Some Types of Learning Disabilities

Some Types of Learning Disabilities — The First Step is Understanding Some types of learning disabilities can be "treated" through proper testing and training. The key is to identify the specific cognitive weaknesses causing the "disorder" and strengthen those cognitive skills through dynamic, one-on-one training and practice. For the parent, the first step is to understand the types of learning disabilities that may be affecting your child. Some Types of Learning Disabilities — General Processing Issues Some types of learning disabilities are categorized by the cognitive processing problem. Attention — The ability to stay on task in a sustained, selective, or divided way. Working Memory — The ability to retain and process information for short time periods. Processing Speed — The rate at which the brain handles information. Long-Term Memory — The ability to both store and recall information for later use. Visual Processing — The ability to perceive, analyze, and think in visual images.

30 Ideas for Teaching Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by Leah Davies, M.Ed. By Leah Davies, M.Ed. The following list may assist teachers who work with ADHD students. For an overview of this disorder see, "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children." 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. inShare

ADE Special Education | Home Developing Reading skills There is always a debate about teaching reading at F.E level to students with a learning disability(i.e teach them to use the skills they already have rather than learning using phonics) If you do want to have a go at using phonics and teaching tricky words here are some links to help you: A guide from DFES Letters and Sounds guidance from Department of EducationAn introduction to synthetic phonics from dyslexics.org.uk An over view of how and when to introduce the sounds and words can be found at: Phonics Play . A contibutor to the TES website has listed all the key words in phase order TES High Frequency Words in phase order And here are a few resources for teaching phonics at the early stages. Phase 2 Decodable words Games for the interactive whiteboard from TES I board (now have to pay to access) covering letter sounds in phase 1 and 2 developing Grapheme Phoneme Correspondence mainly as, at, pat, sat, tap TES Letters and sounds phase 1 and 2 .

Special Education Web Site – Parents With Children in Special Education NAPCSE Learning Disabilities in Children: Symptoms, Types, and Testing What are learning disabilities? Learning disabilities, or learning disorders, are an umbrella term for a wide variety of learning problems. A learning disability is not a problem with intelligence or motivation. Kids with learning disabilities aren’t lazy or dumb. In fact, most are just as smart as everyone else. Their brains are simply wired differently. Simply put, children and adults with learning disabilities see, hear, and understand things differently. Children with learning disabilities can, and do, succeed It can be tough to face the possibility that your child has a learning disorder. But the important thing to remember is that most kids with learning disabilities are just as smart as everyone else. Signs and symptoms of learning disabilities and disorders If you're worried, don't wait If you suspect that your child's learning difficulties may require special assistance, please do not delay in finding support. Learning disabilities look very different from one child to another.

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New ‘Dyslexie’ font helps dyslexics read better AFP/ Those in a study of the font say it improves reading accuracy. A graphic designer from the Netherlands, Christian Boer, has developed a new font to aid his dyslexia. The font, called Dyslexie, isn’t the first of its kind, but according to Scientific American in an article published Wednesday, “it has received much fanfare from sufferers.” Boer first designing his font in 2008 while studying at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, and in 2010 a fellow student conducted an independent study on the font as part of a master s thesis project. Participants in the study said the font improved their reading accuracy and allowed them to read for longer periods of time before tiring. According to Scientific American, the font tweaks letters of the alphabet that are commonly misread, such as d and m, to make them easier to recognize. Some other fonts designed to aid dyslexic readers are Read Regular, Lexia Readable, Tiresias and Sassoon.

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