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Learning Disabilities

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Students with LD are more likely to   be retained as well receive school discipline compared to their typically developing peers.  
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IDEA Term for LD is   Specific Learning Disability (SLD)  
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SLD is   a disorder in one or more basic psychological processes used in understanding/using language (spoken or written).  
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A SLD may impact one's ability to   listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, and do mathematical calculations.  
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These examples may exist with a learning disability, but are not indications of a learning disability   difficulties with self-regulation, social perception, and social interaction.  
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)   Children between 3-21 years old, who have special needs (falling under 13 categories of eligibility) are entitled to a free appropriate public education as well as parent and child access to services, meetings, evaluations, and paperwork.  
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)   High standards for schools, in terms of educational content and academic achievement.  
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504)   Students who do not need an IEP, such as some students with ADHD are often served with a 504 plan.  
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)   Protects individuals with disabilities from facing discrimination in the community (school, work, etc.)  
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LD arise from neurological differences in brain structure and function, they   affect the brain’s ability to store, process or communicate information.  
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Dyslexia   difficulties with the written language (reading)  
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Dyscalculia   difficulties with solving arithmetic problems (mathematics)  
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Dysgraphia   difficulties with forming letters/writing within a defined space  
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Auditory and Visual Processing Disorders   People with typical hearing and vision experience difficulities with understanding/using verbal or written language.  
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Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities   "specific disorders which originate in the right hemisphere of the brain and cause problems with visual-spatial, intuitive, organizational, evaluative and holistic processing functions."  
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Alarming Statistic   A majority (51%) think that what people call “learning disabilities” are the result of laziness.  
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Taking notes serves two purposes for students   they aid student understanding of the lecture and serve as reference material for future study.  
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Strategic note taking involves using   written cues on specially designed note-taking paper  
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Written cues for note taking include   lecture topic, prior knowledge of topic, details on the topic, summary, new vocabulary/terminology, etc.  
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Time Management Strategy   Create a task analysis for students to complete, emphasizing on one task at a time. A great sheet to give students at the start of class!  
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References: National Center for Learning Disabilities   Newhall, P. W. (2008). Teaching Time Management to Students with Learning Disabilities. Adapted from Study Skills: Research-Based Teaching Strategies. Prides Crossing, MA: Landmark School, 28-31  
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References Continued   Joseph R. Boyle (2001). Enhancing the Note-Taking Skills of Students with Mild Disabilities. Intervention in School and Clinic. 36, 221-224.  
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