Learning disability

school-administered test about two weeks after the meeting with Ms. Williams, I can recall it being about a month or so later before the test, results came back. My parents had a meeting with the school administrators and were told that I had a serious learning disability and needed to be placed in special education classes. I remember the very day my parents told me I would be leaving Ms. Williams classroom and going to Mr. Davis's…

Discussion: Mr. Crome: received a “B” on his last test. Writing is difficult for Michael. Michael’s needs to have a proofreader for his writing assignments. He also needs the modifications of shortened assignments. Any modifications that can be made concerning writing would be beneficial for Michael. There is more writing in Mr. Crome’s class than most of Michael’s other classes. Maybe a modification that would be beneficial would be to weigh his writing different than his peers.…

My younger brother was diagnosed with ADD when he was fifteen years old. Even though this article is about AD/HD and ADD together, many of the characteristics are also ones that my brother possesses and exhibits. I have watched him cope with this disability since his childhood when it was undiagnosed, all the way through his high school career. As I was reading this, I was able to make so many connections to my brother and how he has dealt with his ADD during his time in the classroom. The…

1 Common Punctuation Mistakes Aside from the usual spelling and grammar mistakes I unintentionally do when writing, I often incur punctuation mistakes too. Listed below are common punctuation mistakes which I often encounter. 1. The abused apostrophe Apostrophes while simple in form confuse many of its users. It would help to always remember that punctuation rules for an apostrophe first is to imply ownership; second is to turn possessive noun words that commonly end in “s” into their plural…

and first got in my 2nd grade year. Throughout the years school has been tough on me. Reading was a huge problem for me. I also struggled with spelling, with switching letters around. There is many ways people can help themselves work around this disability, by getting toured or teaching yourself skills that need improving. My aunt tutored me for three years with the Dyslexic Barton Program. Doing that made everything so much better. I can now read at my level and speed words correctly. So…

1. Introduction Learning disorders have always been a major field of interest when it comes to teaching, be it ESL, EFL or general teaching. What has been noticed in the last decade is that classrooms with students that experience learning disabilities have increased and thus I have decided to investigate the topic of EFL and learning disabilities, dyslexia in particular, in an effort to cater to the dyslexic students’ needs for my own development. However, it should be kept in mind that not all…

Case Study 'The value of precision teaching lies in identifying a subject area in which the child is failing to progress, followed by a daily session of teaching, fluency building, monitoring and evaluating progress in order to optimise learning . '(Lindsley, 1992). The context and aims of this Case Study This Case Study was chosen to evaluate and reflect upon the effectiveness of the Intervention of Precision Teaching in Key Stage 2. The aim of this Case Study is to determine the…

Wideman struggles with his ability to listen to his brother, as he explains to the reader how he feels talking to his brother for the first time in six years he states “In the prison visiting lounge I acted toward my brother the way I’d been acting toward him all my life, heard what I wanted to hear, rejected the rest” (p.671). Wideman and his brother shared a lot of the same traits growing up, they both were popular kids that loved to entertain and be the center of attention, and because of…

Specific language impairment is a condition which makes code switching in language acquisition tremendously difficult for children. These children already display incomplete grammatical abilities in relation to older age groups with typical language. These difficulties are typically shown when interchanging their two languages which, is known as code switching, and is done within sentences. For children with both specific language impairment and bilingualism, their linguistic abilities may…

The educational system has recently made some changes regarding the reading intervention. The interventions include intensive and structured programs for children with dyslexia. What does Dyslexia mean? Dyslexia is defined as weaknesses in spelling, decoding words and word detection. Problems in phonological processing of sounds result in the failure to read. Such difficulties can affect acquiring vocabulary, academics and reading comprehension. What are the characteristics of Dyslexia? The…