MzTeachuh: Learn About Frequent Disabilities in School Children

 

Developmental Disabilities

https://www.cdc.gov/child-development/about/developmental-disability-basics.html

• Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas.
• These conditions begin during the child's developmental period, may impact day-to-day functioning, and usually last throughout a person's lifetime.
• Most developmental disabilities begin before a baby is born, but some can happen after birth because of injury, infection, or other factors.

What are developmental delays?
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-you-need-to-know-about-developmental-delayshttps://ncld.org/understand-the-issues/specific-learning-disabilities/

What are Specific Learning Disabilities?

Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs), commonly referred to as learning disabilities (LD), are brain-based disorders that affect an individual’s capacity to excel in specific academic areas. These disabilities manifest differently but primarily affect reading, writing, and mathematical skills. Here are some of the most common,

https://ncld.org/understand-the-issues/specific-learning-disabilities/

Your chances of knowing someone with learning disabilities are very good. Did you know?

https://ldaamerica.org/support/new-to-ld/

5 Strategies to Help Neurodivergent Students Find Success in Math
https://www.edutopia.org/article/supporting-neurodivergent-students-math

Complete Guide to Dyslexia

https://childmind.org/guide/parents-guide-to-dyslexia/

Educational Links 1/22/29

What is Dyscalculia?

https://luminouslearning.com/blogs/sped-math/what-is-dyscalculia?fbclid=IwAR2xNyPdwSUbLTKAgJT3nNF07TShs9H7R7KtS3z1jgHGdwiR8Wtrr9RRhmU

4 ways school counselors can use tech to support students

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/01/21/4-ways-school-counselors-can-use-tech-to-support-students/

Students Face a Troubling Skills Gap Around Career Readiness. We’re Fixing It With Data.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-01-21-students-face-a-troubling-skills-gap-around-career-readiness-we-re-fixing-it-with-data

Relationships Are Important. How Do We Build Them Effectively With Kids?

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55144/relationships-are-important-how-do-we-build-them-effectively-with-kids

How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/eliminated-almost-grading-problems-classroom/

INCLUSION IS ALL ABOUT SUPPORTS

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/inclusion-thaysa-dan-habib/

Reducing Dependence on Slides

https://www.edutopia.org/article/reducing-dependence-slides

Focusing less on the slides and more on student discussion fosters deeper engagement.

Info on Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities are neurologically-based processing problems. These processing problems can interfere with learning basic skills such as reading, writing and/or math. They can also interfere with higher level skills such as organization, time planning, abstract reasoning, long or short term memory and attention.

Types of Learning Disabilities

https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also called reading disability, dyslexia affects areas of the brain that process language.

Dyslexia

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552

Dyscalulia is difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic, such as difficulty in understanding numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, performing mathematical calculations and learning facts in mathematics.

What Is Dyscalculia?

https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-dyscalculia-overview-and-symptom-breakdown/

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing abilities. It can manifest itself as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Because writing requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills, saying a student has dysgraphia is not sufficient.

Dysgraphia: What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/understanding-dysgraphia?gclid=Cj0KCQiAz53vBRCpARIsAPPsz8Wg5bcZmZ1vfxtNst-FY8ROhkM-g2gk_w4tbAEd5iOYpXRlHoLzL60aAl3tEALw_wcB

Currently, there's no known definite cause of auditory processing disorder. It may be linked to ear infections, premature birth, or head trauma.

Symptoms include difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments, following directions, and distinguishing between similar sounds.

Symptoms Of Auditory Processing Disorder

https://healthprep.com/conditions/auditory-processing-disorder-symptoms/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=1645540063&utm_content=64971701036&utm_term=auditory%20processing%20disorder&gclid=Cj0KCQiAz53vBRCpARIsAPPsz8WtmoefQdvyJmy4Hf5V6g2ZoHe8c4Z1w8BQQk0tIWwVJ4bAETWRN_8aAqmvEALw_wcB

A visual processing, or perceptual, disorder refers to a hindered ability to make sense of information taken in through the eyes. This is different from problems involving sight or sharpness of vision. Difficulties with visual processing affect how visual information is interpreted, or processed by the brain.

Visual and Auditory Processing Disorders

http://www.ldonline.org/article/6390/

Language Processing Disorder (LPD) is difficulty receiving, recognizing and understanding language; it also involves difficulty expressing language. People with LPD may have difficulty getting the meaning behind a joke.

