1. LD and Flexible Digital Media Class 2 North Island College HSW 190

2. Class 2 Overview 1) Quick Review of class 1 2) Exceptionalities Overview 3) Intro to Learning Disabilities 4) Break 5) Ch 3 (TES)- Flexible Digital Media 6) Tech Time: Kurzweil 3000

3. BC Ministry of Education Special Education Level 1ADependent Handicapped BDeaf/ Blind Level 2 (Low Incidence) CModerate/profound Intellectual Disability DPhysical Disabilities or Chronic Health Impairment EVisual Impairments FDeaf or Hard of Hearing GAutism Level 3HIntensive Behaviour Interventions/Serious Mental Illness Within school base allocation (High Incidence) KMild Intellectual Disability QLearning Disability RModerate Behaviour Support / Mental Illness PGifted

4. Exceptionalities #1 Learning Disabilities

5. Learning Disabilities Exceptionality Summary

6. 2 Main Clusters of LD Reading Disability: e.g. Dyslexia Math Disability: e.g. Dyscalculia

7. Learning Disabilities Simulation 1 Dyslexia http://webaim.org/simulations/dyslexia-sim.html

8. Learning Disabilities Simulation 2 Dyslexia Imagine you are on a desert island and one of the only things you rescued from your ship was a large paper clip, how many uses for it can you think of? Give yourself a couple of minutes to come up with suggestions and make a written record of your efforts.

9. Addysgu Mae gwaith yr Uned Dyslecsia yn ymestyn dros ardal eang Gogledd-Orllewin Cymru, a'r rhan helaethaf ohoni'n wledig. O ganlyniad, nid yw'r Uned yn cynnal canolfan addysgu. Mae ganddi swyddfeydd ac ystafelloedd at ddefnydd athrawon, ond addysgir yn bennaf mewn ysgolion neu leoedd eraill. Learning Disabilities Simulation 3 Dyslexia

11. Strategies to Help Students with Learning Disabilities Summary of what we have said: Provide multiple means of representation, Provide multiple means of expression, Provide multiple means of engagement.

12. Strategies to Help Students with Learning Disabilities http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdif/t oc.htm Elementary reading/writing strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdif/2 1.htm Elementary math strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdi f/28.htm http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdi f/28.htm

13. Strategies to Help Students with Learning Disabilities Secondary reading/writing strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdi f/39.htm http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdi f/39.htm Secondary math strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdi f/42.htm http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdi f/42.htm Secondary academic strategies: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdi f/43.htm http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/landbdi f/43.htm

14. Flexible Digital Media

15. Tech Time: Kurzweil 3000 software program A scanning, reading and writing program. http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurz3000.ht ml