I was surprised to find out that reading disabilities do not go away with time and only 10% of people have reading disabilities.
I was surprised to learn that only 10% of the population have a learning disability because I thought it was actually higher. I'm also not surprised that the leading misconception is that they lack motivation.
Having a son that has TBI I believe this course will help me better understand him and be able to help in the future
The percentage of students with learning disabilities and the strategies available to assist those students.
It's helpful to kno.w what stages students progress through when learning to read
When students have challenges in reading/learning, their motivation to learn drops.
Students with learning disabilities CAN learn, WANT to learn, and WILL be successful. We are part of making that happen.
I enjoyed learning more about the steps to become a reader. It is fascinating that there such early infancy steps that cannot even be captured by researchers. Which means environment and early intervention are critical to a foundation of success.
There is so much intervention for young learners now than when I was in school. It is great that early intervention is being prioritized.
I found the comment about post-secondary educators focusing on course content and not diagnosing learning issues interesting.
Being a parent of kids who have learning disabilities the course is great.
I learned that children normally fall behind and develope learning disabilities because early on when teaching children to red we dont focus enough on phonemic awareness. Teaching a child sounds of the letters is more inportant in the learning process the identifying the letter itself
learning the different phases of reading was very helpful. I can use this information to understand where my students are as it pertains to their reading comprehension.
I have learned that the reading process is progressive and in order to move to the next step, the foundations of the previous steps are critical to master. A student that has a learning disability has trouble with each of the steps and can easily become overwhelmed with trying to progress. I was also shocked to learn that 10% of the population has some form of a learning disability. Going forward, I now know more about what the learning disabilities are and am better prepared to identify a possible accommodation to help that student, even if they do not have an IEP.
The average reading level is an 8th grade level. 10% of the population have a learning disability that will likely stay with them forever.
Comment on Jeanette Roach's post: I have a child with a leaning disability in the area of reading. It is not that he does not have the "skill," - skill indicates ability and dexterity, but his brain actually process so much slower. He is an intelligent guy, and to have a conversation with him, you would never know that his reading was so slow.
Learning difficulties and poor reading skills are not necessarily the same thing. Some individuals have difficulty reading because their brain does not process the phonems as quickly as an individual who does not have a disability.
I learned about the stages of reading, the average reading level of most individuals and the life long struggles of individuals with learning disabilities.
I hope to use this information and the other knowledge I will take away from this course to support my students.
There are many types of learning disabilities ranging from reading to writing and solving math problems. People do not outgrow disabilities. However, they can learn to adapt.
Definitely, although we have developed the reading process throughout our lives, being aware of its learning phases helps us as teachers to devise strategies that reinforce the development of reading and writing even if we are at the university level. Having a student with learning difficulties in the classroom can be a challenge, knowing tools to develop their reading skills can help them join the group more quickly and effectively.
