Learning Disabilities and the Classroom

     When a child doesn’t seem to be learning, some teachers and parents in his/her life might criticize the child and think of them as stupid, or maybe just too lazy to want to learn. What they don’t realize is that the child might have a learning disability. But how are these children being helped? There are many programs, special schools and facilities, home teaching methods and many other ways in which children with Learning Disabilities are being helped.

The modern classroom has many challenges that face it. Shrinking budgets, less parental involvement, higher expectations, and growing class sizes, just to name a few. If this list was not daunting enough you also have the special needs students that have an array problems in your classroom that need specialized attention, lessons and seating. There are many forms of diverse learners from students who suffer from ADHD to physical disabilities to students with autism to ones that are bullied in school. There are so many things going on in our students lives we sometimes forget they have lives, pressures and disabilities that affect their performance and attitude in our class that have a profound impact on how they learn. For this paper I

Learning Disabilities Online’s mission is to assist children and adults with learning disabilities to reach their full potential by offering advice and up-to-date information. They also offer educators with authoritative information about learning disabilities so they have a place to obtain any help that they may need. This site offers reliable information so a parent or a teacher can research learning disabilities and get information such as the definition of learning disabilities, the signs to look for, how to respond, and how to get help. It is estimated now that 2 million children in the United Sates have ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and they offer

In middle school, I remember a few students that had disabilities. There was one boy that had autism, and he would stay with my class all day. The teachers would give him easier worksheets to

Students with disabilities need to be physically, programmatically, and interactionally included in classroom activities that have been planned by a qualified teacher in conjunction with support staff as needed.

According to “Learning Disabilities Fast Facts” by the National Center for Learning Disabilities, “Close to half of secondary students with learning disabilities perform more than three grade levels below their enrolled grade in essential academic skills (45% in reading, 44% in math).” This fact proves that when disabled students are in a classroom that contains both disabled students as well as nondisabled students, disabled students are not learning to their full potential or may not be learning at all (Learning Disability Fast

All teachers dream of the classroom filled with fifteen tranquil, enthusiastic students, all with their note books out and pencils prompt for note taking. This is the classroom where everyone works together, at the same pace, and without any interruptions or distractions. This is the ideal classroom setting. The only problem with this picture is that it does not exist. Students are all different. Kids all learn different ways, and at varying paces. Both Physical and Learning Disabilities can hinder a child’s learning speed and hold them back from the rest of the class. It can be very difficult to identify a child with a learning disability because students can often be misunderstood and labeled as unmotivated and lazy. These students

Teachers will undeniably continue to face the challenge of being able to teach all students who have learning disabilities. They will continue on the journey in researching the availability of treatments, services, and new theories. There are numerous tools available in teaching; however, discovering exactly which tools will work for all with some type of learning disability, will continue to be a work in progress. Teachers will persist in expanding their education on how to effectively teach special needs children, because of the desire and passion they have for their

Think back to your experiences as a student. Picture yourself, your classmates, and your teachers. If you pictured a classroom full of normal children, you were like most children growing up about a decade ago. You see it was until recently that children with learning disabilities (LD) were allowed to join classes where they are least restricted. Restricted in what sense, you ask? For example, Emily can solve mathematical problems, is only slightly socially awkward, but struggles in reading. In previous years she would have been placed in a resource room with other children like her, students with LD. However, now Emily sits among general education students, and only receives extra assistance in the area she needs, reading.

When working with students with disabilities you are faced with multiple challenges that make the task extremely difficult. Dealing with the day-to-day needs of this population, their parents, their paperwork, attending the meetings that go along with the job, can mean that there often isn’t a lot of time to interact with other students and teachers. It can be isolating and that can be hard. Limited operating budgets present additional challenges for special needs classes. You may have to do with fewer materials, and resources due to budget constraints. These challenges are all equally difficult and when combined, as they often are on a daily basis, almost impossible to juggle. There is the variablility of student’s needs; you will see students

Every classroom just like every student is different. It is the teacher’s job to assess and figure out everything about each and every one of his or her students in order to make the classroom appeal to all children. Teachers need to be able to decipher the strengths and weaknesses of their class and know the best teaching strategies to apply to all the students. As a future educator, it is very important to be well-educated with different gifts and disorders that you may encounter with a potential student, so you will be ready for any learner who may come your way. Every teachers should know about all the various learning disabilities, just in case they ever come across one in his or her own classroom in the future.

Background: Children and adults with learning disabilities are at risk to drop out of school which can then lead them to commit criminal acts compared to people without learning disabilities. This study reviews the effect of learning disabilities in adults and children primarily. Method: Longitudinal and correlationals studies were conducted on students with learning disabilities. Results: Eight studies were included in this research. Correlationals studies showed positive correlation between learning disabilities and violent delinquency. Another correlation study showed that children without learning disabilities did better in math compared to children with learning disabilities. A longitudinal study showed that children with learning disabilities

No matter the type of person or disability they have there is always lessons you can learn from them. I have been working with numerous Down syndrome and Fragile X girls and boys for the past few years. I’ve always recognized the hardships my students go through during school and throughout their daily routine, However, reading in depth about how difficult it is for someone who is intellectually disabled to learn/grasp intellectual concepts and to acclimate into adulthood. It brought a new perspective towards the way I look at my students. I have a new level of respect towards my students because no matter how many stumbling blocks my students have to go through they are always eager and excited to learn. I respect my students immensely.

Children with disabilities sometimes have trouble adapting to the general classroom due to distractions. This could vary from anything to other children talking, playing with certain items, decorations in the classroom, small animals in the classroom, and even furniture placement in the classroom. At times it can be difficult for the teacher to conduct everyday teaching due to possible behavioral issues or the student only wanting to sit still for a while.

This article discusses the use of grade level biographies adapted and read to students with severe disabilities and then using least intrusive prompts and organizers to answer comprehension questions starting with wh and sequence of the story. Previous studies used time delay and task analysis to study the learning of students with severe disabilities. Para professionals showed constant time delay worked for students learning science and history. Students with severe disabilities were also taught using multiple exemplar training and graphic organizers.