April Week 3-4

Lesson: Autism/Learning Disabilities

Lesson Objectives:

Students will:

Define what a learning disability is

Discuss examples of how learning can be difficult for students with learning disabilities.

Reflect on how they can be a friend to students who have learning disabilities

Pre-test:

  • I can define what a learning disability is Yes or No

  • Learning disabilities means students learn differently Yes or No

  • Students with learning disabilities see words differently Yes or No

What is a learning disability?

  • A learning disability is a difference in the brain that can make it harder for a student to learn.

  • Can make it difficult to learn reading, writing, spelling, or math.

  • Can be harder to focus or remember information.

  • This just means that the student learns differently.

Activity Time!!

What does the sentence say?

  • The loywel cat nra away

  • Wneh is uory dyirbtah?

  • Do uyo leik clatochoe?

Reading Activity

blue purple beige red brown

black fuchsia white orange tan

After Activity Discussion

How do you think it could feel to have a disability?

What are some ways that you can be a friend to people with disabilities?

Post-test

  • I can define what a learning disability is Yes or No

  • Learning disabilities means students learn differently Yes or No

  • Students with learning disabilities see words differently Yes or No