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    For the read aloud, I read in Mrs. Johnson’s 1st grade classroom. Mrs. Johnson teaches at Copeland Elementary School, a school that I regularly volunteer and substitute at. The book I read was Animals in Winter by !add author! and illustrated by !add illustrator!. I had three different age-appropriate books that I prepared to read and communicated with the teacher on which one would be best. The teacher mentioned they were studying animals and that her 1st graders had taken interest in them. Therefore

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    automatic and accurate – an achievement called fluency. Reading is the motivated and fluent coordination of word recognition and comprehension. Why is reading important? It is how we discover new things. Books, magazines and even the Internet are great learning tools which require the ability to read and understand what is read. A person who knows how to read can educate him or herself in any areas of life that are interested in. We live in an age where we overflow with information, but reading is the main

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    Schmidt et al. (2015) studied the relationship between response inhibition and phonological processing in children that have dyslexia. Dyslexia is defined as an impairment in reading or writing that causes significant discrepancies on a child’s potential to learn. Response inhibition, which is the ability to intentionally inhibit dominant automatic responses when necessary, was analyzed to explore the connection to the use of phenomes to understand spoken or written language, otherwise known as phonological

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    A.D.D means Attention Deficit Disorder which is a condition where you have difficulty focusing. More than 3 million people suffer from it in the United States every year. Living with A.D.D is a challenge but at the same time it’s not. I would say it’s a challenge because I tend to not get my work done on time, get overwhelmed and not fully understanding what I’m doing. I was diagnosed with A.D.D in fourth grade because I was getting bad grades and my teacher kept complaining that I was never in

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    Dyslexia Causes

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    and brain imagery studies show differences in the way the brain of a person with dyslexia develops and functions. Moreover, most people with dyslexia have been found to have problems with identifying the separate speech sounds within a word and/or learning how letters represent those sounds, a key factor in their reading difficulties. Dyslexia is not due to either lack of intelligence or desire to learn; with appropriate teaching methods, students with dyslexia can learn successfully. Kids with dyslexia

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    Denise Karina Matthews formally known as Vanity, passed away at the age of 57 from kidney problems. Although Denise is known to the secular world Vanity, the lead singer in her group, Vanity 6 she left that world behind and she became born again. On Jan. 4, 1959, Denise Katrina Matthews was born to Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Her childhood was not a happy one as her father was verbally and physically abuse to her. She endured his abuse for 15 years, before

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    Learning Disabilities Angelica Wells Brown Mackie College ALH2482: Interventions in Pediatrics & Adolescents 11/10/14 Learning Disabilities Learning disabilities are defined as the inability to process information and the inability to communicate effectively. This can cause problems during the child’s years in school. It is often characterized by as having a below average intellectual functioning level as well as below average adaptational skills. The causes of most learning disabilities

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    MODULE TITLE: SAFEGUARDING AND PROTECTING VULNERABLE ADULTS. MODULE CODE: NS40018/W ESSAY TITLE: SAFEGUARDING VULNERABLE ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. The aim of this essay is primarily to identify and discuss the reasons for and factors contributing to the vulnerability of adults with learning disabilities who come in contact with the criminal justice system. This essay will offer the rational for selecting this particular group and critically

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    Therefore, our educational society needs empower children with learning disabilities. Not all children understand the different educational concepts at the same rate. They are children who need additional assistance to comprehend the information present them to them. Although, each child has its distinctive form of learning, the educational system and educators need to construct a new method to instruct children with learning disabilities. This new method needs to provide quality of education to all

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    The positive and negative effects of inclusion for students with learning disabilities Traci J. Alexander FND 510 National Louis University Introduction Social inclusion is understood as a process by which efforts are made to ensure equal opportunities for all, regardless of their background, so that they can achieve their full potential in life. It is a multi-dimensional process aimed at creating conditions which enable full and active participation of every member of the society

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