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Chapter 6Chapter 6Learning DisabilitiesLearning Disabilities
Adapted from NICHCY's Building the Legacy Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004
• How are learning disabilities and dyslexia defined?
• What are the characteristics of students with learning disabilities?
• How are students with learning disabilities identified?
• What principles guide effective instruction for students with learning disabilities?
Chapter 6 QuestionsChapter 6 Questions
IDEA Definition of IDEA Definition of Learning DisabilitiesLearning Disabilities
• Processing disorder - in spoken or written language (phonological, auditory, visual, spatial, etc.).
• Low academic achievement - below expectations, poor response to interventions
• Synonymous with other terms - such as perceptual disabilities, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia
• Exclusion clause - not the result of other disabilities, disadvantage, or limited English proficiency
• Heterogeneity – average or above intelligence, uneven development of academic skills
• Academic Difficulties – reading (80%), written expression, math (25%)
• Cognitive Skill Deficits - memory, attention, metacognition
• Social Problems – difficulty with social cues, conversation
• Motivation Issues - frustration, avoidance, behavior problems, disengagement
Primary Primary CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Texas Education Code Definition:
A disorder of constitutional origin manifested by a difficulty in learning to read, write, or spell, despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence, and sociocultural opportunity.
DyslexiaDyslexia
Myths about Dyslexia
• In Texas, students with dyslexia may qualify for accommodations under Section 504 or services under IDEA.
• Texas schools must provide intensive individualized intervention and accommodations to students with dyslexia, even if they don’t meet the criteria for Section 504 or IDEA.
DyslexiaDyslexia
For more information, see Texas Dyslexia Handbook.
According to IDEA (2004) a district…
•May not require use of severe discrepancy between intellectual ability and achievement
•Must permit use of a process based on the child's response to scientific, research-based intervention (RTI)
Identifying Learning DisabilitiesIdentifying Learning Disabilities
Indentifying Learning DisabilitiesIndentifying Learning Disabilities
Discrepancy Model (traditional method)
• Intelligence (IQ) test• Achievement Tests• Greater than 1 Standard Deviation (>15)
between IQ and achievement indicates a severe discrepancy
Example (standard score mean = 100):• IQ = 102 • Reading = 76• Math = 88
Qualifies in reading (102-76=26), not math (102=88=14)
Response to InterventionWhen child’s progress is not sufficient to meet age or grade level standards, after multiple levels or tiers of instruction have been administered, inadequate instruction is eliminated as a possible cause of disability.
Identifying Learning DisabilitiesIdentifying Learning Disabilities
Identifying Learning DisabilitiesIdentifying Learning Disabilities
Formal evaluation may include:• Achievement test in 1 or more of 8
areas: Oral expression Listening
comprehension Written expression Basic reading skill
Reading fluency skills Reading
comprehension Math calculation Math problem solving
For more info, see: http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-testing/types-learning-disabilities-tests
Explicit Instruction
Explicit Instruction
• Key concepts or principles that facilitate the most efficient and broadest acquisition of knowledge• “Anchors” to which smaller ideas can be
connected
Big IdeasBig Ideas
Big Ideas in Reading
• Temporary instructional support • Withdraw gradually as
proficiency increases• Sequence from easy to
difficult• Separate potentially confusing
information• Manageable amount of
information at a time (chunks)
Mediated ScaffoldingMediated Scaffolding
Systematic review of skills and content •Distributed over time•Varied to promote generalization•Sufficient to enable learner to master skills•Cumulative with information integrated into more complex tasks
Judicious ReviewJudicious Review
• Explicitly teach widely applicable strategies for learning, problem solving, etc. • Model steps in strategy, using think-aloud process• Provide prompts and practice examples
Conspicuous Conspicuous StrategiesStrategies
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