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Learning disabilities are specific neurological disorders.

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Learning disabilities are specific neurological disorders.

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    2. Learning disabilities are specific neurological disorders.

    4. WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? Reading Writing Speaking Listening Organization Memory Motor skills

    13. a few common disorders: Dyslexia affects how language is processed Dyscalculia affects math skills Dysgraphia affects written expression Dyspraxia affects fine motor skills

    14. Average to above average intelligence More common in boys Tends to run in families

    15. Accommodations Tape recorders Smaller amounts of work Extra space for writing/math Flexible work time Provide outline or overview of info Allow tests to be retaken orally

    16. DID YOU KNOW? 75% of children with LD have social skills deficits A child can have a LD and be gifted Tom Cruise, John Lennon, Walt Disney, Whoppi Goldberg and Beethoven all had a LD SLD (Specific learning disability) is the term used in Fed. law for any LD

    17. GREAT RESOURCE! (for kids!) SPARKTOP.ORG “Where no two brains spark alike”

    18. A REAL VOICE from a friend who is dyslexic “I knew I had a learning disability by the time I was in 4th grade.” “It took me 3 hours to do what others could do in one.” “ I still don’t know my times tables”. “Timed tests! Forget it!” “ I would cry over homework.” “ I can remember getting a test back with a 26%.”

    19. Her advice to teachers: If you notice a student is struggling, do something about it!!!

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    22. Works Cited Child Development Institute. (2007). About learning disabilities. Retrieved January 26, 2007 from http://www.cdipage.com LD Online.(2007). What is a learning disability? Retrieved January 22, 2007 from http://www.ldonline.org Mercer, Cecil D. & Ann. R.(2001). Teaching students with learning problems. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. National Center for Learning Disabilities.(2007). What you should know about learning disabilities. Retrieved January 26, 2007 from http://www.ncld.org Pierangelo, R. & Giulani, G. (2001). What every teacher should know about students with special needs: Promoting success in the classroom. Champaign, IL: Research Press. Raskind, Marshall H., Margalit, Malka, & Higgins, Eleanor L. (2006). “My LD”: Children’s Voices on the Internet. Learning Disabilities Quarterly. Fall 2006. pp253-268. Reif, Sandra F. & Heimburge, Julie A. (1996) How to reach and teach all students in the inclusive classroom. Paramus, NJ: The Center for Applied Research in Education. Thompson, Julia G. (2002). First-year teacher’s survival kit. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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