In a nation striving to be the biggest and brightest, 1 in 7 Americans has some type of learning disability, according to the Landmark School, a school specifically developed for children with language-based learning disabilities ("The Truth About Dyslexia and Other Language-Based Learning Disabilities"). However, 30-50% of these Americans have not been diagnosed ("The Truth About Dyslexia and Other Language-Based Learning Disabilities"). While not all of these learning disabilities are language-based, many of the most commonly known disorders are—for example, dyslexia. As defined by Patricia W. Newhall, a seasoned teacher and professor for children with language-based learning disabilities (LBLD), a language-based learning disability is “a
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Disabilities are something that a person is born with. While it is possible to overcome a disability, it is a long, and hard process. Biology is nearly impossible to outsmart, so the differences in brain structure are difficult to overcome. “Learning disabilities can be extremely frustrating for children” (Learning Disabilities and Disorders). While most children easily master the use of language, children with language-based learning disabilities fall behind. It can be embarrassing for a student to stutter and stumble as he or she reads aloud as others giggle in the background. These children “…experience lowered self-esteem due to their previous academic frustrations and failures” (Language-Based Learning Disabilities (Reading, Spelling, and Writing)). Elementary school is a pivotal time in a child’s life. Difficulties with language at this impressionable age is detrimental to future endeavors. Coupling a low self-esteem with frustration and the inability to express ideas is a deadly mix. Children can feel like they should never speak to avoid the possibility of failure. Language-based learning disabilities do not directly cause problems with social development, but they lead issues that make improvement
Disabilities are something that a person is born with. While it is possible to overcome a disability, it is a long, and hard process. Biology is nearly impossible to outsmart, so the differences in brain structure are difficult to overcome. “Learning disabilities can be extremely frustrating for children” (Learning Disabilities and Disorders). While most children easily master the use of language, children with language-based learning disabilities fall behind. It can be embarrassing for a student to stutter and stumble as he or she reads aloud as others giggle in the background. These children “…experience lowered self-esteem due to their previous academic frustrations and failures” (Language-Based Learning Disabilities (Reading, Spelling, and Writing)). Elementary school is a pivotal time in a child’s life. Difficulties with language at this impressionable age is detrimental to future endeavors. Coupling a low self-esteem with frustration and the inability to express ideas is a deadly mix. Children can feel like they should never speak to avoid the possibility of failure. Language-based learning disabilities do not directly cause problems with social development, but they lead issues that make improvement