Nick's Learning Disabilities Mind Map

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What you are going to learn next week

by Marco Bertolini

NIb3

by NIb3 – Toronto’s Leading Rehabilitation Institute

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

by Braxton Ramcharan

Open Educational Resources

by Marco Bertolini

Learning Disabilities

Defusing Phrases for IEP Meetings

"How does that look in the classroom?" - when making conversation about accommodations, behaviour plans & instructional strategies, you can redirect by asking how things will actually work.

"How can we work together to make this happen" - helps make conversation about collaborating to provide a certain service less frustrating when your school tells you it doesn't do so.

"I may be misunderstanding" - gives the school a chance to explain its position when there is disagreement about how to interpret laws or test results.

ACCOMMODATION

Vary pitch and tone of voice, alter pace of instruction and stress "key" words

Show rather than explain

Use books with large print and big spaces between lines

Use books on tape

Set a timer and allow ample time to complete task

Dividing assignments into smaller tasks

Checklist of assignments to complete

Executive Function Deficit

Relocate seating away from visual distractions

Use of a colour-coding scheme to prioritize tasks

Have a routine of putting & keeping things in place

Advocacy

Self-advocacy - help the student learn to speak up for themselves

Write effective letters and emails

Conduct meetings with those who can best support your needs and create policies, programs or services to do so.

Types of Learning Disabilities

Related Disorders

Executive Functioning

Inefficiency in brain processes such as planning, organization, strategizing, paying attention to and remembering details, and managing time and space.

Dyspraxia

Difficulty with muscle control which causes problems with movement and coordination, language and speech, and can affect learning.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behaviour and hyperactivity.

Non-verbal Learning Disabilities

Discrepancy between higher verbal skills and weaker motor, visual-spatial & social skills

Dysgraphia

Affects a person's handwriting ability and fine-motor skills.

Dyslexia

Affects reading and related language-based processing skills

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

Affects how sound is processed or interpreted by the brain

Dyscalculia

Affects a person's ability to understand numbers and learn math facts.