Learning Disabilities (Mathematics and Organizational Skills)
If your topic is learning disabilities with a focus on mathematics and organizational difficulties, please post the answers to your four questions here.
1) How is your disability defined by the federal and state laws?
This disability is defined by the federal laws as a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language (spoken or written) may result in an imperfect abilities to speak, think, write, listen, spell or do mathematical calculations.
2) What are the developmental characteristics of persons with this disability? (This would include cognitive, social, emotional, physical, as well as levels of functioning.)
Some of the developmental characteristics may end up in perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia and aphasia. There are many other disorders included in the learning disabilities category. It does not affect the person’s vision, hearing, motor skills or categorize them with mental disturbance. Children with mathematical learning disabilities may not understand the steps in calculations. They may not be able to keep up with the average student and may need individual assistance and a longer time to complete work. They could confuse letters and numbers.
3) If you were a teacher in a general education classroom, what information and strategies would help you best support a child with this disability? This would include academic support as well as social support.
If I were a teacher in a general education classroom, the information that would help me best support a child with this disability would be the actual disability. There are many learning disabilities pertaining mathematics. A child could be dyslexic, have ADD or ADHD and many other things. After learning this, it would help me incorporate teaching skills that will help him or her best understand. I would probably give the student individual attention, talk with his parents, offer extra help and other things such as in the actual classroom. I would suggest to his or her parents to give him extra assistance with his or her homework. I would offer them options about resource centers. In the classroom, I would incorporate organizers and help keep the child organized so he/she can be more relaxed and ready to learn. I would try to relate to something the child is particularly good at to catch his or her attention best. I would try to get all the assistance he or she needed with the school, such as getting an aid if need may be. Also, it is important not to overwhelm the child or get frustrated with him or her. It is important to work at his or her pace.
4) What resources would help you as a teacher to serve this child? (This would include websites, agencies, people within the school; a two to three line description is required for each resource.)
This website - http://www.ldonline.org/experts - is a good tool to use for advice on how to teach a child with a learning disability. Every week, doctors study the disabilities and post their advice online to best get through to children with disabilities. Another is the Council for Exceptional Children. This council is dedicated to giving children with learning disabilities the best learning experience that can be given. It provides up-to-date news about new outcomes in education regarding the disabilities and provides expert information.
3 comments:
1) How is your disability defined by the federal and state laws?
This disability is defined by the federal laws as a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language (spoken or written) may result in an imperfect abilities to speak, think, write, listen, spell or do mathematical calculations.
2) What are the developmental characteristics of persons with this disability? (This would include cognitive, social, emotional, physical, as well as levels of functioning.)
Some of the developmental characteristics may end up in perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia and aphasia. There are many other disorders included in the learning disabilities category. It does not affect the person’s vision, hearing, motor skills or categorize them with mental disturbance. Children with mathematical learning disabilities may not understand the steps in calculations. They may not be able to keep up with the average student and may need individual assistance and a longer time to complete work. They could confuse letters and numbers.
3) If you were a teacher in a general education classroom, what information and strategies would help you best support a child with this disability? This would include academic support as well as social support.
If I were a teacher in a general education classroom, the information that would help me best support a child with this disability would be the actual disability. There are many learning disabilities pertaining mathematics. A child could be dyslexic, have ADD or ADHD and many other things. After learning this, it would help me incorporate teaching skills that will help him or her best understand. I would probably give the student individual attention, talk with his parents, offer extra help and other things such as in the actual classroom. I would suggest to his or her parents to give him extra assistance with his or her homework. I would offer them options about resource centers. In the classroom, I would incorporate organizers and help keep the child organized so he/she can be more relaxed and ready to learn. I would try to relate to something the child is particularly good at to catch his or her attention best. I would try to get all the assistance he or she needed with the school, such as getting an aid if need may be. Also, it is important not to overwhelm the child or get frustrated with him or her. It is important to work at his or her pace.
4) What resources would help you as a teacher to serve this child? (This would include websites, agencies, people within the school; a two to three line description is required for each resource.)
This website - http://www.ldonline.org/experts - is a good tool to use for advice on how to teach a child with a learning disability. Every week, doctors study the disabilities and post their advice online to best get through to children with disabilities.
Another is the Council for Exceptional Children. This council is dedicated to giving children with learning disabilities the best learning experience that can be given. It provides up-to-date news about new outcomes in education regarding the disabilities and provides expert information.
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