I love the point that most people with learning difficaulties are usually above average intellagence.
"By the time you have figured out what the words are suppose to be you will have forgotten what the sentence said." This sentence was really helpful, As I had not realized that I was able to separate the words but didn't comprehend them until I read the following translation sentence. It was true that my mental energy was needed to separate the words and make sense of the sentence and comprehension didn't happen at the same time, so re-reading it would have been more helpful to me, which would have needed more time.
As a teacher/instructor AND a parent of a daughter with learning challenges, effective instruction to those with learning disabilities is a cause that's near and dear to my heart. It's imperative that instructors work WITH students to present information and materials in a way that the student can learn via the "path of least resistance". The goal is not to lessen the work requirements or lower the bar, but to even the playing field.
This module helped me understand the importance of equity, accessibility, and individualized support in the classroom. I learned that students with disabilities benefit most when instruction is inclusive, flexible, and focused on their strengths rather than just their challenges.
My husband is dyslexic and I learned so much in this module about how he and other people with learning disabilities learn best.
I like that we can encourage a student with disabilities to share what worked in the past to help them learn efficiently.
Students with learning difficulties can be successful with support and more time.
Students with disabilities do represent more overhead for the instructor, but in the long run, will help the student downstream in the program since future instructors will inherit a motivated and successful student that has experience in succeeding.
Students with disabilities are very capable of succeed in their education and careers with the proper support.
I learned that there are many ways to encourage and motivate students with learning disabilities. We may need to make certain changes to our processes, but not because the students with disabilities are less capable, only that they may need some different tools or techniques to ensure their success.
I have worked with students who have IEPs. When working with adult students, I will discuss their education history, whether they had an IEP, and what supports helped them.
Educators can create an inclusive learning environment that meets the needs of students with disabilities, enabling them to reach their full potential.
This lesson help me understand how to assist and identified student w learning disabilities. How to help students w difficulties on the areas of reading and comprehension.
I appreciate the section on dyslexia and the illustration given as to how they see written content. My stepbrother has dyslexia. He is super intelligent. I understand his world better.
People with learning disabilities are of average or above intelligence, though they may be behind in development as a result of their struggles to learn basic academic skills. Knowing this as an instructor will help me to better guide my students when they have a learning disability (for example: providing them more time for particular assignments, asking them what support has helped them in the past)
Educators of students with learning disabilities, require the right approach with knowing, and understanding the type of disability and challenges to learning.
Students with learning disabilities are just as capable as students without them when given the proper tools and resources to be successful.
Paramount to everything, is to determine how best to support the student and then adjust the needed support to help the student achieve success.
Evaluating the students for different learning styles and disabilities is key to helping students be successful. I will strive to assist all students to their educational goals. There is allot of valuable information in this learning component. Also understanding ELL is important to realize the language barriers the some students are facing.
Wonderful input, clarifies the different types of disabilities and how to navigate thru them.
