Sentences with phrase «language learning difficulties»

«But I was particularly interested in those students who had language learning difficulties plus poor literacy instruction, and who were learning disabled.»

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Once we accept that the language of Genesis is symbolic, then there is no difficulty in holding both what it really teaches about creation and what we have learned from modern science.

(It is because of specific difficulty attached to learning how to use the moral expressions of a language that we find novels more helpful than explicit ethical reflection in teaching us how to live morally.)

But we have difficulties with the myths of the New Testament, and we need to learn how to use mythopoetic language derived from the biblical faith in the modern world.

This is extremely important because during this assessment other possible causes for your child's difficulties at school other than or in addition to ADHD may be discovered, such as a learning disability, delay in language development, and anxiety issue, and more.

Some children still have trouble getting ideas across or have other language difficulties that might affect their ability to learn important new skills, such as reading and writing.

Learning disabilities in basic reading likely involve difficulty with language processing and visual reasoning centers of the brain.

Books help a child add words to her vocabulary, make sense of grammar, and link meanings to pictures, says Desmond Kelly, a developmental - behavioral pediatrician who works with children with learning and language difficulties at the All Kinds of Minds Institute in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

There are three major kinds of learning disabilities: speech or language problems; reading, writing, or math difficulties and problems with memory, motor abilities, and coordination.

However, their difficulties with learning and / or using language occur across all environments, situations, and with different communication partners (parents, siblings, teachers, etc.).

These may include but are not limited to social phobia, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, obsessive - compulsive disorder, learning difficulties, speech / language disorders, and developmental delay.

We presented evidence suggesting that declarative memory enables people with OCD or Tourette's syndrome to learn to control compulsions and tics; allows individuals with autism to memorize strategies that improve social interactions; and helps people with dyslexia or SLI overcome reading and language difficulties.

Similarly, many reading difficulty diagnoses for students learning in a second language don't go far enough to determine if a student simply hasn't received quality instruction.

Since the left hemisphere of the brain controls learning and processing information, a person with decreased left - brain activity may have difficulty with reading and writing, processing speech and language sounds, coordinating motor movements, and grasping simple math calculations.

Learning a foreign language for a couple of months will not bring them many difficulties.

This automated, adaptive tool creates a personalized learning path for each student based on their native language and their demonstrated pronunciation difficulties.

As the authors state, «Even though it is expected that a bilingual child's vocabulary measured only in one language would not match that of a monolingual speaker, when bilingual children's vocabularies are too low in the language in which they are learning how to read, these young learners will certainly encounter difficulties [particularly, in the context of monolingual English instruction].»

Along with elementary and middle school students, these readings have been used to great success with high school English language learners and students with learning difficulties.

In many schools across the country, kindergarten has become an important building block for literacy, a place to assess linguistic difficulties and to develop early language and «pre-reading» skills that put students in good stead for learning.

Another difficulty that teachers face is stressing the importance of learning a language to students.

Lesaux's research focuses on the reading development and the health and well - being of children who are at risk for learning difficulties, including children from language - minority and low socioeconomic backgrounds, and children with language impairments.

A training booklet describing many strategies for the most common additional learning needs I have come across in schools and FE colleges, including Autism, behavioural issues, hearing / visual impairments, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, handwriting difficulties and language needs.

Nigel Smith, Head of Content, FutureLearn, said: «We're very proud to be working with the University of Lancaster on this initiative; we're aware that dyslexic students are often exempted from studying languages, so we're delighted to be able to support teachers to be able to cater for individuals with these learning difficulties.

• Demonstrate an understanding of dyslexia and other learning difficulties and their effects on learning additional languages

Unlikely, Perham says, as one would have tremendous difficulty recalling phone numbers, doing mental arithmetic, and even learning languages.

Another option is captioning, which has been shown to boost learning and literacy benefits for all students, beyond access for students who are Deaf or hard of hearing, such as those with learning difficulties and where English is a second language.

Established by experienced teachers and educators who understand students» interests inside the classroom as well as their strengths, weaknesses, and difficulties in learning a language or acquire a business skill.

Specific speech and language difficulties occur in about 7 % of children, have no obvious cause and those concerned have no other learning difficulties.

The school handles all special educational needs including learning difficulties, autism or speech, and language related needs.

However, how we acknowledge this leadership and learning connection in terms of language remains a difficulty because who counts as this type of leader is always a tension when highlighting the collective rather than individual space in which teachers lead.

With only one teacher and given the difficulty of learning and mastering the language, P.S. 191's School Leadership Team determined that teaching just one class per week in each grade wouldn't be as effective, she said.

If you believe that your child's difficulty with standardized tests may be the symptom of a problem such as a language or learning difficulty, speak with your child's teacher to learn if your child qualifies for any assessment accommodations.

Students whose transition to English is delayed in the interest of learning mathematics, science, and reading and writing in their native language will inevitably have more difficulty learning English, and that difficulty may have long - term consequences.

It can be used with children at a very early age, through to older children with learning difficulties or those for whom English is a second language.

But for students with language - based learning disabilities like dyslexia, spelling can be an area of difficulty.

A student with a learning disability whereby he / she has difficulties with comprehension and / or verbal / oral or written communication may have a language disorder.

At St Luke's in Redbourn, the St Albans School sixth formers also assist in the classrooms, working with individuals with complex moderate learning difficulties, autism spectrum disorders and speech, language and communication needs.

We were interested in examining whether the evidence teachers focused on was linked to the lesson learning goal (s) as well as in the level of specificity of the evidence in relation to (a) mathematic content understandings and / or difficulties, (b) engagement in math practices included in the curriculum standards, and (c) use of mathematics academic language.

Students with language and learning difficulties will be the focus of the efficacy studies at the Utah and Texas sites.

Because some students classified as having dyslexia or learning disabilities (LD) and those not classified as having dyslexia or LD generally display similar difficulties and struggles with foreign language, these students are sometimes referred to as at - risk.

(Look at how each indicator would affect specific «categories» of learners — for example: students for whom English is not a first language, students who have difficulty attending in class, students who need to move when they learn, students who are academically advanced, students who struggle cognitively, etc..)

Children have a natural gift for language learning and most children acquire oral language with little difficulty.

Used daily by millions of young people around the world, Read & Write literacy support software makes the web and documents more accessible for reluctant readers, individuals with dyslexia and other learning difficulties, as well as students whose first language isn't English.

Although linguistically diverse learners can have disabilities, we must not equate learning difficulties associated with language differences with learning disabilities.

Children who are deaf and hard of hearing differ widely in their home environments, the cause and extent of hearing loss, language development history, and the existence of complicating factors (e.g., mental retardation, motor or visual limitations, learning difficulties).

During early childhood, children with dyslexia have difficulties learning spoken language.

They use a variety of text, video, audio, and online resources at varying degrees of difficulty and in different languages (to support students who are learning English).

While attractive for consumers, Capti is also being adopted by schools worldwide as a resource for language learning and for providing alternative formats for students with reading difficulties.

Therefore, now is the time to develop the professional skills necessary for success in your discipline, including having your work read and reviewed by peers (for example, in your writing group), learning to self - diagnose and get advice for your writing weaknesses, and, if necessary, contacting a professional editor to help with language or grammatical difficulties.

And when content is written in plain language and illustrated with instructional diagrams and animations, users with dyslexia and learning difficulties are better able to understand the content.