Sunday, May 3, 2015

Types of Learning Disabilities

Types of Learning Disabilities

During my data collection at special corrective school I found out that there are different types of learning disability. I am not writing about physical or mental disabilities, but there are also some types of learning disabilities. By posting this blog, I hope to raise awareness among parents, as parents are often the first to see early signs of learning disabilities.
Learning disabilities are believed to be caused by neurological differences in the way the brain processes information. People with learning disabilities are actually as intelligent as their peers. In fact, it is even possible to have a learning disability and be gifted as well. The actual difference is that people with learning disabilities learn differently and may need a variety of instructional practices to learn effectively. Several types of learning disabilties will be described in this post.
1. Dyslexia. People with learning disabilities in basic reading have difficulty understanding the link between letters and sounds. As a result, the learning disabled cannot decode words or use phonics skills to sound out words. Reading is physically and psychologically draining for dyslexic people
2. Dysgraphia is a type of learning disability affecting the ability to recognize forms in letters, to write letters and words on paper and to understand the relationship between sounds, spoken words and written letters
3. Dyscalculia. People with learning disabilities in basic math do not understand the relationship between numbers and the quantities they represent. Understanding math concepts and real-world math applications such as in telling time are also difficult for people with learning disabilities in basic math
If you are a parent, remember this information. Take close attention to your child and remember that early intervention may ease your and your child's life!

3 comments:

  1. Thank you Aizhan for sharing such useful information with us
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    As for me before selected for this program I have no idea about inclusive education. I thought that all children with disabilities are fall in the category of inclusion. However, now I see that I was mistaken. As a teachers and future parent it is important for have clear understanding of what inclusion means and what types are existing. When I studied at school on the ceremony of first bell, the younger brother of my classmates (he had Down syndrome) presented me a beautiful bench of flyovers with the smile on his face, but I ignore him. And I still blame myself for this action and remember the face of his mother full of pain. So, we need to change our perceptions toward people with disabilities and make them feel comfortable in society..

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