Over the past four years, my interest in learning disabilities and finding a new approach to teaching children with learning disabilities has advanced to the forefront of my concentration in education. The main reason for this interest is due to my daughter's struggle with her speech and lack of understanding the basics of reading. As a mother, I have wanted to do anything and everything in my power to help make learning easier for her.
Until recently, I did not understand why she was having such a hard time. The reason for my lack of understanding was due to the fact that I did not struggle as a student. I knew that if I wanted to succeed in life, I had to buckle down and study, but I never had any trouble comprehending my assignments. I never knew what to attribute Kiran's toil to. .
After further investigation into this subject, I have uncovered that part of her disability might be due to her birth. Kiran was overdue by 11 days. I went to my doctor and he performed an ultrasound, discovering that there was meconium in the sac and the fluid was drying up. I was admitted into the hospital that night and induced the next morning. The birth process went fairly smooth until the end. Kiran's head was stuck in the birth canal and her vitals dropped into the danger zone. With the help of suction, she was freed, but she was a scary color of blue. The doctor worked on her and was able to get her revived and I was ecstatic to hear that wonderful cry. The lack of oxygen and the meconium in her sac may have been contributing factors for her struggle with education.
As she was growing up, I never suspected anything was amiss. She had teeth by four months, was walking by 10 months, and was very verbal. Even in preschool, I was informed by the teacher that she was ready for Kindergarten. Kiran's Kindergarten teacher contradicts this information after a couple of weeks and thus, the struggle begins.
Having a learning disability doesn't mean you can't learn. ... The most common type of learning disability is dyslexia a learning disability in which someone has trouble understanding the written word. ... There are other learning disabilities, too. ... Sometimes kids with attention problems have learning disabilities, too. ... There are many ways to identified and correct learning disabilities. ...
A learning disability is typically indicated when a child has difficulty retaining learned information. ... All of these identifying factors are associated with learning disabilities and behavioral problems. ... Children with a learning disability will display an inability to understand and process information at their grade level. ... Another factor that is displayed by students who posses a learning disabilities is that they also display behavioral problems. ... Children with a learning disability often become an object of taunting and ridicule by his peers. ...
With reference to a specific condition associated with learning disabilities how may the beliefs of family carers effect their response to and their treatment of the person with the disability? This essay will begin with a brief and general explanation of the learning disability to be discussed, which will be autism. ... Siblings do help out and have feelings and beliefs that may effect the offspring with learning disabilities, but on the whole, not nearly as much as the adults. ... (I.e. eating, sleeping, toilet, hygi...
People whom suffer from a learning disability appear as normal individuals that's why they are referred to as, "hidden disabilities." These types of disability's can challenge the individual's ability to process problems such as reading, writing, or math. Most people assume that a learning disability only impacts the individuals academically, but this is not true. ... Unfortunately dyscalculia doesn't get as much publicity or awareness as some other learning disabilities however, according to the article, "Dyscalculia: From Brian to Education," it is est...
For many students with Learning Disabilities, the least restrictive place for their growth most of the day is in the general classroom, often times with some sort of aide or assistant. ... Literature Review Social Interactions Between LD and Peers In classrooms with students who have a learning disability, there often times is injustice and bullying coming from other peers. ... Children with learning disabilities need extra attention when it comes to homework, and general learning outside of the classroom. ... The students studied will be those with learning disabilities attending Oakville Ele...
I have several concerns about dealing with children that have disabilities. ... Learning more about the disabilities that students could have will make dealing with the disabilities easier to handle. I feel that knowing the most about the disabilities will help me know how to react to a student or situation when it may occur. I hope to talk to experienced teacher and ask how they dealt with disabilities in their students. ... I am eager to observe in a learning disabilities classroom this semester. ...
The most commonly used definition for dyslexia is a disorder manifested by difficulty learning to read, despite adequate intelligence and social culture opportunity. ... We will also tend to have a delay on learning how too tall time. ... People think that dyslexia is just a negative learning disability. ...
People living with disabilities have always been marginalized in society. ... IDEA stated that children with disabilities should be provided a free and appropriate education. ... A study done by the National Organization on Disability (NOD) found a child with a disability is twice as likely to drop out of school and that Americans with disabilities are also at a significant disadvantage intending employment. ... (Faces)" In a recent survey compiled by the National Center for Learning Disabilities, over one half of the parents of special needs children said that their school had reduced ...
McNamara (1995), "LDA (Learning Disabilities Association of America) believes that the placement of all children with disabilities in the regular education classroom is as great a violation of IDEA as is the placement of all children in separate classrooms on the basis of their disability." ... (p. 83) There seems to be a growing consensus that the best place for students with mild learning disabilities to severe physical disabilities is within the mainstream system so they are able to benefit from a more comprehensive education. ... According to the Curry School of Education approximately 8...