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Learning Disabilities & Attention Deficit Disorder

Learning Disabilities & Attention Deficit Disorder. by Bonnie Miller (Please continue to click on the pages to see the slide show). Preview. What are Learning Disabilities ? What are the symptoms? How does it feel?

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Learning Disabilities & Attention Deficit Disorder

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  1. Learning Disabilities &Attention Deficit Disorder by Bonnie Miller (Please continue to click on the pages to see the slide show)

  2. Preview • What are Learning Disabilities? • What are the symptoms? How does it feel? • How does it affect children in school and in other aspects of their lives? • What is Attention Deficit Disorder? • Symptoms, socio-emotional effects • What can teachers do to help these kids?

  3. What are your questions? What do you want to know about LD or ADD? Inquiry-based learning ???????????????????

  4. Why did I start this project? • There are so many kids with LD and ADHD, but very little knowledge about it. • If this video and teacher guide can help one teacher to help one child, it will be worth it!

  5. Learning Disabilities • Learning Disabilities are NOT mental retardation • Misdiagnosis • Neurological problem • Inconsistencies in abilities & performance

  6. Learning Disabilities and Social/Emotional Problems • LD is not caused by emotional problems or trauma. • But Learning Disabilities are living disabilities and can cause problems in: --social relationships --emotions anxiety, depression, self-esteem, somatizing --family Masks to cover LD

  7. How does it feel to have LD? “I still get very defensive..and am afraid to ask questions in fear that I will be wrong. Every teacher should remember their worst class when they were in school and realize that that’s how LD kids feel all the time.” • Visual Problems “To a dyslexic, a sentence is worse than Egyptian hieroglyphics.” • Auditory Problems slow auditory processing difficulty understanding what they hear And now the video!

  8. Attention Deficit Disorder • Chronic, pervasive • Neurological • Not caused by trauma • Starts before age 7 • Not associated with IQ • Distractibility internal & external • Hyperactivity in some children • Impulsivity

  9. Social & Emotional Consequences • Social These symptoms of ADD may cause problems in social relationships: distractible, disorganized, “out in space” failure to follow through, doesn’t understand directions impulsive, risky behavior interrupts, doesn’t think before acting low frustration tolerance, wants everything NOW sometimes argumentative, emotionally immature, reactive • Emotional Problems from life experiences anxiety, depression, low self-esteem

  10. Strategies for Teachers • You are important! • Classroom Climate • Making a Difference • Investment in the child

  11. Helping the Special Needs Child • Consider the whole child. • Every child learns in his own way. Identify the best learning style for the special needs child. Use multiple modalities. • Individualize • Use the child’s strengths. • Build self-esteem. • Motivate learning. • Provide structure. • Teamwork with parents

  12. Now it’s your turn! • Brainstorm your own suggestions • Discussion and Questions

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