Learning Objectives And Outcomes Of An Adult With A Learning Disability

While taking my credential program courses, we focus on students learning but also on how to advocate for our students. As a special education teacher my goals is always encourage my students learning, but also to advocate for their goals in life. Teaching students how to advocate for themselves will empower them to continue their education to a higher level. Students can also educate their community on how to advocate for people with disabilities, and how to look beyond their disabilities. Being an advocate for student with learning disabilities is an important component to being a special education teacher. I want my overall goal as a special education teacher is educate student and teach them how to become their own

     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.

In the educational world, there are countless programs, curricula, strategies, manipulates, and resources for teachers to pull from in order to aide in the teaching of concepts and learning of students. Whatever method(s) a school or district has deemed best practice, or adopted as their curriculum, tend to be the instructional practices or resources utilized the most by those teachers. Additionally, teachers will also have preference to teaching styles, resources, and materials they use for their students. While autonomy in any classroom is important to students’ academic growth, one must also be careful to select and implement instructional with great intention and purpose. Consideration to students needs is equally important as the mandate of teaching standards and demonstrating proficiency amongst students. Even when teaching non-disabled students, it can be time consuming and overwhelming to plan lessons so just how much more is involved when planning for students with significant disabilities (SD)? Better yet, what are appropriate instructional strategies to use for students with SD? Regardless of the instructional setting, these are considerations that must be given when teaching students with SD in order to maximize their learning opportunities to learn

Improves the lives for people with learning disabilities and to help them become valued members of society. This helps people know their rights re rights, independence, choices and inclusion in everyday life.

This writer was given an assignment of researching three questions related to learning disability. The three questions are: 1. what is a learning disability? 2. How do individuals with learning disabilities process information? and 3. What challenges are related to how these individuals process information? This writer has learned a lot about learning disability and special education all throughout this course, during this research, and during observation time in the classroom. Special education, a program developed in order to provide a free, appropriate education to all students, even those with special needs, was

After watching the two AAIDD videos, my perspective on self-determination has grown. I never realized before just how important self-determination was to a student who has intellectual or developmental disabilities’ ability to succeed. Teachers and parents should provide a supportive environment that will foster these self-determination skills such as goal setting. By setting their own goals, they are working on developing skills that will help them have a higher quality of life later as they transition into adulthood. Setting goals and working toward goals was just a normal part of my education, but I didn’t realize just exactly what they provide skills wise for students who have exceptionalities. It is important for these students to gain

Explain how you can support students with the disability to learn new skills and concepts.

Specific strategies apply to specific learning disabilities. It is important to know how to accommodate disabled’s needs and differentiate instruction. When developing a teaching for people with disabilities, the nurse assess the need for family involvement and advocacy because the nurse must work together with the family to assess learning needs, and create an environment that will heighten learning Bastable (2014). One of the most effective means of ensuring successful teaching is to engage families in their

Most of these goals aim to not only help those that have disabilities, but to diversify the education experience of someone that doesn’t have a disability to allow them to see the different types of people that exist in this world (Baglieri & Shapiro, 2012, 12-14).

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

In this interview, the interviewer has the opportunity to learn the different personal experiences that parents encounter attempting to obtain the best possible education for their disabled child. Whether it be a mild disability such ADHD, or a more severe case of blindness or deafness parents still face struggles. Conducting this interview provides an opportunity to gain more respect for these students and their parents as well. Parents will offer you the information that is sometimes overlooked during

Another challenge that learning disabled students may face is that at times it can be paired up with another disability or maybe a disorder. An example can be a learning disabled student who also has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).When this occurs, like social anxiety, it creates barriers for the students when it comes to their ability to pay attention and learn in class. Teachers in the classroom need to be able to identify if students have a learning disorder, because learning disorders become more evident in an academic setting. If so the teacher then needs to speak to the parents and see if assessment can be run to find out if the child does suffer from a LD. In the classroom, a student with a learning disability may need things explained in a different way, or broken down in words or a way that they are able to process. The student may also need extra time to complete assignments. An example would be if a student has a reading disability they may next extra time to complete the assignment. Besides a conscientious teacher, and extra time in class, student with learning disabilities will also need to have their parent. Having parental support can increase the student’s motivation in school. As stated in the beginning of the paper the school is mandated by the state to provide services for exceptional students. The in-school programs vary from school to school. Some schools have free after

Academic Support. College success amongst students with learning disabilities and the degree of academic support given was measured in a population of 262 students (Troiano, Liefeld, Trachtenberg, 2010). Higher rates of graduation and success overall were more prevalent in students who received higher levels of academic support (Troiano et. al, 2010). Students, who have received a certain level of support while in high school, may not be ready for the level self-control and diligence it takes to function in a post-secondary environment (Troiano et. al, 2010). Students with LD require additional support in order to full transition from high school into college (Troiano et. al, 2010). The number of support programs for students with LD vary

Through the years psychologist have had deep discussion on human potential and what it derives from. Due to this discussion the early humanistic psychologists were able to develop the theory of self-determination, which has provided us with great insight on what drives/motivates us as individuals. Using the theory of self-determination we are able to see how this form of motivation provide the skills a person needs such as competence, relatedness, and autonomy to thrive, especially in regards to students with disabilities.

Every person deserves an education. It is what shapes us, allows us to grow. As future and current educators or parents, understanding the perspective of persons with disabilities in the classroom is important. Being confident in your own abilities and not being afraid to use the resources available to you.