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The document discusses learning disabilities, including their meaning and characteristics. It describes how learning disabilities are lifelong neurological disorders that affect how the brain processes information. It also outlines some common treatments and classroom accommodations for specific learning disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.

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Learning Disability

The document discusses learning disabilities, including their meaning and characteristics. It describes how learning disabilities are lifelong neurological disorders that affect how the brain processes information. It also outlines some common treatments and classroom accommodations for specific learning disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

HODAL (PALWAL)
Made by:- Rekha Rawat
Roll No 19277
B.Ed Ist Year
Learning disability
meaning of Learning
disability
 A learning disability is a neurological disorder. In simple
terms, a learning disability results from a difference in the
way a person's brain is "wired." Children with learning
disabilities are as smart or smarter than their peers. But
they may have difficulty reading, writing, spelling,
reasoning, recalling and/or organizing information if left to
figure things out by themselves or if taught in conventional
ways.
 A learning disability can't be cured or fixed; it is a lifelong
issue. With the right support and intervention, however,
children with learning disabilities can succeed in school and
go on to successful, often distinguished careers later in life.
 Parents can help children with learning disabilities achieve
such success by encouraging their strengths, knowing their
weaknesses, understanding the educational system, working
with professionals and learning about strategies for dealing
with specific difficulties.
Characteristics of
learning of disabled
children
 To describe the various categories of exceptionality, observers
typically list the physical and psychological characteristics often
exhibited by the individuals who make up that group. For
example, early in the field’s history a task force commissioned
to identify the characteristics of children with learning
disabilities (the term minimal brain dysfunction was used to
describe these children at that time) found that 99 separate
characteristics were reported in the literature (Clements, 1966).
The inherent danger in such lists is the tendency to assume, or
to look for, each of those characteristics in all children
considered in the category. This danger is especially troublesome
with learning disabilities because the category includes children
who exhibit a wide range of learning, social, and emotional
problems. In fact, Mercer and Pullen (2005) suggest that it is
theoretically possible for an individual with learning disabilities
to exhibit one of more than 500,000 combinations of cognitive or
socioemotional problems.
Treatment of learning disability
 Interventions for Specific Learning Disabilities
 Below are just a few examples of ways educators help children with specific learning disabilities.
 Dyslexia5
 Special teaching techniques. These can include helping a child learn through multisensory experiences and by providing immediate feedback to strengthen a
child's ability to recognize words.
 Classroom modifications. For example, teachers can give students with dyslexia extra time to finish tasks and provide taped tests that allow the child to hear the
questions instead of reading them.
 Use of technology. Children with dyslexia may benefit from listening to books on tape or using word-processing programs with spell-check features.
 Dysgraphia6
 Special tools. Teachers can offer oral exams, provide a note-taker, and/or allow the child to videotape reports instead of writing them.
 Use of technology. A child with dysgraphia can be taught to use word-processing programs or an audio recorder instead of writing by hand.
 Other ways of reducing the need for writing. Teachers can provide notes, outlines, and preprinted study sheets.
 Dyscalculia6
 Visual techniques. For example, teachers can draw pictures of word problems and show the student how to use colored pencils to differentiate parts of problems.
 Use of memory aids. Rhymes and music are among the techniques that can be used to help a child remember math concepts.
 Use of computers. A child with dyscalculia can use a computer for drills and practice.
 Dyspraxia6
 Quiet learning environment. To help a child deal with sensitivity to noise and distractions, educators can provide the youngster with a quiet place for tests,
silent reading, and other tasks that require concentration.
 Alerting the child in advance. For example, a child who is sensitive to noise may benefit from knowing in advance about such events as fire drills and assemblies.
 Occupational therapy. Exercises that focus on the tasks of daily living can help a child with poor coordination.

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