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Saturday, November 2, 2019

NOTES 27102019

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Class taken by ABDUL ASSAR  MASTER
MY NOTES:
The disability conditions included in the RPWD act.
( IDEA ACT ) : Individual Difference Education Act 2004

( TEACHER Remarks : (1) IT WOULD BE BETTER IF PARENTS OF SPL CHILDREN GOT TRAINED IN BRAILEY / SIGN LANGUAGE SO THAT they would be able to communicate with their children effectively.

( 2 ) There is no university in  India teaching sign language .


Important IDEAS :


(1) Learning disability does not include visual problems

/ hearing impairment

 /mental  emotional distubance 

/environmental 

/ cultural disadvantages .
                         
(2) Persons with IQ  < 80 are not LD PERSONS.

( boarder line IQ : 75-80;MR < 80 )

(3 ) Characteristics of LD PERSONS

SLIDE 



ACTIVITY LEVEL



ABILITY LEVEL 




(4) ATTENTION PROBLEMS


MOTOR PROBLEMS


DYPRAXIC LEARNING DISABILITIES
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/learning-disabilities/a-to-z/d/dyspraxia


disorder that is characterized by difficulty in muscle control, which causes problems with movement and coordination, language and speech, and can affect learning. Although not a learning disabilityDyspraxia often exists along with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia or ADHD.
(It's rare for an individual to be affected by a single learning difficulty.  People will usually have two or more simultaneous conditions, ranging from mild to severe.  For example, research suggests that 52% of children with dyslexia also have features of dyspraxia, and up to 50% of people with dyspraxia will also have ADHD.-SELF NOTES )

VISUAL PERCEPTION PROBLEMS



AUDITORY PERCEPTION PROBLEMS



LANGUAGE PROBLEMS(LSWR)

SODA inabilities 
substitution
/omission
/distraction
 /addition  )

SOCIAL , EMOTIONAL , BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS

ORIENTATION PROBLEMS

WORK HABITS

DEFICIENCY IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT



(PROBLEMSin reading 
/ arithmetic / spelling
 / comprehension / 
telling time / 
locating places on the map)

( Eg :student 5th std, achievement  identical to a 2nd standard student,student 2th std, achievement  identical to a ukg student)

types of LD 

(1) LD BY PROCESS
(2) LD BY FUNCTION IMPAIRED

REMARKS : ( can try to take phd  in identifying the issues behind non verbal learning disability )


CAUSES OF LD


ORGANIC  

ENVIRONMENTAL( maternal / prenatal/birth complications

/ GENETIC

ASSESSMENT



Discussed special education / inclusive education
 (1) IQ achienement discrepency ....

MANAGEMENT of LD

MASTERY MODEL-
learners work at their own level of mastery
-pratice
-gain fundamental skills before moving on to the next level


-direct instruction
-emphasizes
-scripted lesson plans
-rapid paced instructions
-correction of mistakes and without delay
-classsroom assignment
( alternative / modified assignment/ modified testing procedure / quiet environment )
( Remarks : (1) students should be sent to special schools from std 1-7 ( 2) prorammes for lD PERSONS ARE CONDUCTED WITHOUT PROPER PLANNING OR EMPATHY.eg : LD DAY observed in juvile home in vellimadukunnu in calicut )
(3)Blind Cricket (you tube videos available ) is an example of adaptation
(4) Reading equipment for LDs are available in Edumart ,this quipment to read zooms and highlights two lines each and it depends on visual memory )
******************************************** A N SESSION 
Special Equipments :( for orientation / mobilty / ..)
word processors with spell checkers
text to speech
speech to text softwares
talking calculators
computer based activities
( Remaks - buy only legal softwares;certain firms offer rebate for direct purchase by LDs,beware of exploitation by mediators )

BE EMPATHETIC TOWARDS PERSONS WITH LD

DEMO OF EQUIPMENTS

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

assisitive / adaped/ modified

teaching manual must refer to assistive technology used.

(1) Vocaliser  ( blind / SLD ) >> SCREEN READING SOFTWARE
CAN HELP language issues /persons with reading difficulty

(2) speeech to text software can be used( GBORAD / MIKE IN/USING GOOGLE TAB / KEYBOARD IN PLAYSTORE)
available  in Malayalam too

(3) Talking Calculators can be downloaded.
(4)  zoom text software for low vision big text

CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS


personal 
(1)NOTE TAKERS ( shadow teachers can be used,even student volunteers like NSS /SCOUT AND GUIDE vol..) can be engaged .
(2)readers / proof readers / scribes 

SPECIAL EDUCATION

*prescribed hours in a special room
*placement in a special school
*enrolment in a specil school
*employ invidual education plan with assistive technology by
 *a team of experts -edu therapy
( management/teachers/ therapists)


IMPROVISATIONS IN TEACHING the PERSONS WITH LD
abacus training ( for persons with discalculia to help in maths)
chess board with adaptations 
Braily font for blind

maths equatioswith tuch and feel effect

whita cane ( smart cane with GPS )

GLASSES WITH GPS

LEARNING APPS

(1) be my eyes ( to explain anything to the blind )
(2) lazarillo ( to show the way )
(3) image to text processor ( will read any printed matter )
(4) softwares like enjuvadi for discalculia
and totackle pronunciation issues,coloring,painting,sentence structure

Google Assistant

(1) to place a call
(2) to type inmalayalam/english/
(3) for counselling : BRAVO TANGO( can you help me bravo tango ? settings / language / default)

*short hand /wordprdict softwares / letter combinations / *helping softwares in ubuntu.
* use of charts and cards


ASSIGNMENT

Assignment -1(Based on 1, 2, 3 units  of 1st moule )
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Prepare a presentation   to educate parents about the prevalence  and characteristics of Specific Learning Disabilities, Need for early assessment and diagnosis and remedial interventions.

NOTE : It is  an individual work.

. Yes. Each module has two assignments. You will get 15 marks for each assignment. Total 8 assessments are to be prepared.

INSTRUCTIONS TO DO THE ASSIGNMENT

(LISTEN TO THE AUDIOS )



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