Designing Multimedia PresentationsRobin LyttonEDU 5300
Learning DisabilitiesWhat is wrong with Max?
bilding me a fewchr
Dear Teachr,
Today mommy cryed. Mommy asked me Jody do you realy kno why you are goin to school. i sed i dont kno why ? She said it is caus we are going to be bilding me a fewchr i said what is a fewchr wats one look like ? Mommy said i dont kno jody no one can really see all your fewchr jest you. dont worry caus youl see you see. Tats when she cryed and sed oh jody I love you so.
Mommy says every one need to work realy hard for us kids to make our fewchrz the nicest ones the world can ofer.
Teacher can we start today to bild me a fewchr? Can you try espeshly hard to make it a nice pretty one jest for mommy and me ?
I love you teachr. Love, Jody xxooxxoo
What do you think a learning
disability is?
Common myths about LD
• Low intelligence/ Stupid• People with LD are just lazy.• They can’t read.• They learn slower.• They are “retarded.”• It only affects reading. • You are not normal.
Scissors Activity
Take a pair of scissors in the opposite hand you write with. Cut out the Christmas tree. You have two minutes. Use only the hand that you do not write with.
What is a learning disability?
A learning disability results from a difference in the way a person's brain is "wired." Children with learning disabilities are as SMART or SMARTER than their peers. But they may have difficulty reading, writing, spelling, remembering and/or organizing information.
More Facts About Learning Disabilities
• People have difficulties concentrating and focusing
• Can cause your mind to wander• Nearly 4 million students have a learning
disability• Students usually have more than one
learning disability, whether it be reading, writing, spelling, or math
If you have a LD, you may see this….
Dyslexia is a learning disability whose first symptoms are:
• Difficulty in learning to read,
• Later erratic spelling, • Understands speech
rather than writing
Shared from http://www.etni.org.il/etninews/inter2d.htm
Other examples
Shared from http://www.etni.org.il/etninews/inter2d.htm
Famous People with LD
• Magic Johnson• Carl Luis• Muhammad Ali• Nolan Ryan• Pete Rose• Tommy Hilfiger• Walt Disney• Edgar Allen Poe• Albert Einstein
• Will Smith• Tom Cruise• Harrison Ford• Agatha Cristie• Avi
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Max and his Learning Disability
• How does Max view himself because of his disability?
• How do other people view him?
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