related services offered to learning-disabled children. By providing funds‚ the Public Law of 1969 known as the Children with Specific Learning Disabilities Act has recognized children with "learning disabilities" (Berger‚ 2008‚ p. 302) and enabled them to receive special education and other services such as physical therapy‚ speech‚ transportation‚ etc. In addition‚ by enforcing mandated education for all children‚ the Public Law has protected children with disabilities from being rejected or forced
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“The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But‚ after being through the boiling water‚ its insides became hardened.” I have had to fight to be understood and to succeed in school because of my learning disability. My abilities are simultaneously overestimated and underestimated as a “gifted” child that also has Dyscalculia. I have had to change my outlook on people’s perceptions of me and my situation to thrive. Just like the egg I have had to change who I
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accidents can occur wherever people work‚ in residential establishments‚ day centres‚ in peoples own homes‚ on farms‚ building sites‚ hospitals‚ shops and while making deliveries. The major cause of injuries is poor manual handling of goods. They account for 34% of all accidents at work; as a result‚ the government has introduced legislation regarding correct manual handling. The training for safe moving and handling allows me not just at work but in my private life to protect myself and others from
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Ever since I was about 3 or 3 ½ years old I had always loved learning and helping my family. Just two days after my 3rd birthday I got a baby brother. At first I wasn’t excited but as time went by I realized that I loved babies and smaller children. When I was 8 my baby sister was born‚ and one of the first nights that she was home I was giving her a bottle and we both fell asleep on the couch. Just two years ago my cousin was born‚ I loved holding and feeding her. One of my favorite things is helping
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Case Study: Specific Learning Disabilities Criteria Name: Jennifer Birthdate: 12/17/92 Jennifer is a 2nd grader being referred for possible learning disabilities in reading. Jennifer has always attended Sand Hill Elementary and has not repeated a grade. She is eight years old. She has been screened for vision and hearing problems and was found to have normal vision and hearing. Her teachers have described her as cooperative and likable. She does not exhibit behavioral problems. Jennifer
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Assignment #3 Learning Analysis “The Blackboard Experience” Matthew B. Miller HRD 5336: Adult Learning Fall 2010 Dr. Andrea Ellinger Introduction For the past ten years‚ I have been involved in the development of Navarro College’s online program. When I arrived at Navarro College in the fall of 2000‚ we had approximately twelve online course sections‚ with just a little over 100 students. At the time‚ Navarro College had a total enrollment of approximately 3
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Noemi and I met at the park to discuss her son’s learning disability. Andy is a 10-year-old boy that was diagnosed at the age of 6 of hearing loss in both ears the right one is worse then the left one. The hearing assist him in his hearing aide assist him in listening to what’s being said around him. His parents take him every 6 months for a follow up and make sure they are functioning properly. Before Andy’s diagnoses he was seen as behavior child he didn’t pay attention in class and got
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During a morning shift I was asked to go in to the lounge which is our high dependency dementia area. There were two members of staff in there however they needed assistance as Mr A was showing signs of challenging behaviour by shouting at staff members and other residents as well as showing physical behaviour. When I went in to the lounge I Spoke to Mr A to ask how he was‚ however he raised his voice and was very frustrated and upset with how loud the lounge was as he didn’t know why anyone was
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I worked for the Children and Youths Services. It was founded in January 2003 to provide services to the children of these Islands. The CAYs Foundation consists of an appointed board of directors made up of local citizens‚ who bear a love for children of these islands. The CAYs Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to empower youths who are experiencing difficulties to achieve their full human potential by providing a continuum of care thru its residential and day programmes in a caring
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Acting as Labor Committee Member of our class‚ I was responsible for arranging my classmates to do the daily classroom cleaning‚ and I always believed I had done a good job by making very reasonable arrangements‚ until one day. When I arrived at school that morning‚ I saw “Criticize the Labor Committee Member for not being on duty yesterday” on the blackboard. I got angry and asked‚ “Who did that?” Just the moment‚ the class became silent. When sitting down in my seat‚ however‚ I heard some voices
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