Cite 5 learning disabilities and propose practical interventions to address them.

1. Dyslexia (Difficulty Reading)

-It affects both oral and written communication throughout an individual’s life. Individual often have trouble identifying letters or words, and that can result in slow, inaccurate, and effortful reading. They often becomes obvious when a person with dyslexia is reading aloud because they might have to hesitate or guess at words, and they might end up reading without normal intonation or expression. It can also cause difficulty with spelling because a person might add or omit letters by mistakes. All of this effort with reading, means that individuals might also have a hard time understanding what they read. Sometimes missing the deeper meaning of the passage, forgetting the correct sequence of events, or being unable to make interference about what they’ve read.

PROPOSED INTERVENTION:

          These disability doesn’t mean they are incapable of learning, so with the help of these intervention it can aid the problems.

                    -Have a printed text in a specific font. Keep their Reading materials different from the others. Have it larger and simpler to read. Give extra hours for the reading session. It may take your time but nothing beats the teacher with a big heart.

2. Dysgraphia (Difficulty Writing)

-It describes having trouble with writing specially poor in spelling and difficulty with grammar. Oftentimes, they have poor handwriting, even though they don’t have trouble with other fine motor skills, like using tweezers for instance. They might mix print and cursive writing, or might misuse upper and lowercase letter and a result, their writing is often slow and labored, causing them to get writing fatigue. Dysgraphia can also involve more global writing problems like having difficulty putting thoughts down on paper or thinking and writing at the same time, which as you might guess, leads to writings that lacks clarity and cohesion.

PROPOSED INTERVENTION

          Give the student with dysgraphia a wide-ruled paper or certain pencil grips. Every time they have to write make sure the paper has special line on it the one used for the beginners and facilitate the hand of the student until he get used to it. Patience is a virtue.

3. Dyscalculia (Difficulty with Math)

-        Persons with this kind of disability have a poor understanding of numbers such as their magnitude and their relationship to one another. The most common problem is with “number sense”. This is an intuitive understanding of how number works, and how to compare and estimate quantities of numbers. They often struggle to memorize math facts like formulas and equations, which makes it very hard for them to manipulate numbers and solve math problems. In general, these individuals struggle to follow mathematical reasoning, misunderstanding the logic behind and therefore having to rely heavily on rote memory. Overtime, the difficulty can cause related issues like not being able to easily measure out ingredients for a recipe or feeling comfortable reading graphs and charts.

PROPOSED INTERVENTION

          -give them a math-based games and using physical objects that relate to the real world like using buttons in place of numbers can help develop and cultivate a more intuitive feel for numbers. In most of these situations, individual might benefit from having extra time to practice specific skills or with one-on-one tutoring.

4. ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)

-Learners with ADHD have difficulty in traditional school settings. They short attention span and tend to move around the corner. Usually the students with this disability has more energy than the others and very active and intelligent on their own way. Some may have behavioral problems that may be of need of therapies.

 PROPOSED INTERVENTION

          -due to the short attention span the teacher must provide different strategies and methods. Like additional activity sheets and other game related activity. You can also make them lead some group activities like math problems. Make it more interesting and advance for them to workout really hard on the activity.

5. Processing Deficits

-They have troubles making sensory data. This makes it hard for the students to perform in a traditional classroom setting without instructional supports. These deficits usually the auditory or visual and they can make it hard for the students to distinguish and remember important information that is needed to succeed in the lesson.

PROPOSED INTERVENTION

          -If the students had hard time processing data the teacher mu provide a well-organized instructional material. Teacher must relate every information to on hand or real life situation and put it in a colorful and ready to read visual aids or printout. Make every activity localized so the student can easy distinguished the information and relate to it easily.