Accommodating Learning Disabilities and Differences Without Singling Students Out
Edward Stern is a guest blogger for My Dog Ate My Blog and writes
Accommodating different learning disabilities is a regular and occasionally difficult task for all teachers. Each and every student has a different learning style, but some differ more than others. Students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), dyslexia, or other common learning impediments may not seem outwardly disabled when compared to their peers and do not, in most cases, need to be in a separate classroom, but can be frustrated by these challenges, a frustration that can ultimately destroy their education endeavors.
This frustration with school can also stem from being labeled as different. Learning disabilities are beyond their control, and so it hurts even more when they are singled out by teachers and harshly teased and even bullied by their peers. Labeling students, especially when teachers do so, sets a student apart from a group in an
Accommodating different learning disabilities is a regular and occasionally difficult task for all teachers. Each and every student has a different learning style, but some differ more than others. Students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), dyslexia, or other common learning impediments may not seem outwardly disabled when compared to their peers and do not, in most cases, need to be in a separate classroom, but can be frustrated by these challenges, a frustration that can ultimately destroy their education endeavors.
This frustration with school can also stem from being labeled as different. Learning disabilities are beyond their control, and so it hurts even more when they are singled out by teachers and harshly teased and even bullied by their peers. Labeling students, especially when teachers do so, sets a student apart from a group in an