Sentences with phrase «having a learning disability such»

Most revealing, students in the largest category of disabilities — those identified as having a learning disability such as dyslexia — have cognitive abilities that range from low average to above average.

About 20 to 30 percent of children with ADHD also have a learning disability such as a reading disorder called dyslexia, or disabilities that involve writing, spelling, or arithmetic.

Not exact matches

Another's cousin adopted and the kid had such a learning disability he ended up dropping out of school and is working a minimum wage job with no future (both adoptive parents are college professors).

For those of you who are wondering, «being labeled» refers to having your child noted as one or more of the following things, such as: «Learning Disability,» «ADHD,» «Autism Spectrum Disorder,» or «Other Health Impairment» to name a few.

Examples of some of those common disabilities would attention problems, such as ADHD or learning disabilities.

She educates students who have complicated learning needs due to issues such as attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities and autism.

But when a kid consistently has a hard time understanding or completing homework, broader issues (such as learning disabilities, ADHD, or vision or hearing difficulties) might be interfering with academic progress.

Unfortunately, about 25 percent of these very premature babies develop serious lasting disabilities, and up to half may have milder problems, such as learning and behavioral problems.

Penny Williams runs the Happy Mama Retreat in North Carolina for moms whose children have neurological or developmental disorders, such as autism, anxiety or learning disabilities.

These flame retardants have been shown to cause serious health disorders including endocrine disruption, cancer, birth defects, hormone disruption, reproductive and neurological disorders and learning disabilities such as ADHD, mental retardation, and hyperactivity.

Remember this: if someone has a disorder such as ADD, ADHD or ODD and manifests trouble dealing with educational material such as math and English, the same learning disability affects their ability to take in non-educational information such as how to accept limits read social situations and solve social problems.

The Bible lessons and activities in this curriculum are great for children who have special needs, such as children with ADD, ADHD, or other learning disabilities because all areas of study are reinforced using active learning and lots of sensory stimulation.

To enact these principles we believe there would have to be a statutory right to independent living (with the right to the support required to achieve that), a culture change to respect people's existing rights, such as ensuring those with learning disabilities are not denied their legal right to vote, and supporting people to have friends and relationships.

I have learned after attending forums over the years that housing providers, such as NYCHA, register people with disabilities so that they might be attended to quickly in these events, however, it is almost always the community that responds first.

In addition to the new work's potential for RS, there is speculation that it could pave the way to treatments for other neurological disorders, such as learning disabilities, schizophrenia, autism and newborn encephalopathy as well as some mental retardation that has also been linked to the Mecp2 gene.

Abnormalities in brain structure during critical periods in development have often been associated with negative outcomes, such as learning disabilities and behavioral disorders.

Past studies have linked such exposure to a higher incidence of learning disabilities, attention deficits and hyperactivity.

Scientists have chronicled the impact of negative expectations in settings where they occur naturally, such as classrooms that «track» students from early youth and in society's treatment of stigmatized groups such as racial minorities, the poor, the elderly, the homeless, convicts and children with learning disabilities.

From preschoolers to the elderly, Autumn Bolin McKelvey, MA, E-RYT, has led thousands through her various classes, workshops, seminars, and trainings, and she finds that in learning and teaching — be it yoga or writing — attitude, even more than technical skill, is everything.An advanced level certified yoga instructor and therapist and Ayurvedic counselor, she co-foundedIndie Yoga, which offers specialized yoga for distinct populations such as schools, seniors, people with disabilities, and more.In addition to teaching yoga and offering Ayurvedic consultations, Autumn teaches literature and writing.

We have traded our short - term acute ills, such as ear infections, sore throats, fevers, and zits for chronic illnesses: disorders such as ADHD, autism, Alzheimer's, learning disabilities, and of course, food intolerances and allergies.

An elimination diet can be very beneficial for a child who has eczema and other skin disorders, asthma, multiple food and environmental allergies, as well as neurologic and behavioral disorders such as sensory processing disorder, learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD, autism, migraines, and epilepsy.

Other disabilities, such as mild ADD, have such subtle effects on learning that, until recently, they were rarely diagnosed and treated.

The remaining 90 percent have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities such as emotional disturbance and specific learning disabilities, the most common of which are Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

A student identified as having a disability which adversely affects the ability to learn a language may be exempted from the requirements set forth in this paragraph if the student's individualized education program, developed in accordance with section 200.4 of this Title states that such requirements are not appropriate.

It is designed for students with word - level deficits not making sufficient progress through their current intervention, have been unable to learn with other teaching strategies and require multisensory language instruction, or who require more intensive structured literacy instruction due to a language - based learning disability, such as dyslexia.

