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Introduction To Learning Difficulties - Edited

This document discusses learning disabilities (LDs) and provides information about what they are, how they affect people, and areas they can impact such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, and mathematics. It also discusses the importance for teachers to understand LDs so they can be fair by providing what each student needs rather than treating everyone the same. Lastly, it provides tips for teachers on how to work with students who have learning disabilities.

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Introduction To Learning Difficulties - Edited

This document discusses learning disabilities (LDs) and provides information about what they are, how they affect people, and areas they can impact such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, and mathematics. It also discusses the importance for teachers to understand LDs so they can be fair by providing what each student needs rather than treating everyone the same. Lastly, it provides tips for teachers on how to work with students who have learning disabilities.

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Prepared and presented by: Wan Muhaimin, FasiLINUS LBI

LDs are actually a group of disorders, not a single disorder.


Learning Difficulties VS Learning Disabilities?
They affect the brain's ability to receive, process, store, respond to and communicate

information.
Can sometimes be cured, but most of the times, those with LDs develop a

mechanism to deal with their problems (as most LDs cannot be cured)
LDs can affect a person in these areas:
Listening - Speaking - Reading - Writing - Spelling - Reasoning - Mathematics
So? Why bother?

How is it like to be a
person with LDs?

So what is it
all about?

ITS A COW!

STORY ONE
Let's see if you can read this passage and answer
some questions..

DISCUSSION
What background knowledge gives you the clue
to answer those questions?

Activity:
Look at the hand-outs given, please give the title to
each picture.

You are going to recreate this letter but this is the mirror
image of the correct letter

Was it difficult? Why?

Activity:
So...we are going to do a round robin tell - a - story.
Start with "Once upon a time, there was boy with
magic marker". BUT you cannot use any words that
contain letter "D"

Activity:
Look at the passage, and see if you can read it!

Lets try again. So here are some


clues:
We gonna try again with a few clue...
every 2-lines is one line of reading
Space between word may not be where it supposed

to be
and letter p, d, b, and q are interchangeable

Discuss in your group about why is it important for us,


teachers, to be able to understand LDs

From your experience with the activities and the

video, what do you think?


What kind of feelings did this activity evoke in you?
How will this help you reflect on your students'
experiences.

As teachers, we need be to be fair. Fairness is

providing what each person needs. It is not providing


same amount of time, materials or resources for each
person.
Many students with learning differences may do
poorly with certain activities and then suddenly do
well. It is as though they have several clocks set at
different speeds and so often the clocks are in sync.

Avoid assuming. Even the brightest students with learning

differences often have surprising gaps in their background


knowledge. Provide the background information without editorial
comment.
The human brain can do only one cognitive (effortful) task at a time

but can do more than one associative (automatic) task at a time.


Task weve done over and over again tend to become automatic
(how you brush your teeth, driving the car). These automatic
scripts are called kinetic melodies. For students with learning
differences, the kinetic melodies often dont develop as expected
(e.g. They see the spelling pattern in a word 40 times but each time
they look at the word it is a new experience).

Students with learning differences have

learning patterns that make them excellent


specialists in the real world but poor generalist.
Most educational settings are designed for
generalists - kids who do well in all areas.
A good coach focuses on the players strengths
while also working to improve his/her
weaknesses. A good coach will continually
evaluates and teaches fundamental skills.

Understanding their learning profile provides ownership and

removes misconceptions. Begin with a discussion of the students


strengths and interest. Discuss also accountability and
responsibility so the student knows what he/she will be expected
to do, what help will be provided and how it will help.

Dont talk to the student when he/she is engaged in another

activity. If a student is taking notes, this isnt the time to give the
next direction because he/she cant process both activities
simultaneously. Similarly, teachers should provide time for notetaking without continuing to lecture or provide information while
the student is taking the notes.

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