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 Needs – Learning needs have a huge effect on a child’s development. A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things in any area of life‚ not just at school. It affects how they understand information and how they communicate. A child with a general learning disability finds it more difficult to learn‚ understand and do things compared to other children of the same age. The degree of disability may vary greatly from some children who cannot or are unable to speak and
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Description of event Today in placement I was asked if I would be able to assist Mrs X with personal care and dressing. Mrs X has advanced dementia and takes a lot of prompting to do simple tasks on her own‚ such as washing her face. Mrs X is fully mobile and needs a lot of support to hold her concentration on particular tasks or she is more likely to be distracted and wander off. Being aware of Mrs X’s needs I agreed that I am more than confident to assist her. I knocked on Mrs X’s door before
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Dyslexia is characterized by difficulty with learning to read fluently and with accurate comprehension despite normal intelligence.[1][2] This includes difficulty with phonological awareness‚ phonological decoding‚ processing speed‚ orthographic coding‚ auditory short-term memory‚ language skills/verbal comprehension‚ and/or rapid naming.[3][4][5] Developmental reading disorder (DRD) is the most common learning disability. Dyslexia is the most recognized of reading disorders‚ however not all reading
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1. While working at petsmart this past summer I had a direct supervisor in petcare as well as the manager of the store to which I reported to. The way that shifts worked out was there was only one petcare assosiate on at a time and my supervisor would have her hours spread out over the week so sometimes you may only see her once or by chance might work with her throughout the week. I was scheduled often early morning which tended to be the opposite time she would by in so she would leave notes on
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EXP105 Assignment 1 Every person has a reason for what motivates him/her to learn. These four reasons are called contexts that motivate learning. They are based on the research of Malcolm Knowles (1984) and they are called Practical Context‚ Personal Context‚ Experiential Context‚ and Idealistic Context. Practical Context is when a person wants to learn in order to obtain a new skill set or ability. Without this tangible end result‚ a person will not have the motivation to learn. Personal Context
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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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practising in areas of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities due to the vulnerability of these client groups. The requirements for a conscientious sexuality practice in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities grasp the author’s attention and for this reason he will examine the differences and similarities. We should commence by exploring sexuality practice and defining sexuality into terms that are meaningful in the confines of Mental Health and Learning Disability nursing practice. According to Webb
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To make sure that people with learning difficulties are able to live in their flats independently and not go through any abuse‚ there are various strategies to help them such as: Protection of Vulnerable Adults scheme (POVA) The Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) scheme was July 2004 was introduced to protect vulnerable adults such as people with learning disability who are aged 18 years and over in care settings. Employers or managers are required to check the POVA list when employing workers
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Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 Unit 331 -Support use of medications in social care settings Learner Name: Date: (Please read the learning outcome and write a description of your practice) Learning outcome 5.1 - demonstrate how to receive supplies of medication in line with agreed ways of working All medication is collected at their allocated pick up point. Medication is checked to see if it is all correct so that if there are any errors it can be dealt with immediately. Any changes
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