learning disabilities

samuel kirk

learning disabilities

Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

IDEiA definitionLearning disability (LD) is 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 an 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.

Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

IDEiA definition

visual or hearing impairment

intellectual disability

emotional / behavioral disorder

environmental, cultural, economic disadvantage

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prevalence ratesexponential 20 yr increase

½ of all SPED services

reading is largest

males 3 to 1Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

causesgenetic

environmentalunknown

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characteristicsaverage or above average IQ

inconsistent skill performance

difficulty learning to read/write

seems less mature than peers

difficulty speaking (mumble)

works slow – many errors

30% ADHD

low frustration level

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multimodal assessment

discrepancy model

Response To Intervention

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areas of SLDoral expression

listening comprehension

written expressionbasic reading skills

reading comprehensionmath calculationmath reasoning

dyslexiadysgraphia

dyscalculiaPresented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

instructional environment

direct instructionmedical

educational

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classroom placementregular class = 49%

resource = 37%

self-contained = 13%

homebound = .02%

separate facility = .06%

residential facility = .02%

Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

instructional accommodationsextended time on tests

provide a reader

calculator *computer* break up tests over days

use of tape recorderIEP

Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.