Language Processing Disorder: Symptoms & Treatment

https://study.com/academy/lesson/language-processing-disorder-symptoms-treatment.html

Helping Children with Learning Disabilities

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/helping-children-with-learning-disabilities.htm

Info on Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities are neurologically-based processing problems. These processing problems can interfere with learning basic skills such as reading, writing and/or math. They can also interfere with higher level skills such as organization, time planning, abstract reasoning, long or short term memory and attention.

Types of Learning Disabilities

https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding). Also called reading disability, dyslexia affects areas of the brain that process language.

Dyslexia

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dyslexia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353552

Dyscalulia is difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic, such as difficulty in understanding numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, performing mathematical calculations and learning facts in mathematics.

What Is Dyscalculia?

https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-dyscalculia-overview-and-symptom-breakdown/

Dysgraphia is a learning disability that affects writing abilities. It can manifest itself as difficulties with spelling, poor handwriting and trouble putting thoughts on paper. Because writing requires a complex set of motor and information processing skills, saying a student has dysgraphia is not sufficient.

Dysgraphia: What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/understanding-dysgraphia?gclid=Cj0KCQiAz53vBRCpARIsAPPsz8Wg5bcZmZ1vfxtNst-FY8ROhkM-g2gk_w4tbAEd5iOYpXRlHoLzL60aAl3tEALw_wcB

Currently, there's no known definite cause of auditory processing disorder. It may be linked to ear infections, premature birth, or head trauma.

Symptoms include difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments, following directions, and distinguishing between similar sounds.

Symptoms Of Auditory Processing Disorder

https://healthprep.com/conditions/auditory-processing-disorder-symptoms/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=1645540063&utm_content=64971701036&utm_term=auditory%20processing%20disorder&gclid=Cj0KCQiAz53vBRCpARIsAPPsz8WtmoefQdvyJmy4Hf5V6g2ZoHe8c4Z1w8BQQk0tIWwVJ4bAETWRN_8aAqmvEALw_wcB

A visual processing, or perceptual, disorder refers to a hindered ability to make sense of information taken in through the eyes. This is different from problems involving sight or sharpness of vision. Difficulties with visual processing affect how visual information is interpreted, or processed by the brain.

Visual and Auditory Processing Disorders

http://www.ldonline.org/article/6390/

Language Processing Disorder (LPD) is difficulty receiving, recognizing and understanding language; it also involves difficulty expressing language. People with LPD may have difficulty getting the meaning behind a joke.

Language Processing Disorder: Symptoms & Treatment

https://study.com/academy/lesson/language-processing-disorder-symptoms-treatment.html

Helping Children with Learning Disabilities

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/autism-learning-disabilities/helping-children-with-learning-disabilities.htm

Educational Links 10/29/2019

What Is The Taxonomy Of Significant Learning?
https://wegrowteachers.com/what-is-the-taxonomy-of-significant-learning/?fbclid=IwAR2TR-mWfA7NMKXP4-8vzT3YV2QyIQp4M3DaqoBNFw80sxcR049qqFu5wCE

6 Tips For PBL Planning Across Content Areas
https://wegrowteachers.com/6-tips-for-pbl-planning-across-content-areas/?fbclid=IwAR3Z0uqEMS2iwluFtyhBtGPVC9xhJo4iTtRb7UxfwcXN37-MUEeH1YXp63s

Students With Autism Get Virtual Reality Lessons in How to Interact With Police
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/23/students-with-autism-get-virtual-reality-lessons.html?cmp=soc-edit-li&fbclid=IwAR3dxM6znj-wi0pjbjiygW2IXPjxWEN5RyfeeEELhCSvsnskObn7Cw2NhxI

We Need to Make Kindergarten Engaging Again

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-fundamentals/201811/we-need-make-kindergarten-engaging-again?fbclid=IwAR2mkpsalTvd0tdPICi4XiJat5O8h8j8QOgpjYUzgvU0r4pVdOT7H1ryhas

Why Deeply Diving Into Content Could Be the Key to Reading Comprehension

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54452/why-deeply-diving-into-content-could-be-the-key-to-reading-comprehension

Research Roundup: New Findings on ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyscalculia

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/dyslexia-research/2019/10/01/research-roundup-new-findings-on-adhd-dyslexia-and-dyscalculia

Teaching Isn’t a Personality Contest

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-isnt-personality-contest?fbclid=IwAR1DZBY99BQnhK13MtvQeTWv6cULpu32LaaYQQM6or1A0xJK6sewV1-DR0E


One way to become an exceptional teacher is to focus less on traits like humor and charisma and more on self-awareness and interactions with students.

