I think reading comprehension. I am not talking about an english problem, I am talking about these students do not read on a fouth grade level. There are many words that come up in our curriculum that they have no idea what they mean. I am seeing students with high school diplomas and GED's that can't read the newspaper. I don't know if it is a disability or social advancement in the school systems but either way, it is a definite issue for the student.
Hi Robin!
Absolutely! Sometimes when this topic is being discussed, I feel like we are not making the proper differention. Most of us are not equipped to handle cognitive defects in our classrooms. What do you think?
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
Reading and writing English as a second language.
Language barriers and learning disorders are TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS. A Learning disability is a cognitive defect which hinders a learner from processing and storing information in a "normal" fashion. A language barrier is simply the result of inadequate exposure or knowledge of the English language.
The most common in my classes is ADD/ADHD. These students you can tell get bored very eaily during lecture and have trouble staying quiet and still. I will usually give short breaks often to let the students move around and pause from learning for a moment. During hands on lab work these students are usually my best at computer repair. They like to accomplish tasks as long as they enjoy the work they are doing. I may have to lecture during a lab exercise to get a couple of extra points accross and have the student enjoy being there.
Hi Kodee!
You might be able to find out from previous instructors or it might be in their records. Past this - if you can provide an opportunity for the student to open up to you - they may or may not.
Dyslexia should show up in their other work as well. This could give you the opening you need.
Good job!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
What if a student has trouble reading but just thinks they are not a "good reader" how can you find out if it is an undiagnosed case of dylexia?
Hi Susan!
I think it is important to offer opportunities for assistance and validating that we all have challenges. We all have to work to improve.
Good job!
Jane Davis
Ed106 Facilitator
Where I came from this was really unidentified, this is very interesting to learn that there are 5 learning disabilities. The most common I've encountered so far is Dyslexia. I guess the best approach is to give them enough time to recover
A recent disability I have encountered is hearing loss. The student informed me and I accomodated with floating around the students area a little more as well as increasing the volume level of my microphone.
I have had the same experience with ELL learners. It is as though they have to work harder to decipher and decode the content of the reading, therefore are more prone to retain the information.
TI agree with you diane. I use colored transparencies to aid in some if ny students learning situations and it helps for them.
I have found that the most common learning disability involves reading comprehension. The student will read a pargraph and not have any idea of the main idea they just read. I loved the example in the module when we had to read a sentence when it all ran together. That's a great illustration which helped me realize how hard it is just to decipher the words let alone really understand the meaning. Many of these students prefer oral testing, and it's an easy accommodation.
The most common forms of learning disablities are Dyslexia, slight autism, ADD, and ADHD. English as a second laguage as well as Frech culinary terms pose some seriuos issues.
Dyslexia is the most common I have found. They have a hard time reading, or misread the material. This is really hard on them if its a test their trying to read. By allowing more time or reading the test to them is a big help.
Reading comprehension. I find that many students can call the words but do not understand the meaning of them This causes them to fail test.
I have found that the most common dissability that my students well have is reading. So many students now days just do not seem to be able to read well. I have my students share in the lecture to read the power point presentations to make them a part of the discussion. But also by doing this it keeps them listening, but also it helps to assess which students have more difficulty than others with reading, so that I might be able to understand there struggles and help them. I have found students who miss pronounce words, skip words, or can not say the word at all show charactericis of this problem.
Hi Melanie!
As I get responsesrelated to this topic, I am becoming more concerned that - perhaps - instructors are failing to recognize other types of student needs. For example,are there students who cannot successfully take a written exam or may have some literacy problems or can't stay focused, etc. which may not be as obvious. How do we get these students to 1) self identify and 2) how can a career college system help them or is a system "willing" to help them be successful? I don't think that English as a seond languague is a disability. It is a handicapping condition that is temporary and can be changed under ordinary circumstances.
So what do you think, Melanie or anyone else who is posting to this forum?
Thanks for your input and keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I agree, the most common disability in m y class is English as a second language. I find that giving them extra reading assignments out of class helps them. I also give them more time to take the exam because it takes them a little bit longer to process the information.
-Melanie
The most common is at the cognitive domain. The medical field is very complex and the terminology is as complex as the subject matter. Students need to spend more time, especially those who have a learning disability.
