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Learning disabilities are neurological disorders that affect how the brain processes information. Children with learning disabilities are as intelligent as their peers but may struggle with reading, writing, math, organization, memory, or motor skills. Common learning disabilities include dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. Teachers can help students with learning disabilities by providing accommodations, modifications, remediation, and strategies such as using graphic organizers, breaking tasks into steps, and incorporating movement, games, and visual aids into lessons. Resources are available to help students and parents understand learning disabilities and develop effective study techniques.

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Learning disabilities are neurological disorders that affect how the brain processes information. Children with learning disabilities are as intelligent as their peers but may struggle with reading, writing, math, organization, memory, or motor skills. Common learning disabilities include dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. Teachers can help students with learning disabilities by providing accommodations, modifications, remediation, and strategies such as using graphic organizers, breaking tasks into steps, and incorporating movement, games, and visual aids into lessons. Resources are available to help students and parents understand learning disabilities and develop effective study techniques.

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Learning

Ÿ Illegible handwriting Some warning signs are…


Ÿ Avoiding writing or drawing tasks Ÿ Good at speaking, reading, and
Ÿ Tiring quickly while writing writing, but slow to develop counting
Disabilities Ÿ Saying words out loud while writing and math problem-solving skills
Ÿ Good memory for printed words, but
Ÿ Unfinished or omitted words in
sentences difficulty reading numbers, or recalling
What is a learning disability? numbers in sequence
Ÿ Difficulty organizing thoughts on
paper Ÿ Good with general math concepts, but
A learning disability is a neurological frustrated with computation and
Ÿ Difficulty with syntax structure and
disorder. In simple terms, a learning organization skills need to be used
grammar
disability results from a difference in the Ÿ Trouble with the concept of time-
way a person's brain is "wired." Children Ÿ Large gap between written ideas and
speech. chronically late, difficulty
with learning disabilities are as smart or remembering schedules, trouble with
smarter than their peers. But they may have approximating how long something
difficulty reading, writing, spelling, Strategies…
Ÿ Accommodations: providing will take
reasoning, recalling and/or organizing Ÿ Poor sense of direction, easily
information if left to figure things out by alternatives to written expression,
without changing the process or the disoriented and easily confused by
themselves or if taught in conventional changes in routine
ways. product.
Strengths: Needs: Ÿ Modifications: changing expectations
Painting Summarizing ideas or tasks to minimize or avoid the area
of weakness, according to the student’s Ÿ Poor long term memory of concepts-
Drawing Grasping abstract concepts can do math functions one day, but is
Music Learning new skills needs
Ÿ Remediation: providing instruction for unable to repeat them the next day
Drama Remembering facts
improving handwriting and writing Ÿ Poor mental math ability-trouble
Sports Reading and writing
skills estimating grocery costs or counting
Time limits
days until vacation
Analyzing information
Working with numbers Ÿ Difficulty playing strategy games like
chess, bridge or role-playing video
games
Dysgraphia - difficulty writing Dyscalculia - difficulty with
Ÿ Difficulty keeping score when playing
The brain networks for vocabulary, mathematics
board and card games.
grammar, hand movement, and memory A mathematical disability in which a
must all be in good working order. A person has a difficult time solving
developmental writing disorder may result arithmetic problems and grasping math
Strategies…
from problems in any of these areas. concepts, such as recognizing numbers and
symbols, memorizing facts, aligning Ÿ Use graph paper for students who have
numbers, and understanding abstract difficulty organizing ideas on paper.
Some signs of dysgraphia…
concepts like place value and fractions. Ÿ Work on finding different ways to
Ÿ Tight, awkward pencil grip and body
approach math facts; i.e., instead of
position
just memorizing the multiplication
tables, explain that 8 x 2 = 16, so if 16
is doubled, 8 x 4 must = 32.
Ÿ Practice estimating as a way to begin
solving math problems.
Ÿ Introduce new skills beginning with
concrete examples and later moving to
more abstract applications.
Ÿ For language difficulties, explain ideas
and problems clearly and encourage
students to ask questions as they work.
Ÿ Provide a place to work with few
distractions and have pencils, erasers
and other tools on hand as needed.

Memory Tips for Student Success:

Ÿ Sort information
Ÿ Frequent review
Ÿ Use of humour or exaggeration
Ÿ Colour code
Ÿ Visual aids
Ÿ Rehearse aloud
Ÿ Make it physical
Ÿ Turn memory practice into a game

Source:

www.ldonline.org

Provides tips, strategies, teaching tools,


and parental support for students who have
Learning Disabilities

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