1) How is your disability defined by the federal and state laws? The federal and state laws for a specific learning disability is “a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.” (Smith 162)
2) What are the developmental characteristics of persons with this disability? (This would include cognitive, social, emotional, physical, as well as levels of functioning.) Children with reading disabilities have problems with written communication. They can mix up letters or have a hard time understanding words. It might have a social effect on them because they might not understand what a person is saying to them right away. Children could take a little longer to process what someone is saying to them. Children may find it hard to keep up with their classmates.
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 was a teacher in a general education classroom I would make sure I applied strategies for organizing information, like graphic organizers and content enhancements. This would help my students with learning disabilities to remember content and study better. There are four other ways that can help a student in the classroom. They are called classifying, chunking, associating, and sequencing. Classifying is a thinking skill; the ability to categorize items or concepts by their common characteristics. Chunking is a thinking skill to aid memory; organizing information by groups or topics. Associating is a thinking skill; the ability to see relationships among different concepts or knowledge bases. Sequencing is a thinking skill; categorizing and putting items, facts or ideas in order along various dimensions. (Smith 165)
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.) I would call a special education school and talk to a specialist on what I could do to provide better for the child with the reading disability. This would help me find ways to teach the child so they can understand everything that goes on in the curriculum. I would read up on the subject more, by going to the library or perhaps online. This way I would become more knowledgeable about the subject. I would be able to tell if the student is having trouble understanding something, and I could explain it better.
Question 4- the best resource would probably be any medical resource. Because of how severe this cancer can be, every precaution should be taken. I would need to know a great amount of this cancer and the effects. An education resource would help me with advice on how to include the child in classroom activities and how to explain to the rest of the class about the situation. The student’s family should definitely be involved with everything. I also feel that as the teacher, I should be in contact with the family to see what they would want to
1.) Learning disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations. The term includes such conditions as perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. The term does not include children who have learning problems which are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor handicaps, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. 2.) The characteristics of a person with a writing disability are they are not able to put their thoughts onto paper, letters are written incorrectly, and spelling issues like reversing, substituting, and inverting letters, and they get very frustrated when they can not write down their ideas. 3.) If I had a student in my class who had a writing learning disability, the student could have someone write down their notes for them or they could have print out notes handed to them. They would have no issue expressing themselves verbally but we could have someone assist them when they are writing in the classroom. 4.) As a teacher with a child with a learning disability there are two websites that I found to be very helpful. One was http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/learning_disabilities.html. This website is dedicated just to children and how parents and teachers can help them as much as possible. The other website is http://www.ldaamerica.org/. this website is mainly just for information and it gives you a place to go were to find support groups.
Response to Question 1-Typically, students with learning disabilities have an average intelligence but they will require more specific instructional strategies, program modifications or accommodations. Question 2-Some other characteristics involved with writing disabilities are completing school work and writing in everyday situations. It may also be hard to distinguish between letters words and sounds. Basic reading may also be difficult because of a weakness in understanding letter/sound connections. Question 3- I would make the directions clear and constantly repeat them. I would allow the students to have extra time in writing since it is harder for them to express their ideas on paper. I would also teach them easy techniques of how to brain storm their ideas before actually writing and try to make it as hands on as possible Question 4- Additional sources might include communicating with the parents to get their help and input. They can help the student at home and inform the teacher if they had any concerns or comments.
4 comments:
1) How is your disability defined by the federal and state laws?
The federal and state laws for a specific learning disability is “a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.” (Smith 162)
2) What are the developmental characteristics of persons with this disability? (This would include cognitive, social, emotional, physical, as well as levels of functioning.)
Children with reading disabilities have problems with written communication. They can mix up letters or have a hard time understanding words. It might have a social effect on them because they might not understand what a person is saying to them right away. Children could take a little longer to process what someone is saying to them. Children may find it hard to keep up with their classmates.
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 was a teacher in a general education classroom I would make sure I applied strategies for organizing information, like graphic organizers and content enhancements. This would help my students with learning disabilities to remember content and study better. There are four other ways that can help a student in the classroom. They are called classifying, chunking, associating, and sequencing. Classifying is a thinking skill; the ability to categorize items or concepts by their common characteristics. Chunking is a thinking skill to aid memory; organizing information by groups or topics. Associating is a thinking skill; the ability to see relationships among different concepts or knowledge bases. Sequencing is a thinking skill; categorizing and putting items, facts or ideas in order along various dimensions. (Smith 165)
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.)
I would call a special education school and talk to a specialist on what I could do to provide better for the child with the reading disability. This would help me find ways to teach the child so they can understand everything that goes on in the curriculum. I would read up on the subject more, by going to the library or perhaps online. This way I would become more knowledgeable about the subject. I would be able to tell if the student is having trouble understanding something, and I could explain it better.
Question 4- the best resource would probably be any medical resource. Because of how severe this cancer can be, every precaution should be taken. I would need to know a great amount of this cancer and the effects. An education resource would help me with advice on how to include the child in classroom activities and how to explain to the rest of the class about the situation. The student’s family should definitely be involved with everything. I also feel that as the teacher, I should be in contact with the family to see what they would want to
1.) Learning disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations. The term includes such conditions as perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. The term does not include children who have learning problems which are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor handicaps, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.
2.) The characteristics of a person with a writing disability are they are not able to put their thoughts onto paper, letters are written incorrectly, and spelling issues like reversing, substituting, and inverting letters, and they get very frustrated when they can not write down their ideas.
3.) If I had a student in my class who had a writing learning disability, the student could have someone write down their notes for them or they could have print out notes handed to them. They would have no issue expressing themselves verbally but we could have someone assist them when they are writing in the classroom.
4.) As a teacher with a child with a learning disability there are two websites that I found to be very helpful. One was http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/learning_problem/learning_disabilities.html. This website is dedicated just to children and how parents and teachers can help them as much as possible. The other website is http://www.ldaamerica.org/. this website is mainly just for information and it gives you a place to go were to find support groups.
Response to Question 1-Typically, students with learning disabilities have an average intelligence but they will require more specific instructional strategies, program modifications or accommodations.
Question 2-Some other characteristics involved with writing disabilities are completing school work and writing in everyday situations.
It may also be hard to distinguish between letters words and sounds. Basic reading may also be difficult because of a weakness in understanding letter/sound connections.
Question 3- I would make the directions clear and constantly repeat them. I would allow the students to have extra time in writing since it is harder for them to express their ideas on paper. I would also teach them easy techniques of how to brain storm their ideas before actually writing and try to make it as hands on as possible
Question 4- Additional sources might include communicating with the parents to get their help and input. They can help the student at home and inform the teacher if they had any concerns or comments.
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