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Special Education - Learning Disabilities  

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Special Education - Learning Disabilities  

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These students brains just don't process information like typical students. Theses students have a difficult time processing verbal skills, staying organized, lack communication, problems with cognitive skills.Students with these disorders may feel like they will fail, they have a hard time regulating emotions .

Teachers can help by sitting up a learning area with no distractions, and provide their own space.

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Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities.

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Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities.

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These students might need to learn in a different way with more accommodations.

Teachers can help by
providing small groups, use graphs pictures, give feedback. Set goals and add onto them. Focus learning activities on ways these children can learn.

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Intellectual Disabilities Defined , and What is Intellectual Disability Video

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Intellectual Disabilities Defined , and What is Intellectual Disability Video

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Is defined a disability where you lack in adaptive behavior and instinctual functioning. The way to know someone ones intellectual function is by taking a IQ test, above 75 indicates concerns. Adaptive skills is concept, social, and practical skills. A staranderized test can determine concerns in this area.

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Its a  a substantial disability to the affected individual. Here is a list of conditions: cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, and neurological . A  standardized assessment an be given, if the score is below a 70 , there is a development delay.

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Ten things people with Down syndrome would like you to know 

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Ten things people with Down syndrome would like you to know 

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Down syndrome causes disability but it is not an illness.
They can learn to be independent like everyone else.
They have great communication skills.

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Strategies for physical development: provide physical activities, provide fun fine motor activities, they need to learn to eat by them self ( a mess is okay). Practice skills like buttoning up a shirt. Skills for cognitive development: do activities that interest the child, be verbal, use timers and visual schedules. Strategies for communication development: Use pictures, keep speech easy to understand, reading. Strategies for social-emotional provide activities for separating from parent, learning ways to express themselves, talk about about behaviors. Strategies for adaptive behavior: provide self-help skills,,teach self care.

Teacher can plan gross motor activity after the kids are sitting for good amounts of time. Teachers and talk parents about ways that help a child learn at home, so they can plan plan around that. Use picture with language on it. Speak to child at eye level.

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These children lack in good social and communication skills. Their communication problems can be: talking, understanding words, and following directions. They might not want to play near other children, and struggle understanding feelings. Her are behaviors you might see: gets upset with loud noises, does not like some foods , and flap around or spin. Autism can be caused by genetics, infection to the brain, and problems during pregnancy. Using a SLP can test a child for Autism. Treatment can be a speech or physical , OT to help.

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This is a neurological disorder, that effects the ability to process, store, and produce information. Here are the different types of Learning disabilities: auditory disorder, discalculia, disgraphia, dyslexia, language processing disorder, non verbal learning disorder, and Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit. don't wait get your child that assistance they need. Learn the goals the child should meet for their age. Communicate with your child's teacher .

Teaching strategies , Monitor your child’s progress, teach children using their interest.

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The brain of someone with autism is just connected in a different way. The part of the brain that helps us perceives things read , interact is affected by senses which means autism. People might be really good in one difficult thing but struggle at small things. Their brains might overreact to senses, and they have time talking about emotions.

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Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities

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Teaching Students with Intellectual Disabilities

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These are strategies to work on at home and school.For learning and academic, remove distractions, keep conversations simple and short, make sure child understands what your teaching. Strategies for social areas,  encourage group times so child interacts with peers, break down phrases if a child doesn't get the concept, and use social stories. Strategies to help with communication,  if a child is non verbal have them use voice box, sign language, picture exchange communication.   Ways to help a student with daily living, the teacher can model or use pictures for the skill. Practice daily with these skills like hand washing. Strategies to help with Behavior, be consistent with rules and routines, make sure child has time to move, explain the limits for the student.

Teachers can set up small group learning areas. Provide activities that encourage students to work with peers. Have child express their needs. Model skills like washing hands.

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Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Strategies  to work with autistic  child reinforce communication system, simplify language, and repeat instructions.
Strategies to work on socialization are, reinforce activities that have kids talking, teach social skills, and do role playing with social stories.
Strategies to work on
Restrictive, Repetitive, and Stereotyped Behavior, reinforce behaviors, make transitions easy, and, set up breaks.
Strategies to work on daily living, make skills simple, model targeted skills , and use visual reminders.
Therapist can help with speech, self help skills, and motor skills.

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"Anxiety in School" Real Look Autism Episode 1 

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"Anxiety in School" Real Look Autism Episode 1 

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This video is about a young elementary girl who deals with lots of anxiety caused by her autism. The girl would get upset easily while a teacher worked  with her. The teacher talked slowly in a calm voice. She would use reinforcement breaks ( using DS) so child could collect herself. The child used 3 simple rules ,she carried the picture of the rules.