9/9/2011 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
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ASSIGNMENT 1. Learning disabilities and conditions that cause a discrepancy between potential and actual levels of academic performances as predicted by the person’s intellectual abilities. Learning disabilities involves impairments and difficulties in concentration or attention‚ language development‚ or visual and aural information processing. In addition‚ a learning disability is a life-long condition and can significantly impact relationships‚ daily activities‚ and eventually work and careers
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video assigned will give us a better understanding of what learning disabilities are and the specifics of what fall within that diagnosis. Dr. Sheldon Horowitz of the National Center of Learning Disabilities explains to his viewers what having a learning disability means. By definition‚ a learning disability interrupts the psychological processes of comprehending and using language. The student’s who have learning disability are found to be challenged by receiving‚ recalling‚ and communicating
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Procedures Involving Learning Plans and Learning Disorder Assessment Learning disability is a certain mental disorder that can be found in both children and in adults. The problem in kids are suspected when they struggle to learn the lessons taught in school and find very difficult to understand or remember them‚ which their classmates can do easily. Even an adult may develop this problem and find very tough to manage their educational‚ financial and career-related matters‚ which may not seem to
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Understanding the context of supporting individual with learning disabilities. Unit | Questions | Answer | 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 | Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights‚ inclusion‚ equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities. Explain how this legislation and policies influence
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Communication (from Latin "communis"‚ meaning to share) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. Communication is defined by de Valenzuela as “any act by which one person gives to or receives from another person information about that person’s needs‚ desires‚ perceptions‚ knowledge‚ or affective states. Communication may be intentional or unintentional‚ may involve conventional or unconventional
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Specific Learning Disabilities Yvette Ramirez-Cabrera Concordia University-Portland Specific Learning Disabilities How Many Are Affected by a Learning Disability? Specific learning disabilities are affecting 10 percent of the population in classrooms today. About 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom have dyslexia‚ dyscalculia‚ or autism. Some of these children have more than one disability. Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder also suffer from dyslexia and dyscalculia
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0-3 months | * Recognises familiar voices; stops crying when hears themAware of other sounds; turns head towards sounds * Responds to smiles; moves whole body in response to sound/to attract attention * Pauses to listen to others; makes noises as well as crying e.g. burbling. | 3-12 months | * Responds with smiles * Recognises family names‚ but cannot say them * Enjoys looking at pictures and books * Even more responsive to voices and music * Participates in simple games e.g
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What is communication? Interactive nature: it is a give and take process‚ conveying and receiving thoughts and ideas (exchange of verbal and nonverbal between speaker and listener) Sociolinguistics: cultural identity‚ setting‚ participants‚ context‚ social‚ and environmental factors (study of social language) Language: “A socially shared code or conventional system for representing concepts through the use of arbitrary symbols and a rule governed combination of those symbols” ----Language (ability
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Literature Review March 6‚ 2003 The first of the ten articles to be discussed examined a training program that consisted of an individualized‚ classroom-based social skills intervention. In the study‚ there were 45 children with learning disabilities 9-12 years old. These children were in self-contained special education classrooms. Thirteen children received intervention for 6 weeks and 7 children received intervention for 12 weeks. The remaining 25 children were in the control group‚
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