Learning Disability Essay

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:

Nelson Mandela once quoted, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” In this 21st century, there isn’t a single thing in this world that can be achieved without education. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) said that "man is the only being who needs education” and that "Man can only become man by education," advocating the importance of education. Education is an essential aspect in a person’s life, though we tend to make things difficult for ourselves by putting it aside or looking at school as a nuisance. While we are contemplating whether to go to school or not there are children among us that have the need and want for school but is unable to due to inevitable obstacles.

Teachers around the world are well known to the possible learning disorders that involve children of various ages. Among the learning disorders are listening, speaking, reading and writing, involving the main 4 skills that are required for a child to learn, basically, anything. Having known these disorders, various kinds of tests have been done to identify its cause and effects. Learning disabilities are a life-long disorder affecting the way the brain processes information. The term learning disability is a generic term that includes dyslexia (reading disability), dysgraphia (writing disability) and dyscalculia (math disability), (Handler, 2011)

Reading problems are often mixed up with Dyslexia. Dyslexia is made up of two different parts: dys meaning not difficult, and lexia meaning words, reading, or language. In literal, dyslexia means difficulty with words (Catts, Kamhi, 2005). The Local usage of the term, dyslexia, tends to coincide with the definition of the World Fede...

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...ords. It is so common that it affects 2 – 8 % of young children.

Developmental dyslexia can be broken down to three kinds of signs of difficulties; Firstly decoding difficulty, secondly comprehension difficulty and thirdly retention difficulty. Through the kind of test as well as assessments that have been made by doctors and researchers, the three kinds of difficulties are the main difficulties that have been found in children who has developmental dyslexia.

onto the kinds of classroom activities for example; Repeat directions, maintain daily routines, hand out graphic organizers, give students an outline, chart, or blank “web” to fill in during presentations, use step-by-step instruction, simultaneously combine verbal and visual information, write key points or words on the chalkboard, design balanced presentations and activities and emphasize daily review.