Special Education Teachers work with students who have a wide range of special needs such as: learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities.

This guidance for state and local educational agencies clarifies that students with specific learning disabilities — such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia — have unique educational needs.

Her training has also taught her that this type of environment is complex, multifaceted, and extremely difficult for novice learners, such as students with learning disabilities (Jonassen & Hernandez - Serrana, 2002).

Some critics have said such a suspension would result in major gaps in knowledge about student performance, including the progress of students in early elementary grades, students learning English, students with disabilities and high school students.

It is the work of experts that has led to such practices as the overuse of suspensions and expulsions, and the overdiagnosis of learning disabilities (especially among young black men, whose reading deficiencies are often diagnosed as being special ed problems).

The technique is especially useful in special education classrooms, as children with learning disabilities may also have behavior problems or disorders, such as attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder, that can cause them to be disruptive at school, at home or in their interactions with friends and peers.

Since as many as two thirds of children with ADHD have coexisting conditions such as learning disabilities or depression, assessment must include an evaluation for these disorders as well (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2000).

Since then, a consortium of advocacy groups representing special education students, such as the Easter Seals and the National Center for Learning Disabilities, have pushed to end the allowance.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

«Charter schools have helped educate children that probably wouldn't do as well in traditional public schools, such as children with substance abuse issues or children with learning disabilities,» said Bennett.

Research has shown conclusively that students with disabilities can learn and use strategies like self - instruction, self - monitoring, and self - evaluation, and antecedent cue regulation to learn academic content such as reading or math skills or to improve performance in such areas as vocational education and independent living skills.

Through four separate studies, the Beacons of Excellence Projects investigated schools that had achieved exemplary learning results for students with disabilities within the context of all students achieving such results.

While accepting that the District's [Board] financial circumstances were compelling, the Tribunal found that there was no evidence that the District [Board] had considered any reasonable alternatives for meeting the needs of Severe Learning Disabilities students before cutting available services such as the Diagnostic Centre.»

The decision has major implications for children whose disabilities and learning difficulties are such that they need to be placed in specialist residential schools for educational reasons.

Working as a social worker assistant means counseling a group of people that have a social problem, such as: abused children or women, people with mental health conditions, drug and alcohol abusers, children with learning disabilities, school non-attendees or any other group that can not adapt to the social environment.

Where ISWs have specialist knowledge and training they may be asked to provide assessments of parenting in relation to areas such as cultural issues, physical disability, learning disability, drug and alcohol misuse.

Many children have undiagnosed issues that can contribute to behavioral challenges, such as learning disabilities, depression, or health issues.

Vision problems can interfere with the process of reading, but children with dyslexia or related learning disabilities have the same visual function and ocular health as children without such conditions; however, there is no valid evidence at this point that children who participate in vision therapy are more responsive to educational instruction than children who do not participate.

He has had a longstanding interest in behaviour and development including learning disability, behavioural syndromes such as ADHD and autism and the mental health of children and their families.

Students who have learning disabilities and are instead, at risk of ignoring their problems, giving up -LRB-(Núñez et al., 2005, Lackaye, Margalit, Ziv & Ziman, 2006) and experiencing negative life outcomes such as depression (Sideris, 2007), school dropout (Deschler, 2005), social isolation (Bryan, Burstein, & Ergul, 2004), juvenile delinquency (Svetaz, Ireland & Blum, 2000), and unemployment (Prior, 1996).

Particularly, it is commonly believed that secondary vocational school students are those who failed on high school entrance examination; thus, they have no choice but to attend such a school (rather than it being an optimal choice) or have a learning disability (Wu & Yao, 2013).

Brainwave is a charity that exists to help children with disabilities and additional needs to achieve greater independence by aiming to improve mobility, communication skills and learning potential through a range of educational and physical therapies, and the children we work with have a range of conditions including: autism, brain injuries such as cerebral palsy and genetic disorders such as Down's syndrome.

Some children in foster care have developmental and learning disabilities, such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Speech Delays or Autism Spectrum Disorders, and many work with the supports of an Individualized Education Plan in their academic setting.

Parents with intellectual and / or significant learning disabilities (ID / LD) who are likely to have less developed abilities on a variety of child care skills than parents without such disabilities and at greater risk of causing child maltreatment

Play therapy can help with all kinds of behavioral and emotional challenges that a child may have such as grief and lost from a death, divorce, adoption, anxiety, depression, traumas, life changes, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disabilities, and so much more.