Learning Disorder Analysis

The purpose of this assignment was to accurately diagnose Marla and to find causes and prospective treatments for her disorder. Marla is a 42 year old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping, feeling “jumpy all the time,” and experiencing an inability to concentrate. (Joan Rachmel, syllabus description of final assignment) These symptoms are causing problems for her at work where she is an accountant. Upon first look at her case a few different disorders come to mind like ADHD, PTSD, and depression with mania.

The diagnosis given to Maria is Dysthymic Disorder. Maria has been having trouble sleeping at night, feeling ‘jumpy’, and not able to concentrate. I suspect this has been going on for a while and possibly co-occurs with other psychological symptoms. Further questioning Maria about her past and present symptom onset will help in confirming this diagnosis to help treat her appropriately.

The teacher uses understanding of individual differences and diverse cultures and communities to ensure inclusive learning environments that enable each learner to meet high standards.

Learning Differences, the second InTASC standard, is important because in order for a student to reach high standards they must feel comfortable. In order to achieve this in my classroom I will take time to learn about different cultures. I will bring my knowledge into my classroom and share it with my class so we can grow together. I will implement teaching different cultures in my classroom with literature and videos that we as a group can discuss. I will keep an open mind in the classroom and learn from my students and their families. I will learn from the students families by scheduling at home visits at the beginning and end of the year.

Learning Differences: In order to support learning differences in the classroom, I will modify my lesson plans accordingly to meet the needs of every student. I will ensure that instructions are clear and easy to understand. I will break the learning into small steps, and supply quality feedback when needed. I will also model what needs to be done, to provide an example for my students. In order to support learning differences, as a Teacher I will modify my lesson plans.

These videos were an eye opener for me. It was heartbreaking to see how these kids struggled and some of them went a long time before anyone notice they had learning disability. I have learned a great deal with watching these videos. It has opened my eyes to keep an open mind when dealing with exceptional students and general education students where I work. I have seen it takes one step at a time to get these students to succeed.

The student is not meeting grade level expectations on state tests in one or more subjects (Basic Reading Skills, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, Math Calculation, Mathematic problem solving), when quality researched based intervention is being used in each subject that the student is not performing on level.

Out of the ten Learner Profile characteristics, I consider the “Thinkers”, “Open-Minded”, and “Principled” to be my strongest. First, I love thinking through complex problems and getting down to the core. I’m very observant and alert. Forensic psychology and analytic studies fascinate me. Second, I love learning about different cultures and their unique histories. I believe it's wrong to discriminate against other people and their culture. Instead, we should embrace our unique differences. Also, I love to travel to new places and try new foods. Lastly, due to my Catholic faith and love for others, I love justice and compassion. I take responsibility for my actions despite the consequences.

This subject is of great importance because it attempts to understand how people learn or relearn motor skills, how they develop and use them in various situations. Learning involves a modification in the internal state of a person, which must be inferred from the observation of the behaviour or performance of that person. For learning to be effective, one must consider the variables that interfere with this process.

I have experienced the behavioral learning theory in a classroom, at home and in public. The behavioral learning theory deals with children learning from their actions by receiving reinforcements (Snowman, McCown 149). One of the principles of operant conditioning that I have experienced is positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement is used when a teacher/parent wants to strengthen a desired behavior with positive reinforces (Snowman, McCown 150). Examples of positive reinforces are stickers, toys, candy, or even a fun activity. I remember when I was a third grader my teacher had a prize box. During the week, we would earn golden star stickers. I earned stickers when I successfully completed the activity, listened to lesson, or when I helped

The cognitive, physical, and socioemotional developmental issues that Sara can develop can be serious if not corrected. The first five years of is key to shape d the physical, cognitive, socioemotional development. These years are very important any negative early experience can impair children’s mental health and effect their cognitive, behavioral, social emotional development. Environmental factors when children can understand there less then desirable environment. These negative effects can cause poor emotional intelligence and attachment

There are many children in this world of all different capabilities. Some children may run faster than others and some children may learn faster than others, but that does not mean that those children are not important. Every child, not matter the background or disability, deserves a chance to succeed in school. Unfortunately, in the kindergarten curriculum, there are not enough programs for children with learning disabilities. The LD/ADHD Psycho-Educational Test is an assessment that measures an individual's strengths and weaknesses of one’s brain process. This test is an option for children who have an insurance plan that will cover the cost of the assessment, but for those who can not, are being overlooked and blamed for not working at their

Learning patterns are important to know so you can understand the work you are doing. When I was young, something I found it hard to understand and I just couldn't get why was it so hard for me to comprehend the work that was assigned. Now that I am older and pay more attention to my learning patterns, whatever I am doing throughout my life doesn't seem hard or un doable. Yes, I use all of the learning patterns but the top two patterns that stick out the most is Sequence and Precise.

Since the dawning of television there has been a common saying throughout households, “don’t watch too much television, it’ll rot your brain.” Many researchers and parents love to believe so. However this saying came to be a problem with the topic of ADHD. ADHD is a learning disorder that “make it difficult to stay still, concentrate, and exercise forethought and self-control” (Harvard 3). Sounds annoying to have and live with right? Well what if you add in a research done in 2004 where a study was conducted on how television affects ADHD and then started a heated debate on whether or not ADHD can be caused by too much TV watching. Sounds utterly fantastic, right? Well this is what happened and the argument still goes on today, meanwhile people

However, there are ways to overcome this. A good way to work on higher order thinking is start in childhood, before kids even have access to technology. With children, encouraging conversations and questions gets children thinking. Ironically, according to Alice Thompson with the Department of education, one of the ways to improve higher order thinking is to have children look up what they have questions about using the internet. This encourages them to research and think more about any questions or ideas they might have. In addition, one journal that focuses on innovative teaching techniques that improve intelligence suggests that making videos or skits that help develop ideas and then sharing them with the class helps improve higher order thinking skills and communication. Havard’s Health Department suggests that doing new things and having new experiences helps brains make the connections that are associated with higher order thinking.