Leading with a Learning Difference

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Leading with a Learning Difference NASPA Mental Health Conference January 17, 2014 San Diego Mary Katherine Ortale and Lynn Ortale Chestnut Hill College

Definition of Learning Difference It is a neurological disorder which affects the brains ability to receive, process, store and respond to information (LD On-line) Basically a difference in the way a person's brain is "wired"

Visual Processing Disorder Learning Differences Visual Processing Disorder ADHD Auditory Processing Disorder Dysgraphia Dysphasia/Aphasia Dyscalculia ADD Dyslexia

Common Learning Differences Dyslexia: a language-based disability in which a person has trouble understanding written words Dyscalculia: a mathematical disability in which a person has a difficult time solving arithmetic problems and grasping math concepts Dysgraphia: a writing disability in which a person finds it hard to form letters or write within a defined space Auditory and Visual Processing Disorders: sensory disabilities in which a person has difficulty understanding language despite normal hearing and vision. Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: difficulty with visual-spatial, intuitive, organizational, evaluative and holistic processing functions.

Learning Difference by the Numbers 15% of Americans – 1 in 7 (National Institute of Health) 2/3 of people with LD are male (National Council on Learning Disabilities) 80% of LD involve Reading Issues (LD On-line) On average 3 years behind in reading/math (Fordham Institute) Drop out rate: 2008:14% - 1999:40% (Council for Exceptional Children) Unemployment Rate 2x for LD adults (National Council on Learning Disabilities) 11% of College student report LD (National Council on Learning Disabilities) 1 in 25 first year students report LD (Institute for Higher Education Policy)

Metacognition Thinking about one’s Thinking Knowing about one’s Knowledge Understanding one’s Understanding

Strategies Outside the Classroom Inclusive Recruitment Effective Application and Selection Process Intentional Training and Supervision

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