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Understanding Students with Learning Disabilities
ED222 Psychology of the Exceptional IndividualFall 2009
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Disability vs. Difference
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Defining Learning Disabilities
• IDEA definition– Specific learning disability
• Two criteria for classification– Inclusionary Standard– Exclusionary Standard
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Describing the Characteristics
• Academic Achievement Characteristics– Reading– Written language – Mathematics– Memory– Executive functioning
• Metacognition
• Social, Emotional and Behavior Characteristics– Self-Concept– Negative emotions– Perceiving feelings and
emotions– Finding solutions to
social dilemmas– Interpersonal skills
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Determining the Causes
• Neurological mechanisms– Brain abnormalities found
• Genetics– Strong evidence
• Environmental causes– Teratogens
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The Discrepancy Model
• Intelligence Tests– Bell Curve (See Figure 5.3)– WISC-IV
• Achievement Tests– WIAT-II
• This model compared two norm-referenced test scores:– Aptitude-Achievement– Intracognitive– Intra-achievement
• States had different criteria• Criticisms of the IQ-Achievement discrepancy
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Response to Intervention Process
A problem-solving approach that involves multiple tiers of increasingly intense, research-based interventions matched to student’s needs
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Explicit, intensive, and/or Supportive instruction
• Explicit instruction involves the systematic teaching of critical skills that enable the student to be more successful in mastering a subject
• Intensive instruction involves a higher frequency of instructional opportunities than is typically provided in general education classrooms
• Supportive instruction involves more precise scaffolding in order to sequence skills and provide more precise prompts to use necessary learning strategies
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Determining the Nature of Specifically Designed Instruction and Services
• Achievement tests vs. Intervention and instruction
• Phonological processing
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Partnering for Special Education and Related Services
• Include the child with the disability in the planning
• Student involvement can take many different forms:– Self-directed IEP– Self-Advocacy Strategy– Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction
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Determining Supplementary Aids and Services
• Curriculum Mapping– Educators collect information about each
teacher’s curriculum, using the school calendar as an organizer
– They the can determine what they are teaching– Can identify where students can received
instruction on content from the general curriculum
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Planning for UDL
• Advance Organizers• Graphic Organizers– Lesson organizers– Chapter survey routines– Unit organizers– Course organizers
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Planning for Other Education Needs
• Transition to College– Understanding their disability– Understanding their strengths and limitations– Learning to succeed despite their disability and what
accommodations facilitate learning– Setting goals and learning how to access resources – Problem solving skills– Self-Management skills– Forming relationships with university personnel, peers,
and mentors
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Early Childhood
• Embedded Learning Opportunities (ELO)– Practiced in context of daily activities– Can be used in inclusive environments– Capitalizes on child’s interest and motivation– Is available to parents, teachers, therapists and
peers– Is compatible with a wide range of curricular
models
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Elementary and Middle
• Differentiated Instruction– Provide visual or graphic organizers– Incorporate models, demonstrations, or role play– Using teacher presentation cues to emphasize key
points– Scaffolding key concepts– Involving students by implementing every-pupil
response techniques or incorporating manipulatives for students to use
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Secondary and Transition Students
• Learning Strategies– Assess how well a student can perform the skill– Point out the benefit of using learning strategies– Explain specifically what students will be able to
accomplish once they know the skills– Types of Learning Strategies• Acquiring Information• Storing information and remembering
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Measuring Students’ Progress
• Curriculum-Based Measures– Chart a student’s progress in the general curriculum– Brief timed sample or probes of academic material
directly from the curriculum– Probes given under standardized conditions– Scored on speed or fluency or accuracy– Can be given repeatedly since quick and easy to score
• Progress for other educational needs such as social skills are measured using rating scales or sociometrics
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