Specific Learning Disability

“What are the challenges of learning with Dyslexia?”

The challenges of learning with Dyslexia are the amount of time it takes to comprehend learning. When Dyslexia focuses on young children a main sign you can tell is they learn to talk at a later age and take longer to learn to speak. Dyslexia can also cause a child to take much longer to learn to reach and to process information slower. Dyslexia cannot be cured and can last most if not someone’s entire life. Students can do very well and succeed as long as they have additional help through tutoring or a specialized learning program. Students with dyslexia have high mathematics anxiety compared to students without dyslexia.(McGladdery, J-A; Jordan, 2014) Mathematics anxiety is the same as having anxiety about any other subject when having dyslexia but it’s more common when learning math.

“What are the challenges of learning with Processing Deficients?”

Some of the challenges of learning with Processing Deficient are the affect it has on auditory and visual function. The challenges with auditory function can be described best as a child pronouncing words and sounds a different way then they normally are. The challenges with visual function are hard to see but a few signs can be a child appears clumsy or has a more difficult time learning their ABC’s. It is hard to treat Processing Deficient depending on which kind is affecting your child the most. Identifying the specific deficiency they have can go a long way. There are therapies that speech pathologists can perform to mitigate and help the deficiency in the long run. In high school I was affected by a learning disability and it was very difficult for me to read and understand the information I was reading. It took a very big turn on my atmosphere because I always felt like I was a different student than everyone else and always needed help. Over the years I have come to realize it's okay to get help from other students or teachers and I'm really starting to see the change in my life.

Reflection and Conclusion

Looking at the impact that each learning disability has on different students it affects each student differently based on the disability and the person. Each student is different and special in their own way. One treatment may not work the same way for one student as it does another. This is what makes each student gifted in their own way and the correct treatment can unlock untapped potential in each and every one of them no matter which disability affects them. This comes down to doctors and teachers to identify this in each student and reach out and do what they can for the student to unlock the potential they have.

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