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What is Special Education?
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), special education is defined as, "Specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents [or family], to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability". Special education can have a continuum of placements, such as individual help with a student, co-taught classrooms, resource rooms, inclusion in the classrooms, and self-contained classrooms.
Students with Special Needs in Reading and Writing
Students with special needs in reading and writing could be:
It is important to be very patient with students with special needs in reading and writing. It is key to teach in many different ways by using multiple models of teaching, such as kinesthetic, auditory, and visual teaching. Each student has unique needs and learning strategies that can be addressed with care by the teacher.
- English Language Learners
- Gifted students
- Students with learning disabilities (dyslexia or dysgraphia)
- Culturally diverse students
It is important to be very patient with students with special needs in reading and writing. It is key to teach in many different ways by using multiple models of teaching, such as kinesthetic, auditory, and visual teaching. Each student has unique needs and learning strategies that can be addressed with care by the teacher.
Learning Disability: Dyslexia
Dyslexia can be defined as "a neurologically-based, often familial, disorder which interferes with the acquisition and processing of language. Varying in degrees of severity, it is manifested by difficulties in receptive and expressive language, including phonological processing, in reading, writing, spelling, handwriting, and sometimes in arithmetic" (Bright Solutions for Dyslexia, Inc, 1998).
This video from YouTube demonstrates how common dyslexia is, and how people can learn tools and techniques to reach their dreams!
This YouTube video demonstrates how important it is to find tools for students with dyslexia.
Learning Disability: Dysgraphia
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (2006) defines dysgraphia as:
"A learning disability that affects writing abilities. It can manifest itself as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Because writing requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills, saying a student has dysgraphia is not sufficient. A student with disorders in written expression will benefit from specific accommodations in the learning environment, as well as additional practice learning the skills required to be an accomplished writer."
"A learning disability that affects writing abilities. It can manifest itself as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Because writing requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills, saying a student has dysgraphia is not sufficient. A student with disorders in written expression will benefit from specific accommodations in the learning environment, as well as additional practice learning the skills required to be an accomplished writer."
The following YouTube video is an example of a child with dysgraphia and the struggles involved with dysgraphia.
Multimedia Resources
National Association of Special Education Teachers
http://www.naset.org/2251.0.html
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://ncld.org/
This YouTube video was created by students with Learning Disabilities to teachers of Learning Disabled students!
http://www.naset.org/2251.0.html
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://ncld.org/
This YouTube video was created by students with Learning Disabilities to teachers of Learning Disabled students!
The following is a documentary of a student with Learning Disabilities and what a typical day is for him. Video found on YouTube.
Additional Journals, Articles, and Power Points for Special Education
Articles and Journals (PDF)
phonological_dyslexia.pdf | |
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defining_dyslexia.pdf | |
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morphological_awareness_in_dyslexia.pdf | |
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dyslexia.pdf | |
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Articles and Journals
Gibbs, S, & Elliott, J. (2010). Dyslexia: a categorical falsehood without validity or utility. Literacy and Learning (Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities), 23, 287-301.
Marshall, C. (2009). The link between prosody and language skills in children with specific language impairment (SLI) and/or dyslexia. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 44(4), 466.
Muter, V. (2009). Children at familial risk of dyslexia: practical implications from an at risk study. Child and adolescent mental Health, 14(1), 37.
Marshall, C. (2009). The link between prosody and language skills in children with specific language impairment (SLI) and/or dyslexia. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 44(4), 466.
Muter, V. (2009). Children at familial risk of dyslexia: practical implications from an at risk study. Child and adolescent mental Health, 14(1), 37.
References
Bright Solutions for Dyslexia, Inc. (1998). What is dislexia? San Jose, CA. Extracted from http://www.dys-add.com/define.html.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. (2006). Definition of dysgraphia. Extracted from www.http://ncld.org.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. (2006). Definition of dysgraphia. Extracted from www.http://ncld.org.