Learning Disability: Developmental or Academic… How Do We Teach Them?

Learning Disabilities DevelopmentalorAcademic? How do you teach them?

Classifying Learning Disabilities: Either/Or Developmental Learning Disabilities Academic Learning Disabilities

Developmental Learning Disabilities Attention Disorders Memory Disorders Perceptual Disorders Motor Disorders

Developmental Learning Disabilities Thinking Disorders > Problem Solving > Concept formation Language Disorders

Academic Learning Disabilities Reading Disabilities Spelling and Written Expression Disabilities Handwriting Disabilities Arithmetic Disabilities

Things To Remember 1. Developmental learning disabilities are problems in underlying psychological processes which are prerequisites for success in learning academic skills.

Things To Remember 2. A child is NOT learning disabled unless there is a problem in academics that can be attributed to one or more underlying psychological processes.

Classifying Learning Disabilities: The Computer Analogy INPUT Attention deficits Auditory and Visual Discrimination Problems Short Term Auditory and Visual Memory Sound Blending Learning Disability INPUTINTEGRATIONOUTPUT

Classifying Learning Disabilities: The Computer Analogy cont. INTEGRATION Perceptual Disorders >Concept Formation >Problem Solving Problem Solving >Long Term Memory Problems Learning Disabilities INPUTINTEGRATIONOUTPUT

2-Important Elements To Remember About LD 1.A child could be called “learning disabled” without having any academic problem. 2.The (system) IDEA suggests there are three separate categories of LD when, in reality, they merge into each other