Learning Disability Awareness Month
2008-10-13
The month of October is Disability Awareness Month. This week I will be running a series of articles on Learning Disabilities. The archives already have several articles pertaining to learning disabilities. Here is a quick overview of some of the resources available on Homeschool Benefits.
ADHD(Yes, I know it is not a learning disability but often associated with learning disabilities.)
An Insider’s Look at ADHD: I am not expert on ADHD however I do have a degree in special education and over 10 years experience teaching. So, why I do I think I’m qualified to talk about ADHD? In two words life experience, ADHD is something I deal with on a daily basis. This is based on personal observation as well as what I have learned from others about ADHD. More …
Is ADHD Real?: Is ADHD real, or is it merely a school-related problem? This is a question that many experts disagree about. Some claim that ADHD is merely an attempt by educators to find something to blame for their own shortcomings, or it is due to a lack of discipline by parents. ADHD is real. It is not due to a lack of discipline or some scam concocted by educators. It is a real disorder. More …
Tips for Dealing with ADHD : ADHD and how to handle it are often a hot topic. Some claim that it is not a real condition but rather a reaction to our educational system. Others believe that it is real problem and that medication is the best way to treat it. Still others claim that ADHD can be controlled by diet. I would like to offer some practical suggestions for handling ADHD.More …
Top 10: ADHD Things: Life with ADHD can be interesting, at times challenging but mostly it is just normal. While talking with a friend I came up with the idea for writing a list of Top 10 ADHD Things. More …
DYSCALCULIA
Making Sense of Dyscalculia Dyscalculia is related to dyslexia and is lesser know. However unlike dyslexia does not have clearly defined criteria for diagnosis. Literally dyscalculia means math difficulty. More ...
DYSGRAPHIA
Dysgraphia Explained: Dysgraphia is related to dyslexia. Dysgraphia affects fine motor skills and ability to write legibly. Like dyslexia, it is often misunderstood. Many times a child with dyslexia may do very well in school except for writing legibly therefore it is assumed that he/she writes too quickly, is lazy, careless or does not care. To further complicate the matter dysgraphia is more than just messy or illegible handwriting. More …
One Cool Kid: Twelve-year-old Michael Guggenheim has not allowed is learning disability to stop him from making a difference in the lives of others. While still a child himself he founded a non-profit organization that makes computers available to homeless children in the Los Angeles Area. More …
DYSLEXIA
Dyslexia: An Overview : The International Dyslexia Association defines dyslexia as: “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities.” (1) Literally dyslexia means poor language. It comes from the Greek dys meaning poor and lexia meaning language.(2) Dyslexia is the most common reading cause of reading problems. (3) One common misunderstanding is that dyslexia is simply seeing or reading things backwards. Dyslexia is much more than reversing letters it is a processing problem that can affect both written and spoken language. More …
Practical Suggestions for Homeschooling and Dyslexia: It is possible for children with dyslexia to learn, they just learn in a different way. There are no magic cures quick fixes or magic cures for dyslexia. One of the keys to success is finding the methods work the best for your child. More …
OTHER
A Letter From The Class Dummy: A few years ago I was asked to write something about what it was like to grow up with a learning disability. Speaker presenting workshops for teachers used this. More …
A Parent’s Guide to Learning Disabilities: First learn about your child’s learning disability. Find out the symptoms or trait and problems this disability may cause. Be sure to keep a record of every meeting, test results and diagnosis your child has. More …
I’m a Person Not A Label: Recently I was reading some articles about ADHD one of the things that caught my attention was use of ADHD in lieu of words like person or child. This really bothered me. In fact I find it offensive. Why does this bother me? More…
Reflections on the Remote Control: The Learn Button: The other day I was looking at my remote control and noticed that a learn button. This got my brain to going. Thinking would not it be easier if we just had a learn button to learn new things or even better children had a learn button. How easy would teaching be if you could just put a button and impart knowledge? Of course, my husband chimed in that they also need a mute and rewind buttons as well but that is for another article. All of this got me thinking about how children actually learn. Discovering your child’s learning style is one of the best ways to improve academic success. More …
Successful People with Disabilities: Positive examples of those with disabilities who have been successful. More …
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