Comments on: Is a Language Disability Considered a Learning Disability? http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/is-a-language-disability-considered-a-learning-disability/ Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Spelling Skills, & Math Skills Tips For Dyslexia, LD, ADHD & Homeschooling Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bonnieterry http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/is-a-language-disability-considered-a-learning-disability/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 bonnieterry Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:23:50 +0000 http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/?p=427#comment-2101 Hi Joel, There can be a variety of issues going on here. 1. speech difficulties 2. struggling with math 3. possible lacking math vocabulary so she doesn't know what to ask regarding problems with understanding math 4. possible lacking in a step-by-step process for solving math problems 5. poor visual memory skills 6. poor auditory memory skills 7. poor spatial awareness 8. poor visual language association and classification 9. poor auditory language association and classification 10. lack of confidence in her ability to even say, "I don't understand." When a student doesn't have enough mathematical skills, they don't know what to ask. She could just say she doesn't understand. If she doesn't have the language to ask, she still won't be able to type or handwrite her questions. The best overall solution would be to give her a step-by-step repeatable approach to doing math problems - that is delivered both verbally and in writing for her to refer to. Then you have some common ground. When you ask her if she understands the process, if she says yes, then have her both show you and explain what she is doing at the same time. Be sure she is comfortable with you so she doesn't get upset as she is telling you. If it is too difficult for her to tell you, she could write down step-by-step what she is doing while she shows you. A great product that shows student's step-by-step how to do math - all of the processes (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) plus word problems, fractions, decimals, and percents is the<a href="http://bonnieterrylearning.com/solution/math-reference-guide/" rel="nofollow"> BT Easy Math Reference Guide</a>. To discern the underlying causes of her math problems, the best thing to do would be to go through the <a href="http://bonnieterrylearning.com/solution/learning-disability-dyslexia-screening-tool/" rel="nofollow">Informal Comprehensive Learning Difficulty/Disability Identification Tool</a>. I hope this is helpful. Bonnie Terry, M. Ed., BCET Hi Joel,

There can be a variety of issues going on here.
1. speech difficulties
2. struggling with math
3. possible lacking math vocabulary so she doesn’t know what to ask regarding problems with understanding math
4. possible lacking in a step-by-step process for solving math problems
5. poor visual memory skills
6. poor auditory memory skills
7. poor spatial awareness
8. poor visual language association and classification
9. poor auditory language association and classification
10. lack of confidence in her ability to even say, “I don’t understand.”

When a student doesn’t have enough mathematical skills, they don’t know what to ask. She could just say she doesn’t understand. If she doesn’t have the language to ask, she still won’t be able to type or handwrite her questions.
The best overall solution would be to give her a step-by-step repeatable approach to doing math problems – that is delivered both verbally and in writing for her to refer to. Then you have some common ground. When you ask her if she understands the process, if she says yes, then have her both show you and explain what she is doing at the same time. Be sure she is comfortable with you so she doesn’t get upset as she is telling you. If it is too difficult for her to tell you, she could write down step-by-step what she is doing while she shows you.

A great product that shows student’s step-by-step how to do math – all of the processes (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) plus word problems, fractions, decimals, and percents is the BT Easy Math Reference Guide.

To discern the underlying causes of her math problems, the best thing to do would be to go through the Informal Comprehensive Learning Difficulty/Disability Identification Tool.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonnie Terry, M. Ed., BCET

]]> By: Joel Irvin http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/is-a-language-disability-considered-a-learning-disability/comment-page-1/#comment-2100 Joel Irvin Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:48:13 +0000 http://www.bonnieterry.com/blog/?p=427#comment-2100 I am a student seeking my Masters in Education (not that I profess to be an educator) and am currently substituting in the local school system. I recently ran across, during my substituting an extremely bright young child with a speech deficiency. (A funny thing happened during my time there is that she spoke a seven word sentence without hesitation--her pronunciation was not always clear, but you understood the sentence, which was apparently a triumph). Here is my question---with someone like this little girl, who is obviously bright, the problem lies in communication. There are two opposing forces here, 1) the school is devoted to making her a better speaker, however, 2) her lack of ability to speak her problems in understanding math limits her ability to progress in math. How do you deal with two education needs (math and language) while dealing in overcoming the child's key disorder. My own belief: this child would do well in using a computer to write his/her thoughts on a computer instead of relying on improving her speeech...etc.....what do you think I am a student seeking my Masters in Education (not that I profess to be an educator) and am currently substituting in the local school system. I recently ran across, during my substituting an extremely bright young child with a speech deficiency. (A funny thing happened during my time there is that she spoke a seven word sentence without hesitation–her pronunciation was not always clear, but you understood the sentence, which was apparently a triumph).

Here is my question—with someone like this little girl, who is obviously bright, the problem lies in communication. There are two opposing forces here, 1) the school is devoted to making her a better speaker, however, 2) her lack of ability to speak her problems in understanding math limits her ability to progress in math. How do you deal with two education needs (math and language) while dealing in overcoming the child’s key disorder. My own belief: this child would do well in using a computer to write his/her thoughts on a computer instead of relying on improving her speeech…etc…..what do you think

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