Educational Links 4/8/19

The Basics Of Digital Citizenship: 27 Power Verbs to Guide Children Online

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-basics-of-digital-citizenship-power-verbs-to-guide-children-online/?fbclid=IwAR3Ej4B2cCZA-nUI0p8tBfhO4AbM6VuW4UKiZ1DefOnzk2tfqUx3Jkx6xhU

Treatment for Kids With Dyscalculia

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/treatment-options/treatment-options-for-dyscalculia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR3nS7DXXinoJg9ipqRXECyQ8ZdirRE0Qnmrc5FfoAjiCS1P6DTzBcDM6Z8

Students Aren't Lab Rats. Stop Treating Them Like They Are

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/05/students-arent-lab-rats-stop-treating-them.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR2pHd56Acs8-P_07tkOdckze1cyY7x5M-IAt_8BqzyxGQpFWFZWS5mzFGw

Trainee teachers with more friends less likely to quit

https://www.tes.com/news/trainee-teachers-more-friends-less-likely-quit?fbclid=IwAR0sUCwxzcKKQZ4ebOFqacdOXIQSA4hyvLs-xu_-mvxZ2O5M5iHT2PQeKtE

Three ways we should still be using the class thesaurus

https://www.tes.com/news/writing-students-literacy-thesaurus?fbclid=IwAR1TMQe6Ldfp4zuPt_ZKE_nVKNiEkD3e6nSWmlcGYsNWBJQ4_Gyq8PfiYAM

A Math Teacher's Life Summed Up By The Gifted Students He Mentored

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/07/707326070/a-math-teachers-life-summed-up-by-the-gifted-students-he-mentored?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190407&fbclid=IwAR0ZYPZJ_wBQ0yWkjwE32p1vwumQctIOyWzyD7PZ1KqNvaVet00D7T69cWA

5 Research-Backed Studying Techniques

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-research-backed-studying-techniques?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR2BXnne8khTL2JUCRkmiopsoLMGvjjjL4N_y-fc_ENp2hNlcx6NjMGj-Ow

Teachers can guide students to avoid ineffective studying habits in favor of ones that will increase their learning outcomes.

Educational Links 1/24/19

America’s Teachers Are Furious

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/01/teachers-are-launching-a-rebellion/580975/

Increasing the Value of Graphic Organizers

https://www.edutopia.org/article/increasing-value-graphic-organizers?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Student-Led Culture Change

https://www.edutopia.org/article/student-led-culture-change?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

HERE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT STUDENTS WROTE ABOUT A GROWTH MINDSET

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/01/22/here-are-examples-of-what-students-wrote-about-a-growth-mindset/?fbclid=IwAR2mfo6Lq_KX8lOqxv5TBFHE1XqtEwY_uZPMJR47CFNVgFpUE0zm_7i4AyM

TEACHING THE GIFTED STUDENT IN GENERAL EDUCATION

https://www.theedadvocate.org/teaching-the-gifted-student-in-general-education/?fbclid=IwAR0eJrLb4VqHi7kzdxqk8ZmFIhbAIokxl9Ut5uOx9ZT7edpa7khAJ_aOpnU

How to Spot Dyscalculia

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-spot-dyscalculia/?fbclid=IwAR3WwzxjGqsiKS-GXlpepKxN0jaBpMgDvE5cexvNc5xBQgEQYPUialfIppc

7 Ways to Spark Engagement

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-ways-spark-engagement?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

A growing body of research in education and the social sciences suggests that students’ curiosity can be stimulated in ways that strengthen their connectedness to lessons, interactions with each other, and willingness to commit to learning goals. There are simple techniques that teachers can use during a lesson to boost curiosity, and thus engagement, among students—especially older ones, who are at greater risk for losing interest.

Educational Links 6/4/18

Is Good Teaching Caught or Taught?

https://www.facultyfocus.com/lead-article-in-focus/is-good-teaching-caught-or-taught/

The Catholic School Difference

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-catholic-school-difference-1527894168

5 Ways to Improve Teacher Evaluation Systems

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-ways-improve-teacher-evaluation-systems?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

My Teen Blames His Bad Behavior on His Learning Issues. What Should I Do?

