learning disabilities come in all shapes and sizes. I learned of several that I didn't realize existed. These disabilities don't mean a student can't learn but rather they learn a little differently. I will get to know my students and figure out how each one learns best.
It is important to understand how a disability affects a student in order to better accommodate them in the classroom, whether by simply offering preferential seating, or more in depth accommodations like providing notes or extra time for tests. Getting to know the student will help you better meet their needs.
I have learned patience is key when working with students. I will apply this with my classes.
How to best help students with learning disabilities
This presentation addressed the individual and special interventions that can/should be implemented with students with various disabilities. All of the data was helpful, But the discussion on ADHD was very useful for personally and professionally.
learning disabilities include Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, etc. The term learning disability doesn't mean the student cannot learn, but they have difficulty in one or more areas. Accommodations for these students assist by focusing on the student's strengths.
As a nurse of 16.5 years who teaches health science, I have never heard of some of these disabilities, and this was very eye-opening for me.
In this section, I learned of the different accommodations that can be made for people with disabilities. Such as, breaking tasks into smaller steps or giving directions verbally and in writing. With this information, I plan to implement some of the examples given for students I have with disabilities.
Students learn in different ways and it is important to explore all the ways that students can learn
I learned that all students do not learn alike. I learned that special accommodations should be granted to students with learning disabilities.
This module was good to refresh my mind with the information I learned in school about disabilities. It is important that we know how to cater to the needs of each individual so they can learn to the best of their ability
I have learned a lot about differing learning disabilities and ways that we can help students in this lecture. For example for ADHA , students may need directions in writing and the student should be seated near the professor.
Learning disabilities mean that while a student can have the potential for high achievement, their disability may impact them from processing and accessing new information without accommodations. Accommodations can be different for an individual based on their disability.
Students with ADHD have many different "ticks" that can be difficult to pay attention for extensive periods of time. It is often helpful for these students to have hands on activities, breaks, and be paired with someone who can help fill in the missed details.
Students can learn how to advocate for themselves to receive modifications that will help them learn in the classroom.
Students have varying degrees of deficits related to these learning disabilities.
I better understand how many kinds of learning disabilities may present themselves in our students. It will be helpful to formulate a plan to help specific types of disabilities.
It's helpful to see the different types of learning disability's broken down and seeing that the accommodations vary greatly depending on the way that the students struggle to learn. Sometime we try to cluster it into one big column I think.
It is important to know your stakeholders in order to best serve them. A student with a learning disability deserves as much opportunity to learn as any other.
In this section, I learned a number of ways to assist students who have learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, certain hearing and visual impairments and many others. There are a number of different resources and tactics that can be used to assist these students.
