Definitely Dyslexia! I usually go around the class having students take turns reading different parts of the text, which gets them engaged & keeps them awake! The students with Dyslexia read very slowly, sometimes lose their place, mispronounce words, etc.
I haven't run into any disabilities yet. However I am familiar with reading comprehension problems. My son has them and had help from his school by having more time to do assigments and he can type on the computer instead of writing.
not paying attention Adhd.
Having had severe dyslexia as a kid I am very sympathetic to such issues. However, I have found few students who admit to having this particular problem; occasionally one asks to take a test separately or needs more time, but they rarely discuss the matter in detail. The most common "disability" I find is math anxiety, which may well link to dyscalcula, although it often seems to be a learned response to poor initial teaching.
I agree, it is the most challenging
Reading and Comprehension and huge test anxiety. Scared of failure and unknown
The biggest problems i tend to have are language barriers
I have found dyslexia to be very common.
I am wondering about those who have good comprehension but are not able to write out. I have seen this most often. I have a greater understanding of what to do now. Before I did not address is so openly. I will do that first thing knowing they can tell me what works for them once we get it out in the open that there is a problem to work with. I think there are many that have not had testing and have just tried to work with it on their own.
Currently it is suppose to be dyslexia. This particular student though appears to just not want to write. He claims dyslexia but cannot produce any proof of such nor can he offer any advice on how he an be successful outside of don't make me write or take spelling tests.
Reading comprehension. True understanding of what the task is asking for is the area. If they do not understand what they are reading and what is expected of them, they do not do well. That is why I go over each task in detail and sometimes provide examples of how to approach the task. Characteristic is a poor score in the beginning, however, if details were shared prior to the task, their scores are better.
I have found that Pictures and graphics help students anchor concepts. It also works with ADD and dyslexia.
Hi James!
It seems that spelling/reading skills is the biggest challenge for students. Highlighting words and passages and reenforcing learning outcomes are a few techniques that can be used for these students.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
The most common form of learning disabilities I have encountered would be dyslexia. Students have trouble understanding written words.
The most common form of learning disability is dyslexia. Although, our courses are alot of hands-on training on the computer, the basics are taught using a book in a step-by-step format. The most common characteristic is a student will follow along until they reach a point that they have gotten confused. Then they will either just watch what you are doing or watch their nieghbor as they go through the lesson.
i had a student who could not spell. I decided to write out important words on the board for him to copy down. he was able to understand it that way. It probably benifited other people in the classroom but I will never know because he is the only person who told me about his problem.
Ditto here as well. If I give students a hands-on project, they'll dominate it. If I give a test on the theory of how to do the project, I'm looking at B's and C's. I found it was always best to mix it up in the classroom instead of having it "structured" so that a student can say, "oh, he/she is a good teacher, but it's boring" and have your schedule down to a "t" regarding your style, schedule and concepts. Just like in the real world, if you're idle too long, things start to pass you by.
It's Dyslexia by far. And it's easy for me to pick up on this problem seeing I have Dyslexia. I just let the student that it's ok I have it, and how I cope with it.
Based on the information received though this module I would say dyslexia. I have also seen I believe disability related to actual writing. I found this very helpful as I always considered poor penmanship as being lazy. Not true, necessarily. Thank you. The request most often dealing with accommodations is more time is needed as well as a more quiet place to take assessments.
I have encountered dyslexia and ADHD, ADHD is characterized by eyes wondering around the room,interrupting me in the middle of lecture with question not pertaining to the subject matter, not able to sit still.Dyslexia having to re read information over and over again a little slower and the students understand a sentence or a paragraph.
