EDSP 301 Chapter 2

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EDSP 301Chapter 2

• Learning Disabilities
• Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD)/ADHD
  (hyperactive)

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Learning Disabilities

• Disorder in one or more of the basic
  psychological processes involved in understanding
  or in using language, spoken or writtenimperfect
  ability to listen, think, speak, read, write,
  spell or do mathematical calculationsperceptual
  handicaps, brain injury, minimum brain
  dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.

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Learning Disabilities is not..

• visual, hearing, motor disabilities
• mental retardation
• emotional disturbance
• environmental, cultural or economic disadvantage
• Lack of appropriate instruction

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Diagnosing Learning Disabilities

• Cognitive abilities
• Academic achievement
• Behavior
• Processing-visual auditory motor
• IQ achievement discrepancy

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Signs of Learning Disabilities

• Understanding following directions
• Short attention span easily distracted
• Overactive impulsive
• Poor handwriting
• Difficulty memorizing words or facts
• Difficulty sequencing disorganized
• Difficulty with word retrieval
• Ineffective learning strategies

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Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

• Inattention Makes careless mistakes off-task
  doesnt listen loses materials easily
  distracted forgetful unorganized
• Hyperactivity Fidgety talks too much excessive
  running or climbing cant sit
• Impulsivity Blurts out answers, difficulty
  waiting for turn interrupting others or butting
  into activities.

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Educational Interventions

• Use novelty in instruction directions
• Maintain a schedule
• Prepare for transitions
• Emphasize time limits
• Provide organizational assistance
• Provide frequent consistent rewards
• Be brief clear