Topic > Accommodations for Students with Learning Disabilities

IntroductionDuring my middle school years, one of my classmates studied all the time, even during breaks and recess. Every day, all the students played, chatted and had fun with their friends, except this girl who had no one to hang out with other than her books. Despite his hard work and perseverance, he ended up getting low scores and always failing. At that time, schools in my country did not pay much attention to learning disabilities. However, if she had been diagnosed with a learning disability, she would not have been blamed for not trying and would have overcome her problems. Learning disability is not a disease but a neurological disorder that affects the brain's functions in receiving, processing, analyzing and saving. information. People with learning disabilities typically have learning difficulties, and usually the reason for that difficulty is undetermined. Of course, it has nothing to do with the quality of the teaching, the intelligence of the person, or any other factor. Therefore, regardless of the reasons, LD could impact the person's abilities in reading, writing, spelling, listening, speaking, thinking, or solving mathematical problems. This imperfection in the use or understanding of language, spoken or written, is not the same as intellectual disabilities or other disorders (“What are learning disabilities?” n.d.). Jason Kane stated five misconceptions about learning disabilities that people mistakenly believe. First, “the term 'learning disability' is interchangeable with other disorders. (2012)” Although the term learning disability implies perceptual disabilities, brain lesions, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasis… the focus of the article… attracts Hall. Retrieved from: http://www.education.com/reference/article/primary-characteristics-students/Steele, M.M. (2005, April 30). Teaching students with learning disabilities: Constructivism or behaviorism? Current Issues in Education [online], 8(10). Retrieved from: http://cie.asu.edu/volume8/number10/Successful Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities. (n.d.). The Learning Disabilities Division (DLD). Retrieved from: http://www.ldanatl.org/aboutld/teachers/understanding/strategies.aspWhat are learning disabilities? (n.d.). National Center for Learning Disabilities. Retrieved from: http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/what-is-ld/what-are-learning-disabilities#comment-632855762Types of Learning Disabilities | Education.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Disabilities_2/