What are some of the warning signs to look for in your students to see if they have a learning disability? What is the most common learning disability?
Re: Teaching students with LD
I would recommend watching how your child reacts to school work. Does he or she approach it with a good attitude, or is it a constant battle to get him or her to complete the work. Sometimes it’s not just that they don’t want to do the work, it’s that they can’t do it and they feel if they put up enough of a fight then the parents will just forget about it. Also if your child is acting up at school it may be because he or she is trying to get sent out of the classroom so their peers won’t find out they can’t do the work. The most common learning disabilitiy is challenges in reading.
great question!
What a great question. I’d say - if you see a child struggling in school, there’s usually an underlying learning difference. If half your class is struggling, that’s a different matter and then your curriculum needs readjusting - it’s out of sync with your students.
But if it’s just a very few who are struggling - who can’t complete work in the same time or way as can other students - suspect a learning difference.
From my years of teaching the most common learning differences fall into three catagories, attentional issues, reading issues, writing issues.
You’ll flind that kind of information in “ABC’s of LD/ADHD” on this site.