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IDEA definition of Specific Learning Disabilities

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IDEA definition of Specific Learning Disabilities

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Specific learning disability-  A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.

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List of disabilities associated with SLD

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List of disabilities associated with SLD

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Dyscalculia- this person would have problems with mathematics.

Dysgraphia-  this person would have problems with writing tasks.

Dyslexia- This person would have problems with reading tasks.

Non-Verbal communication-  this person would have trouble picking up on non-verbal cues.

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Here is a short video explaining what specific learning disabilities are, and types of disabilities that are associated with SLD.

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Most common characteristics

Academic problems

Disorders of attention`

Poor motor abilities

Psychological process deficits and information-processing problems

Lack of cognitive strategies needed for efficient learning

Oral language difficulties

Reading difficulties

Written language problems

Mathematical disorders

Social skill deficits

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1. Must not require the use of a severe discrepancy between intellectual ability and achievement for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability.

2. Must permit to a process based on the child's response to scientific, research-based interventions.

3. May permit to the use of other alternative research-based procedures.

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I have broken down the accommodations into 5 parts:

presentation:

Provide on audio tape

Reduce number of items per page or line

Provide a designated reader

Present instructions orally

response:

Allow for verbal responses

Allow for answers to be dictated to a scribe

Allow the use of a tape recorder to capture responses

Permit responses to be given via computer

Permit answers to be recorded directly into test booklet

timing

Allow frequent breaks

Extend allotted time for a test

setting

Provide preferential seating

Provide special lighting or acoustics

Provide a space with minimal distractions

Administer a test in private room or alternative test site

test scheduling

Administer a test in several timed sessions or over several days

Allow subtests to be taken in a different order

Administer a test at a specific time of day

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https://ldaamerica.org/parents/
https://ldaamerica.org/educators/
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/ld/
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/ld/
http://www.ldonline.org/educators
https://www.naset.org/index.php?id=learningdisabilitie2

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National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)

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A Teaching Technique for Teachers of Students with Learning Disabilities

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Specific Learning Disabilities. (n.d.). Retrieved July 23, 2020, from http://www.projectidealonline.org/v/specific-learning-disabilities/

Accommodations for Students with LD. (n.d.). Retrieved July 23, 2020, from http://www.ldonline.org/article/8022/

Pin on Learning Disabilities. (n.d.). Retrieved July 23, 2020, from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/486670303463923595/