Misunderstood Minds Question 1: Briefly discuss each of the student’s specific learning disability and what you think of the interventions that they received. The first child shown in Misunderstood Minds is named Nathan Vanhoy. Nathan’s teacher became aware of his lack of phonemic awareness. Nate does not have the ability to distinguish among the different sounds and break words into their individual sounds (phonemes). In his situation he spends a large amount of time decoding words, which affects his comprehension, reading and writing. Nathans transition from the general education classroom to the resource room is a means of intervention, which allows him to get more individualized attention. As a result, he improved in his reading and
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Laurens difficulties are shown in the areas of organization, academically and social interaction. These challenges are present in her life when she is doing homework or remembering where her lunchbox is located. Laurens specific learning disability is a result of her uneven brain chemistry and lack of dopamine. The intervention that was proposed by her doctor was a time release stimulant, which was designed to help her concentrate. This increase in dopamine allowed her to slow down and become more organized. The intervention helped her function effectively in the social, academic and organization aspects of her …show more content…
Adam had problems identifying words and basic reading, writing and spelling tasks. He had difficulty pronouncing words. The performance results show that Adam had trouble decoding multisyllabic words and had trouble spelling. Adam received intervention late in the seventh grade. He was assigned to a small classroom setting, but the intervention did not yield the same results as the other children. Finally, we are introduced to a child of ten years named Nathan Suggs. His diagnosis showed that he had attention deficit disorder without the hyperactivity. He was easily distracted by the miniscule things going on in the classroom. He had problems in the social and academic domains and was often withdrawn from other children. Some remedies for Nathans situation include Ritalin and home schooling, which did assist him in his academic performance. As a diagnosis from Dr. Mel Levine, Nathan’s learning difficulty is a result of an output problem.
Question 2: Discuss each of the parents of the students in terms of how you as a learning specialist would have advised them and worked with
Laurens difficulties are shown in the areas of organization, academically and social interaction. These challenges are present in her life when she is doing homework or remembering where her lunchbox is located. Laurens specific learning disability is a result of her uneven brain chemistry and lack of dopamine. The intervention that was proposed by her doctor was a time release stimulant, which was designed to help her concentrate. This increase in dopamine allowed her to slow down and become more organized. The intervention helped her function effectively in the social, academic and organization aspects of her …show more content…
Adam had problems identifying words and basic reading, writing and spelling tasks. He had difficulty pronouncing words. The performance results show that Adam had trouble decoding multisyllabic words and had trouble spelling. Adam received intervention late in the seventh grade. He was assigned to a small classroom setting, but the intervention did not yield the same results as the other children. Finally, we are introduced to a child of ten years named Nathan Suggs. His diagnosis showed that he had attention deficit disorder without the hyperactivity. He was easily distracted by the miniscule things going on in the classroom. He had problems in the social and academic domains and was often withdrawn from other children. Some remedies for Nathans situation include Ritalin and home schooling, which did assist him in his academic performance. As a diagnosis from Dr. Mel Levine, Nathan’s learning difficulty is a result of an output problem.
Question 2: Discuss each of the parents of the students in terms of how you as a learning specialist would have advised them and worked with