Learners with Learning Disabilities

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Learners with Learning Disabilities

• ESE 380
• February 5, 2009

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True or False?

• Learners with learning disabilities have low
  IQs.
• Learning disabilities are typically discovered in
  kindergarten.
• Learning disabilities are only found in children.
• More boys than girls have learning disabilities.
• Dyslexia and learning disability are the same
  thing.
• Learning disabilities only affect children at
  school.
• Children with learning disabilities cannot be
  successful in college.
• Learning disabilities go away after adolescence.

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Signs to Look For

• Poor grades, despite significant effort
• Require constant, step-by-step guidance for tasks
• Difficulty comprehending logic behind a task
• Difficulty with language and communication
• Difficulty transferring skill from one task to
  another
• Poor retention of knowledge or skills
• Good general knowledge, but poor reading,
  writing, or math skills
• Easily frustrated
• Low self-esteem

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Major Categories of Learning Disability

• Specific learning disability in
• Reading (dyslexia)
• Writing (dysgraphia)
• Arithmetic (dyscalculia)

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Famous People with Learning Disabilities

• Winston Churchill
• Walt Disney
• Thomas Edison
• Albert Einstein
• Alexander Graham Bell

• Cher
• Tom Cruise
• Whoopi Goldberg
• H. G. Wells
• From www.independenceinc.org/trivia.htm - 9k