Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities are defined as specific and persistent

failure to learn age appropriate academic skills despite normal
intelligence, conventional teaching, and adequate sociocultural
opportunities.
Learning Disabilities include a number of specific disabilities
which include reading, writing, and/or math skills. The most common is
dyslexia which is a disorder of reading where children frequently
omit, reverse, or substitute words or sounds.
Problems seen in the classroom
Reading difficulties or learning how to read later than expected
Problems with the written language including spelling
Problems with math
Problems with social skills(75% of children with learning
disabilities)
Problems with attention and hyperactivity
Behavioral problems
Classroom Management Strategies
Least restrictive environment
Inclusion is important
Input from teachers is important to identify those children with
the disability
Direct instructions
Break learning into small steps
Model instructional practices that they want students to follow

Andrea Wiederhoeft

SHCH LEARNING DISABILITES

Questions classmates in early childhood might ask about a child with
the above special health care need.
1. Why do they mess up the words when they read?
2. Why do they mess up the letters when they write?
3. Why do they act the way they do in class?

Important information to share with children regarding the SHCH

when educating classmates.
1. Some of us learn slower than others and that is okay.
2. Sometimes we need help doing our work.
3. We all have problems with something but some of us need more
help in the classroom than others

Things we might exactly say when educating classmates.

-Sometimes it is hard for some of us to read, write and do math so
maybe we should help those friends out.
- We are all different but yet we are the same