When teaching students with learning differences, it is very important to understand how the brain functions and how it related to the student's learning disability.
How the Brain functions:
Life Skills-Left side of the Brain:
- Handwriting
- Language (spoken and written)
- Reading
- Phonics
- Working with details and facts
- Talking
- Following Directions
- Listening to spoken language
Life Skills-Right side of the Brain:
- Spacial Relationship (where things are on a map, relationship of one object to another in space)
- Shape and pattern recognition
- Mathematical computation
- Sensitivity to Color
- Singing and music
- Art Expression
- Creativity
- Visualization
- Feelings and emotions
Where do Learning Differences Fit?
Reading Disabilities:
Unexpected difficulties with learning to decode words, to read fluently, and to comprehend what one reads.
Writing Disabilities:
Unexpected difficulties with expressing thoughts in written format.
Math Disabilities:
Unexpected difficulties with number facility and applying mathematical concepts.
Language Disabilities:
Unexpected difficulties with oral expression and listening comprehension
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