Introducion to Special Education: Students with Disabilities

Running head : Introduction to Special Education : Students with Disabilities

STRATEGIES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING

[The name of the writer appears here]

[The name of institution appears here]

STRATEGIES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING

Puzzling is the term teachers use to describe students with learning disabilities . They tell us that these students look entirely normal seem intelligent , carry on intelligent conversations - that they don 't appear to any different than other students . Yet these students have difficulty doing certain tasks - not all- in school . Some have difficulty reading others perform poorly in spelling

still others make frequent mistakes in math . Teachers in many schools tell us that these students are very hard to teach - that they simply do not learn in the same ways or as easily as others their age . They tell us that these students have special needs and are not easy to teach in large classes in which most other students perform reasonably well . They tell us that modifying instruction so that these students can profit from teaching is an intricate process . So what is the ideal school curriculum for students with learning disabilities ? How should a classroom teacher implement a program to meet the needs of students with disabilities What strategies for active learning should be included in the program for students with learning disabilities ? All these questions will be tried to answer in this research

learning disability . Adolescents are also concerned about life after completing school . They may need counseling and guidance for college career , and vocational decisions . To worsen the situation , a few adolescents find themselves drawn into acts of juvenile delinquency Because adolescents tend to be overly sensitive , some emotional , social and self-concept problems often accompany a learning disability at his age . Most secondary schools now have programs for adolescents with learning disabilities

Many teachers in New York suggested that we abolish the label learning disability , and merge it with the emotionally disturbed and the educable mentally retarded and only deal with the child from an instructional point of view by defining learning tasks so that they can be taught step by step . I strongly opposed with this suggestion . Though maybe it is possible for the child with severe learning disability , but this approach is not sufficient to mild learning disabilities students

either mild or severe . Determining the level of severity is helpful in placement and in planning teaching delivery . I strongly suggest that students with mild learning disabilities should be given different remediation from those of students who have severe learning disabilities . So , within the regular classroom , the regular teachers should often make changes in instruction that will benefit these students

as their progress permits

Active Strategies for Students with Disabilities

This knowledge of the characteristics of learning disabled students is one basis for implementing a program to meet the needs of students with disabilities . Thus , we have seen that children with learning disabilities compose quite a diverse group . It should be no surprise then to find that the teaching and active strategies for learning...