Famous People with LD… Websites Worth Visiting
Erin Brockovich, activist ¾ LD Association of Nova Scotia Bruce Jenner, athlete (LDANS) Danny Glover, actor http://www.nsnet.org/ldans/ Cher, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg, actor ¾ Learning Disabilities Association of Jewel, musician Canada (LDAC) Charles Schwab, businessman http://www.ldac-taac.ca/ Severe John Irving, writer John Chambers, businessman ¾ Schwab Learning. Greg Louganis, athlete http://www.SchwabLearning.org Learning Harry Belafonte, entertainer ¾ LD Online Tom Cruise, actor http://www.ldonline.org
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Students with learning disabilities may ¾ Spark Top have weaknesses in some areas but are http://www.allkindsofminds.org Program often very skilled in others. Find ways to build self-esteem by encouraging areas of strength.
Self-advocacy is key. Students must understand their learning needs as well as be aware of available supports. For more information contact: Student Services Department 1-902-275-2733 September 2006
What is a Learning Disability? Signs and Symptoms Program Overview
A learning disability is a difference in Learning disabilities can be hard to 1. The South Shore Regional School brain structure that affects the ability recognize and often go undetected. A Board employs 2.5 Severe Learning to receive, process or express key indication is uneven learning Disability (SLD) Specialists and one information. As a result, learning to patterns, doing well in some areas and itinerant Program Support Teacher read, write or to do math can be struggling in others. These who works specifically with SLD adversely impacted, despite average to inconsistencies often confuse parents, students in the area of technology. above average intelligence. Social teachers, and even students themselves. 2. Consultative Service is available at skills can also be an area of difficulty. Without intervention, these students all grade levels for student identified may begin to see themselves as as having a learning disability. This Attention difficulties (ADD/ADHD) unintelligent, become angry or give up involves working with the school often co-exist with a learning on school. staff, attending meetings and disability. assisting with programming. Direct Terminology work with students for a short period Dyslexia – Difficulty with listening, of time may also be necessary. What a Learning Disability is Not speaking, reading, and/or writing. 3. Direct Service involves pull out Dyscalculia – Difficulty calculating intervention for work in the areas of Children are not considered to have a math problems. literacy, numeracy and/or learning disability if their learning Dysgraphia – Illegible handwriting; technology. This service is available problems are due primarily to: difficulty writing within a space. to students at the middle English as a second language Dyspraxia – Problems with muscle school/junior high level. Once pull Limited school attendance control and coordination. out intervention is completed, Economic disadvantage Sensory Processing – Problems students will be monitored for the Impaired hearing or vision understanding visual and/or duration of their school career. Emotional disturbance auditory information. 4. Application for SLD services can be Physical disability Adaptations – Strategies used to made on a monthly basis through the Autism bypass the area of difficulty. Community of Schools as soon as Cognitive delay Common adaptations include: the student is diagnosed. Students A mismatch between home and o Books on CD meeting criteria for direct service school expectations o Use of a computer will be place on a waiting list until a o Extra time. spot becomes available.