going to be explaining the term learning disability, identifying causes of those learning disabilities and comparing and contrasting the medical and social models of disabilities.

In which state are you certified and/or will you be certified to teach? I am currently certified in the state of Louisiana.

For the social justice project, my group chose to focus on college student with a learning disability. College students with a learning disability can sometimes be overlooked or not represented in the classroom setting that Beneful for them. My initial impression of a person that has a learning disability is having trouble retaining information that can be seen as simple to others. They need a little bit more help which can be tutoring, study method or extra time on assignment. After this project, I have a new respect for people with learning disability. They must do more in order to achieve a goal that comes easily to other. They never complain, nor they do give up on a task that could be difficult to them. The most interesting aspects of what I learned about learning disability through my individual interview is a new-found respect for my best friend.

Meiling is a 6th grade student attending Northeast Middle School. As a result of the reevaluation conducted on December of 2015, she is currently identified as a student with a Specific Learning Disability in Basic Reading Skills, Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, Mathematics Computation, and Mathematics Problem Solving as well as a Speech and Language Impairment. Meiling receives academic support twice in a six-day cycle with the learning support teacher. She is in an itinerant learning support classroom and the learning support teacher is with her in all academic classes.

With every classroom you are able to see a dynamic between students and their teacher. It takes a strong teacher to really make everything accessible to all students including student with learning disabilities. The class that I watched was Christina Hilliker’s second grade. The disabilities that were part of this great dynamic were Downs, Autism, ADHD, auditory processing and behavior issues that cause learning difficulties.

Due to parents concern of dyslexia, Joseph Kadinger was evaluated and qualified for special education under Specific Learning Disability in April 2013 with a related service of Occupational Therapy. In April of 2014, Joseph applied to the Vitual School in Northern Ozaukee School District. Joseph attended the Rocky Branch Elementary in the River Falls School district during the 2014-2015 school year. In the fall 2014, River Falls School did a re-evaluation and at that time Joseph did not meet the criteria for special education services as of 12/5/2014. He was dismissed from OT and Specific Learning Disability (Parents did not agree with that determination.) In the fall 2015, Heather Kadinger (mom) requested to evaluate his academic needs

In the United States today, there are over fifty-one million disabled adults and children. Throughout our nation’s history, we have not allowed the best treatment and care for these numerous citizens. But, in the recent past, the government has passed laws, made exceptions, and thoroughly tried to provide accommodations to these people with special needs. While this is true, America, as a whole, still views this group as strange or different. Even though this is exceptionally normal, it is not correct. The United States needs to be opened up to the truth about their fellow American citizens. The people of America ought to understand that these disabilities affect not only those who are disabled, but that it affects the family and friends

The student is not meeting grade level expectations on state tests in one or more subjects (Basic Reading Skills, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, Math Calculation, Mathematic problem solving), when quality researched based intervention is being used in each subject that the student is not performing on level.

The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of motivation to read on reading gains of struggling readers with and without learning disabilities and evaluate by conducting numerous analysis. The READ 180 program is a comprehensive reading intervention program designed to meet the needs of struggling readers in 4th through 12th grade. Moreover, the READ program included 13 students with Learning Disabilities and 25 students without a Learning Disability. The participants were exposed to a structured 18-week program. Also, the program provided plenty evidence-based teaching methods such as whole- group, small group, and technology-integrated instruction. The Adolescent Motivation to READ the Scholastic Reading Inventory measured survey and

When you think of overcoming challenges in life, think of a game of baseball. The pitcher throws a player a curve ball, but he doesn't know until the pitch is thrown. Just like you, you have no clue what challenge is coming your way next. Your life could be flawless, but at the last minute, just like a curve ball; it changes. The curve ball represents the challenge, I encounter every day of my life; learning how to manage with a learning disability. Attention Deficit Disorder "ADD."

If a school counselor is to execute the most effective curriculum, each intervention should be tailored to the needs of the specific age-range. This may vary from school to school depending upon the school culture and population. The Hill Center counseling department has used research in conjunction with on-site observations to conclude that friendship and peer relations are most relevant to the elementary aged students. A sizeable number of elementary students world-wide experience difficulties in friendship-making. They may experience poor relationships, have few friends, and find it difficult to handle sometimes complicated interactions involving adult figures in the school and at home (Oden & Asher, 1977; Omizo & Omizo, 1988; Shechtman,