‘Learning Disabilities/Learning Difficulties’ Blog Posts
Trouble Understanding What You Read? Part One
December 9th, 2008 2015-02-04T23:45:03-08:00 2008-12-09T16:11:26-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
But what about an answer if the reading problem is #3 (lack of language or vocabulary)? Writes J. K. Remember, there are 3 roadblocks to reading success. The third problem, lack of vocabulary or language can be addressed in a variety of ways. First, a recap on the 3 roadblocks: 3 Most Common Reading Roadblocks (whether your […]
Reading Slow and Hindered, What Do I Do?
December 6th, 2008 2016-02-25T01:09:40-08:00 2008-12-06T15:09:19-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
I recently received this question: Even after doing a complete course in phonics, a child’s reading is yet very slow and hindered what would be the best strategy? Looking forward to your reply and guidance. Regards R. Typically when one reads slowly it is due to one of the 3 Most Common Reading Roadblocks (whether […]
10 More Easy to Implement LD & ADD/ADHD Accommodations in the Classroom or at Home
November 25th, 2008 2008-11-25T16:14:55-08:00 2008-11-25T16:14:55-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Utilize hands-on activities. Make the material as interactive as possible even if that means having the ADD student holding up some of the graphics for the rest of the class to see. Have the ADD student be in charge of collecting the homework and putting it on your desk or appropriate place. This is a […]
10 Quick & Easy Accommodations for ADD & LD Within the Classroom
November 20th, 2008 2008-11-20T16:11:28-08:00 2008-11-20T16:11:28-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Suggested General Accommodations That Can Be Made Within the School System or at Home When Homeschooling. 1. Keep the walls of the classroom simple (Visually stimulating material can be distracting.) If the walls are simple and the visual material brought out for the lesson, the ADD & LD student is more apt to attend to […]
22 Services Available in the Regular Classroom For Section 504 Eligible Students
November 5th, 2008 2008-11-05T16:09:53-08:00 2008-11-05T16:09:53-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Here are a list of 22 recognized services that students with a Section 504 can access within the regular classroom. This list was compiled by Reed Martin,J.D. The list is from the Advocating for Your Child with AD/HD & LD Manual Section 504 entitles students to a wide range of services – provisions of regular […]
ADD & Homework – Part TWO
October 22nd, 2008 2008-10-22T12:30:32-07:00 2008-10-22T12:30:32-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Two separate areas need to be addressed in order to fully understand homework difficulties: the academic area and the behavioral area. Academic 1. Do your kids have the required skills to do the assignments? 2. Is their reading level at their actual grade level? 3. Do your kids comprehend the information they are reading for […]
ADHD and Homework Part ONE
October 21st, 2008 2008-10-21T19:08:40-07:00 2008-10-21T19:08:40-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
ADHD and Learning Disabilities or Dyslexia About 30% of the kids with ADHD also have dyslexia, learning difficulties or learning disabilities. School age kids may have problems with reading, spelling, writing, penmanship, or arithmetic. The question then becomes one of, how do I help my ADD/HD kids with their homework? An eighth grade student of […]
Easy Ways to Improve Reading Comprehension & Actually Utilize What You Read
September 17th, 2008 2016-03-22T08:46:36-07:00 2008-09-17T19:22:13-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Every time my students read, I ask them an important question. Is what you read informational (expository) or did it have a beginning, middle, and an end (narrative)? From their answer I give them a fill-in-the-blank graphic organizer form that they can use to take notes from the passage they read.(See Ten Minutes to Better […]
Bridge Isolated Reading Skills – Phonics & Fluency Skills To Real Life Reading
September 2nd, 2008 2015-01-24T00:58:24-08:00 2008-09-02T12:31:18-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Bridge Isolated Skills To Real Life Reading Bridging the isolated reading skill to real life situations can be accomplished in a rather painless way. Use the Five Minutes to Better Reading Skills program. It is also practicing rapid naming in addition to visual closure, visual tracking, and phonemic awareness. Third, immediately following this exercise [Five […]
High Success Rates for Improving Reading, Dyslexia, and Learning Disabilities
May 29th, 2008 2015-01-24T01:21:41-08:00 2008-05-29T14:04:32-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Reading Problems, Dyslexia, or Learning Disabilities In Older Children and Adults What Should I Do? Often children are overwhelmed with reading for a number of years before anything pro-active is done. That’s often because either the actual reason for the overwhelm was unknown or the child was so bright that he or she muddled through […]
Reading Problems, Dyslexia, Difficulties, or Deficits and Rapid Naming, What is the Connection?
May 23rd, 2008 2016-07-20T00:53:16-07:00 2008-05-23T12:05:14-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Remember, learning to read isn’t ‘rocket science’ but there is a lot going on when you read. Two of the processes happening at any given moment involved with reading difficulties are related. Two Separate Processes One is the phoneme awareness and the other is the ability to rapidly name objects, numbers, letters, and colors automatically. Wolf (1999) states […]
Learning Problems, Dyslexia, or Learning Disability?
May 12th, 2008 2008-05-12T18:09:28-07:00 2008-05-12T18:09:28-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Typically parents and teachers wonder if one of their kids has a learning disability or dyslexia if they have difficulties with letter reversals. But, letter reversals alone do not constitute a learning disability or dyslexia. What is a Learning Difficulty? Learning difficulties occur when a student struggles with spoken or written language, mathematical calculations, coordination, […]
