...Research Paper Learning Disorders John Doe Advanced English Introduction Learning disabilities have a large impact on how society relates to those with those disabilities. It affects society in the person’s ability to interact within a community not just inside the educational area. Even though a child with learning disabilities can be challenged through evaluations, trained specialists, therapy and drug treatments they are able to live an independent life. The people with learning disabilities should be able to live an independent life as long as they are properly diagnosed. In order to be diagnosed with a learning disability they must meet certain criteria. This is because not all people who have trouble reading or writing may have a learning disability. They might have vision problems or auditory problems. The evaluation they must undergo will eliminate certain factors that mimic a learning disability. Once, the evaluation is complete the person is given information regarding how they can be treated. This will help them learn to overcome their learning disability and give them an opportunity to become independent. They would be able to go to college and work without being discriminated. Certain laws that protect people with learning disability come into place once they are properly diagnosed. Furthermore, with certain treatments, support and rehabilitation people with learning disabilities will be able to live independent lives. This is as long as they don’t...
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...MUÑOZ, JONATHAN LESTER B. SY0542 1. How do socio cultural factors such as economic poverty, existing educational system contribute to the development of learning disabilities and communication disorders? Economic poverty and educational system contributes to the development of learning disabilities and communication disorders by a big margin. First is that if we are living in poverty it has effect on our learning and to our communication skills because we will choose to work rather than to study due to our need of money and that causes us not to learn appropriate teachings given in school. Next is that because of the poor situation people are having difficulty in getting a job and it is also because of our educational system. In our educational system we have lots of problems first is the increasing number of students that causes lacks of classrooms. Because of this teachers have difficulty in focusing in teaching and that’s why students don’t get enough right information ideas and learning. We also have problem having books because we don’t just lack books but the content of the books are sometimes wrong that’s why students are having difficulty in reading and communicating. Lastly because of all of this all of the students who have communication and learning problem will have difficulty in improving their skills because of the difficult situation and the lack of support of the government. 2. What have you realized after watching the documentary? I realized...
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...History of Autism,” 2016). Autism spectrum disorder can be defined from autism speaks website as a group of complex disorders of the brain’s development. (Autism Speaks, 2016) Each child diagnosed with Autism all have different symptoms, one that is most common to all types of diagnosis is the incapability to communicate and interact with others, also in many cases these individuals are unable to verbally communicate at all. (“ The History of Autism,” 2016) The DSM-V explains that these symptoms must show from early childhood and can be diagnosed when they are older, but must have been present since they where first born. The autism spectrum ranges from mild to severe and is branched under an umbrella in the diagnosis statistic manual five. Many traits of autism disorder range on a wide spectrum of abilities, which are branched into five sub-categories, which may show impairments in their social abilities, communication abilities, and behavioural skills. The sources that I will use to support my research will be using resources like Autism Canada, the most recent diagnostic statistic manuals, Autism Ontario and The Geneva Centre...
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...A. COVER LETTER Don Weinberg Chairman The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation 7 Park Center Ct. Owings Mills, MD 21117 RE: Kids Exceeding Limitations Dear: Chairman Weinberg I am proud to present to you Kids Exceeding Limitations proposal for your review. We look forward to partnering with you to provide an after school program for students and young adults, an intervention program that would further assist students with different learning disabilities reach their full potential academically and socially. Currently the plans include opening nonprofit program in Lawrenceville, Ga that would give 100 -120 students a program that is tailored to promote social skills, cognitive behavior therapies, and intervention for children and young adults on the autism spectrum disorder. The...
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...The first step I would take in developing a university-wide policy that addresses learning disability issues in the university is to have a university-wide forum that is open to various members of the university, most importantly to university students with learning disabilities, who are willing to positively contribute and share their narratives, ideas and views that will feed into the goals of what the policies and services need to accomplish in order for them to breed an inclusive university landscape that is free from dogmatic assumptions about the learning disabled students. The policy will first and foremost to define learning disability. Generally, learning disabilities (LD) denotes a collection of disorders that interfere with the acquisition...
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...Most often observed by these students who have exceptional behavior associated with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder that has many symptoms, including difficulty paying attention and controlling one’s overall behavior and Bipolar disorder is a chronic mental illness that causes dramatic shifts in a person’s mood, energy and ability to think clearly. People with bipolar have high and low moods, known as mania and depression, (depression being the most common expression in this group of...
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...Fidget spinners came out in the 1990's, they have become a craze recently. The fidget spinners were essentially designed as a fidget toy for kids with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), autism and people traveling on long car rides, but have been abused by students. Many students have either begged their parents for one, or have one themselves. Often times when kids get the spinner (or spinners), they trade it with other kids, which causes a huge distraction if you are trading in class. Spinners have also had an issue with getting thrown in the classroom, or some've gotten stolen by peers. If a teacher has to stop a lesson to get classmates under control, it distracts the whole class, and takes away from their learning. Fidget...
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...Learning Disabilities Assessment and Interventions Educ 205 Article 1: Evaluation: What does it mean for Your Child? By: PACER Center (2007) This article discusses the identification and importance of determining whether or not a student has a disability. The excerpt focuses on why an evaluation is essential when determining a child’s functional level and development. It also discusses the varying assessments that are possible when evaluating a student. Some of these assessments include group tests, individual tests, curriculum-based assessments, standardized tests, and more. This specific article was chosen simply because it plays a key role when measuring the educational needs for students. This article would more than likely be appealing to parents who suspect that their child may have a disability. An important factor mentioned in this article strongly reassures parents that they have a slew of information to submit when preparing to get their child evaluated. In order for a child to be eligible for special education services, the child needs to be evaluated through appropriate assessment. Some of this information from a parent may include: -medical information -comparing the child's progress to typical child development -observing how the child functions in school, at home, or in the community -interviews with parents and school staff (Pacer Center, 2007). As an educator, this information...