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/feeling-victimized/my-teen-blames-his-bad-behavior-on-his-learning-issues-what-should-i-do?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Behavior Management Policies: More Harm Than Good?

https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2018/06/02/behaviour-policies/

At a Glance: Classroom Accommodations for Dyscalculia

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/at-a-glance-classroom-accommodations-for-dyscalculia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Why Giving Effective Feedback Is Trickier Than It Seems

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/47948/why-giving-effective-feedback-is-trickier-than-it-seems

Often teachers think of giving feedback as useful to the student, but it should also be fruitful for the teacher. An individual instance of feedback can give a teacher a close-up look at the student’s abilities with a specific skill, a snapshot of where they are in the scope of the class, and some ideas about where to go in the long term.

Educational Links 5/21/18

What Is the Point of a Makerspace?

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/makerspace/

In the Shadow of a Stereotype: New Facts About ADHD

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/facts-about-adhd/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=diagnosis

How Teens' Penchant For Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/46640/how-teens-penchant-for-risk-taking-may-help-them-learn-faster

Math Anxiety vs. Dyscalculia: Comparing the Signs

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyscalculia/math-anxiety-vs-dyscalculia-comparing-the-signs

Not Very “Best” Lists Of The Week: Gun Violence

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/05/20/not-very-best-lists-of-the-week-gun-violence/

Your Shining Moment

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/celebrating-student-achievement

3 Defining Features of ADHD That Everyone Overlooks

https://www.additudemag.com/symptoms-of-add-hyperarousal-rejection-sensitivity/

From this perspective, three defining features of ADHD emerge that explain every aspect of the condition:
1. an interest-based nervous system
2. emotional hyperarousal
3. rejection sensitivity

Educational Links 9/5/17

SCHOOL GARDEN GRANTS

We’re awarding $25,000 in grants to grow healthy, happy, nature-connected kids!

http://www.birdsleuth.org/garden-grants/

Getting Specific About SLD: A Conversation Guide for Using Terms like Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia

https://www.ncld.org/archives/blog/getting-specific-about-sld-a-conversation-guide-for-using-terms-like-dyslexia-dyscalculia-and-dysgraphia

It’s Time to Build The Case for More Vo-Tech Classes

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2017/09/time-build-case-vo-tech-classes/

Attention Getting Games

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/attention-getting-strategies

Get to Know Free Technology for Teachers

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/09/get-to-know-free-technology-for-teachers.html#.Wa3rCxmGPGJ

At a Glance: Classroom Accommodations for ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/at-a-glance-classroom-accommodations-for-adhd?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

 

What NOT to Say to the Parent of a Child with ADHD

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/common-myths-about-adhd/

Despite iron-clad medical evidence to the contrary, ADHD is still considered by many to be nothing more than poor parenting, too much screen time, or a parental excuse for lack of discipline. Not so. If you know someone who is parenting a child with ADHD, here are 10 untruths and misperceptions you just shouldn’t repeat.

Educational Links 2/21/17

DOES OUR EDTECH OBSESSION GET IN THE WAY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING?

http://www.theedadvocate.org/does-our-edtech-obsession-get-in-the-way-of-teaching-and-learning/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

The Difference Between Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/the-difference-between-dyslexia-and-dyscalculia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Here’s what schools need to know about ESSA right now

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/02/14/ew-essa-devos/

Dysgraphia: A Struggle With Written Expression

http://special-ism.com/dysgraphia-struggle-written-expression/#bLgzO03VXLvfLvex.99

What Neuroscience Can Tell Us About Making Fractions Stick

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/11/21/what-neuroscience-can-tell-us-about-making-fractions-stick/

Media Literacy: Five Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/02/16/media-literacy-five-ways-teachers-are-fighting-fake-news/

10 high-need education policy areas for 2017

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/02/06/education-policy-areas-2017/

As a new administration takes over, federal and state policymakers should keep these important policy areas in mind.

Competition for jobs is increasing thanks to an ever-growing global economy. Today’s students are preparing for jobs that, in some cases, do not yet exist. In order to ensure students’ college and career readiness, the K-12 and higher education systems must be strengthened, according to a policy paper from New America, a non-partisan think tank.