Learning Disability-Thinking outside the box

LEARNING DISABILITY -Thinking outside the box -Dr Trupti Patel

Mozart

Leonardo Da Vinci

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Isaac Newton

Walt Disney

Albert Einstein

Winston Churchill

Bill Gates

Robin Williams

Tom Cruise

Abhishek Bacchan

The world wouldn’t have been the same without these people? What is common in all of them?

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LEARNING DISABILITY

What do you think LD is?

Try cutting a circle out of a paper using your left hand (if you are right handed)

Differently “wired” Dyslexic mind Normal mind

They have difficulty in reading, writing, spelling, calculating, remembering and/or organizing information

Specific learning disabilities Dyslexia Dysgraphia Dyscalculia

Facts

Not related to IQ

10 % of the population

Usually more than one coexist

No “cure” but it can be treated

Found more in boys

Runs in families

LD is not .… due to

Visual disabilities

Hearing loss

Motor disabilities

Mental retardation

Emotional disturbance

Any Environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage

It is better to build children than to repair adults

Teachers Parents Doctors Self esteem Academics Life success (Timely intervention) (Early diagnosis) (Good involvement)

Dyslexia

May be fearful of reading, writing and spelling in class

Persistent spelling / reading errors.

Letter / number reversals

Change order of letters / numbers

May not know side/ direction / time

Dysgraphia

Tight, awkward pencil grip and body position

Illegible handwriting

Avoid writing or drawing tasks

Unfinished or omitted words in sentences

Difficulty organizing thoughts on paper

Mostly associated with other disabilities

Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater. –Albert Einstein

Dyscalculia

Trouble counting and sequencing

Confuses time/side/ direction

Poor handling of money

Forgets phone numbers, maps etc

Can’t grasp Quantity concepts

Always anxious about Algebra/geometry

TIPS AND STRATEGIES 1.Change for better 2.Best classroom practices 3.Accommodations

Change your attitude The biggest disease today is not tuberculosis or leprosy but it is feeling of being unwanted -Mother Teresa

Shift your focus Concentrate on behavior than diagnosis

Always be hopeful I’m looking for a lot of men with an infinite capacity for not knowing what cannot be done -Henry ford

Preserve Self Esteem Self esteem is the way one feels about oneself

Children learn what they live Praise-they learn to appreciate Ridicule-they learn to be shy Encouragement-they learn to like themselves Criticism-they learn to condemn Tolerance-they learn to be patient Acceptance-they learn to find love in this world.

Have patience Do not expect a “breakthrough” Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible and suddenly, you are doing the impossible. -St Francis Assisi

TIPS AND STRATEGIES 1.Change for better 2.Best classroom practices 3.Accommodations

Make it enjoyable Albert Einstein has said It is the supreme art of teacher to awaken joy in creative expression & knowledge.

Reward the behavior you want to increase Punish the behavior you want to decrease Reward Ignore Punish

Small is good Life is hard ;by the yard, But by the inch; it is a cinch -Gean Gordon

More is better Children know how to learn in more ways then we know how to teach them -Ronald Edmunds

Individual style best When students cannot learn the way we teach them We must teach them the way they learn -Dunn(1990)

Accommodations Accommodations are different ways in the delivery, content or instructional level of subject matter or tests

Allow extra time Segmented tests and less homework I want a writer n let me use calculator n books in exams

Reading difficulties

Simple texts with bigger fonts

Educational videos

Charts/graphs/drawings

Talking books or “read along” books

hands on experiments

Use activity-based study tools, like role-playing or model building

Writing & Spelling difficulties

Taped lectures

Oral assessment

MCQ type exams

Give photocopies of lecture

Misspeller’s dictionary

Say aloud while writing

Visual charts

Maths difficulties

Table of formulae or facts

Allow use of calculators

Learning with abacus, number blocks etc

Everyday maths

Accommodate by giving marks for right steps

Memory & Listening skills

Poetry

Rhymes

Songs

Audio Tapes

Mnemonics

Computer based learning

Organizing Difficulties

Use of highlighters

Color-coded books

Assignment diary

Specific instructions

Homework buddy

Scheduler with dates & times

ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Frequents breaks

Avoid distractions-noise/flickering lights etc

Stand & study

Preferential seating

Repeatedly seek attention

Give accessories that divert energy but maintain attention

Autistic Spectrum disorders

Difficulty in Language & expression

Use visual aids

Visual time clock

Pictures/ Diagrams/illustrations

Control disruptive behaviors by isolation/time out/make them stand in corner

Have a Vision When the vision is one year cultivate flowers When the vision is 10 years cultivate trees When the vision is eternity cultivate people

Don’t ever give up because every student can learn

Thank you!!

Learning Disability-Thinking outside the box

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