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...When people hear learning disability they think of an individual whose is very ignorant, lackadaisical and behavior is so far from the norms it is considered abnormal. People are often surprised when I tell them that I have a learning disability; this is because I am a very bright and positive person, who is committed to overcome any obstacle that comes my way. Some students with learning disabilities often become discouraged because they have lower academic expectations of themselves, and it puts them years behind their nondisabled classmates. But others, like me embrace their learning disorder as a challenge to persist, prosper, and prove stereotypes wrong. Something that once held me back ultimately gave rise to inner strength and resourcefulness....
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...refer to him as John-who was born with congenital hearing loss. He received no speech and hearing services or help from chemically assistive technology until he started kindergarten. Unfortunately, he had not been taught an alternative way to communicate, such as American Sign Language, either. He was not given a chance to develop fundamental language skills during the critical early childhood years. At age fourteen, he had a significantly lower vocabulary than his peers, which crippled him in the general education classroom. Despite his significant linguistic limitations, John possessed an eagerness to learn unlike any other child I’ve known. I haven’t experienced many things as touching as seeing the look of amazement on his face after learning about outer space for the first time. I am motivated by cases like John’s to learn and grow as much as I can so that one day I can be better equipped to help patients like him. The chemistry field is growing rapidly; however, there still seems to be a dearth of knowledge in the community about prevention information and services...
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...break through in 1983 as an artical on Rett syndrome appeared in the mainstream of english journal finally raised the profile of Rett Syndrome and put it on the radar screen of many more investigators-this finally a break through and recognised this syndrome, it was therefore named after the doctor whom first discovered and named Rett syndrome. Rett syndrome often misdiagnosed with autism, it is a unique developmental disorder that is first recognized in infancy and almost exclusively in females although it can occur rarely in boys. It is found in all racial and ethnic groups throughout the world. It occurs worldwide in 1 of every 10,000 to 23,000 females births. Rett syndrome is not a degenerative disorder, but rather is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Barring illness or complications, survival into adulthood is expected. Rett syndrome causes by mutations on the X chromosome on a gene called MECP2. There are more than 200 differentproblems in brain function that are resposnsible for sensory, emotional, motor and autonomic function. These can include learning, speech, sensory sensations, mood, movement, breathing, cardiac function, in some case even chewing, swallowing...
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...students can easily identify their schedule for the day. These visual aids will help the students know what is going on in class, what will happen later on and so forth. Visual aids can also be used for the students to communicate back and forth with the teacher. There are several ways to do visual aids for these students: whether using objects, a chart, pictorials, manila folders etc. (Ben-Arieh & Miller, 2009). Another fun way to provide learning for ASD students is to have them to think aloud because it will help them predict, question, clarify and summarize a paragraph or segment from the story assigned for the day (Davis, 2013). This method of teaching is commonly used in...
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...occur with most types of disability, such as physical impairments, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, ADHD, emotional or behavioral disorders, autism, communication disorders, deafness and blindness (Hallahan, et al., 2015). Clearly, because they need to deal with all the idiosyncrasies of two exceptionalities, they face more challenges than the typical developed children. First, twice-exceptional students often are neglected. In fact, only 11% of children with disabilities that were considered gifted actually participate in programs for gifted or talent students (Barnard-Brak, et al., 2015). One of the reasons for this misidentification is the masking effect that disabilities and giftedness provoke to each other (Barnard-Brak, et al., 2015). Moreover, if one child attends a special education program, it is more likely...
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...needed? * To what extent does the classroom environment play in how behaviors are exhibited? * How do cultural backgrounds, home environments, and mental health influence classroom behaviors? Theory and research about academic motivation has historically defined the role of learning processes, although the studies of learning strategies rarely assess motivational outcomes. Specific features of instruction and how it might influence how students interpret the processes are paramount to classroom learning and motivation. Effective teaching and learning can take place only in a harmonious learning environment. Classrooms that are structured and resemble a symphony of learners rehearsing for a show are more consistent than the classrooms that are directed like a three-ring circus. The teacher-as-conductor approach replaces the compulsion and disorder of a circus-like classroom with the management and cooperation of a symphony orchestra. The teacher composes engaging lessons and uses a baton to conduct students with different strengths to work together. Students are personally motivated because they see explicit connections between the knowledge and skills they're learning and their future goals. (Kraft, 2011). I have a background in conducting in-home counseling and mentoring services to at-risk...
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...advancement in an individualistic society is placed on the individual goals and desires as opposed to what might be best for one’s society .Individuals in a collectivist .culture such as Ghana focus on the well -being and what will benefit the greater need of society. America Individualistic Culture There are many different cultures within the American culture. American culture holds values of religion, family, and morality; however these beliefs aren’t collective where each individual in America may hold a different view of these specific values (Verdem, 2013). .Americans has been exposed to many types of intelligent tests. Basic skills are given yearly to determine how much children are learning through the school system or if home schooled. College students must take SAT and ACT tests and obtain a certain percentage score for admission. Technology has impacted America; through computers, cell phone, tablets. Intelligence is viewed by how much knowledge one has learned through education and training and through the use of technology. Cultural factors that help determine and impact how Americans perceive intelligence include socio-economic status, parent occupation, regional influence and society and environment. Bio-chemical factors can also influence intelligence; disturbances of...
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