I finally found real purpose as an educator,
teaching learning disabled children at a private school in Connecticut.
Is this another liberal experiment, like touch math, adapted from
teaching learning disabled children?
Not exact matches
Debra specializes in
teaching reading and writing to elementary school
children who are
learning disabled, on the autism spectrum, have attention deficit disorders, dyslexia, and who are «twice exceptional» (gifted with
learning differences).
This can not be done in a classroom where twenty - five
children congregate with one teacher... The
learning disabled child should not have to share his teacher with more than six to eight other
children, at least not during those portions of the day when the key subjects — reading and arithmetic — are being
taught.»
A school with a 3rd grade student who was never
taught to read would not be able to excuse itself of responsibility merely by classifying the
child as
learning disabled and providing him with «services.»
Section 28 does provide for designing and developing new assistive devices,
teaching aids, special
teaching materials or other such items necessary to give a
child with disability «equal opportunities in education», but it could be better worded to extend beyond just equal opportunities in curriculum and academics, to a totally interactive
learning process, thereby implying the integration of all students,
disabled and non-
disabled.
Learning Disabilities / Attention Deficit Disorder E539: Academic Interventions for
Children with Dyslexia Who Have Phonological Core Deficits (1995) E522: ADHD and
Children Who Are Gifted (1993) E622: Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)(2001) E540: Beginning Reading and Phonological Awareness for Students with
Learning Disabilities (1995) E574: Dual Exceptionalities (1999) E479: Gifted But
Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox (1990) E624:
Learning Disabilities Overview: Update 2002 E619: Nonverbal
Learning Disability: How to Recognize It and Minimize Its Effects (2001) E620: Selecting A College for Students with
Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)(2001) E569:
Teaching Children with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder: Update 1998 E618:
Teaching College Students with
Learning Disabilities (2001) E603: The Warning Signs of
Learning Disabilities (2000)
Teaching the gifted /
learning disabled child.
Accommodated, Adapt
teaching methods and instructional materials, Assessed, Captured the
children's imaginations, Choreographed, Conducted, Developed positive behavior modification techniques, Devised lessons, Established close working relationships, Implemented a positive discipline plan, Integrated English instruction into all subject matters, Mainstreaming
learning disabled students into regular education, Orchestrated,
Taught.