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Dr. Maggie Mamen Psychologist
PD presentation OCDSBFebruary 2013
UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH NONVERBAL LEARNING DISABILITIES
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PredictionPrediction
ManagementManagement
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DIAGNOSIS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES
Thinking/reasoning skills at least average
Measurable learning impairmentsOr grade-appropriate but with ++ help
Deficits in psychological processes related to learning impairmentsLanguage/auditory processing deficitsNonverbal difficulties; pattern recognitionMemory/attention problemsExecutive functioning
Life-long - affect academics, workplace, relationships …
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ISSUES SPECIFIC TO NLD
1. Language strengths and weaknesses
2. Pattern recognition
3. Ability to visualize
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LANGUAGE STRENGTHS
vocabulary acquisition of factual
information listening memory
immediate, short- and long-term verbal reasoning
abstract, applied rule-based rote learning
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LANGUAGE WEAKNESSES
“concrete” language/face value humour, sarcasm, irony, analogies …
pragmatic language conversational skills appropriate tone, vocabulary when enough is enough
nonverbal communication tone, gestures, body language, facial expressions …
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PATTERN RECOGNITION
major function of the central nervous system
primal need for survival, safety
auditory/verbal visual/spatial fine/gross motor behavioural/social patterns
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VISUAL/SPATIAL PATTERNS
ability to process simultaneous information
facial recognition, attachment, socialization
recognition of danger …mobility, directionalitybody language, gesture, facial
expressionsprediction of emotion, reactionpersonal space, social distancesense of time, quantity, speed
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GROSS/FINE MOTOR PATTERNSbalance, coordinationself in space, orientation,
directionality“body memories”sports …
individual versus teamgame “patterns”
dexterity, handwritingrelationship to visual system,
memory
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VISUALIZATION
Pastshort- and long-term visual memory,
“mind’s eye,” learning from past experience
Presentcreating pictures in the mind to accompany
words, back-up for auditory memory
Futureforeseeing , predicting situations,
imagining
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PREDICTABLE ACADEMIC PROBLEMS
Math and math-based subjects– concepts, relationships among numbers,
time, measurement, geometry, word problems …
Language-based subjects– nuance, between-the-lines, “voice,” intent,
humour, irony, inference, character issues, imagination …
Charts, maps, graphs …Projects/tests
– “shape,” time management, extracting relevant information, paraphrasing, when enough is enough, keyboarding/software skills
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TEACHING ESSENTIALS
THE FOUR Rs
Rule-basedRepetitionRote Routines
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MORE RULES OF THUMB
PROVIDE “pictures”BRIDGE verbal/nonverbalSMART goals
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
SUPPORT for organizational skillsnot innate, recognizing personality issues …
SIMPLE choices, consistent follow-through
TRANSITION to independent learningdo, direct, teach, encourage, supervise,
delegate
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CONTACT INFORMATIONDr. Maggie Mamen
Centrepointe Professional Serviceswww.centrepointepros.com98 Centrepointe Drive [email protected], ON Telephone: (613) 228-1174 x
28K2G 6B1 Fax: (613) 228-2756
Publications:Understanding Nonverbal Learning Disabilities:A Common-sense Guide for Parents and Professionals; Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007Available as e-book, on Amazon, or from above addressThe Pampered Child Syndrome; Creative Bound, 2004; Jessica Kingsley 2006Available as e-book, on Amazon, or from above addressWho’s In Charge? and Laughter, Love & LimitsCreative Bound, 1997 and 1998Available as e-books onlyParentPower! Lost and FoundDVD, available from above address only