Learning Disabilities: Math, Reading, Writing http://www.myeport.com/published/a/ir/airedale Cindy Jepsen's MyEport collection items: <html><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: #006699"><FONT size=4>What is it?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=square> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">Inability to learn, perform, or produce work equal to potential/intelligence <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in">Below average IQ + below average performance = no LD <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Above average IQ + <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>below average performance = possible LD <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Neurological disorders, lifetime issues <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Global or specific in math, reading, writing<SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL><SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #006699"><A href="http://www.myeport.com/published/a/ir/airedale/collection/14/">Academic Tips</A></SPAN></P></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN> en-us cindy.jepsen@cgcmail.maricopa.edu (Cindy Jepsen) aud1@audsplace.com Math Disability <html><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=math><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #006699"><FONT size=5>Math Disability</FONT></SPAN></B></A><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #006699"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #006699; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=4>What does it look like?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=square> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Unreliable written computations <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Inconsistent calculations <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Persistent trouble memorizing basic number facts <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Unreliable attention to operational signs <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Inability to sequence steps in complex operations <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Inability to grasp language<SPAN lang=EN style="mso-ansi-language: EN"> aspects of math<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL> cindyjepsen@cox.net Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:45:00 GMT GUID-/published/a/ir/airedale/collection/9/1-Sun,01Apr200702:45:00GMT http://www.myeport.com/published/a/ir/airedale/collection/9/1/../ Reading Disability/Dyslexia <html><P class=shortbottompad style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A name=reading><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #006699; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=5>Reading Disability/Dyslexia</FONT></SPAN></B></A><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: reading"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #006699; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=4>What does it look like?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=square> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Unaware of sounds in words, sound order, rhymes, or sequence of syllables <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Difficulty decoding (single word identification) or encoding (spelling) words <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Poor sequencing of numbers or letters, (b-d, sing-sign, soiled-solid, 12-21, 6-9) <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Imprecise/incomplete interpretation of auditory language <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Poor reading comprehension <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Difficulty expressing thoughts orally or written <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in -9pt 0pt 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Confusion about directions in space/time (right/left, up/down, yesterday/tomorrow) <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Struggles with handwriting <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Problems sequencing steps, directionality, or language of mathematics <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Confusion with right or left handedness </LI></UL> cindyjepsen@cox.net Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:39:00 GMT GUID-/published/a/ir/airedale/collection/9/2-Sun,01Apr200702:39:00GMT http://www.myeport.com/published/a/ir/airedale/collection/9/2/../ Writing Disability/Dysgraphia <html><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #006699; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=5>Writing Disability/Dysgraphia</FONT></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="COLOR: #006699; mso-ansi-language: EN"><FONT size=4>What does it look like?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=square> <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Tight, awkward pencil grip and body position <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Produces illegible handwriting <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Avoids writing or drawing tasks <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Tires quickly while writing <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Speaks words out loud while writing <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Uses unfinished words in sentences <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Omits words in sentences <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Unorganized thoughts on paper <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Unorganized syntax, structure, grammar </LI></UL> cindyjepsen@cox.net Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:50:00 GMT GUID-/published/a/ir/airedale/collection/9/3-Sun,01Apr200702:50:00GMT http://www.myeport.com/published/a/ir/airedale/collection/9/3/../