A student may qualify for special education services as a student with a specific learning disability in one or more areas. Generally, students who are identified as SLD have IQs within the average range but have difficulty progressing and being successful in specific academic areas.
The following definition comes from The Ohio Department of Education's page on Specific Learning Disabilities:
IDEA's Definition of Specific Learning Disability:
Specific learning disability — General. Specific learning disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations, including conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.
(ii) Disorders not included. Specific learning disability does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of intellectual disability, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. [34 CFR §300.8(c)(10)]
IDEA also lists evaluation procedures that must be used at a minimum to identify and document that a child has a specific learning disability.
More information can be found by visiting the ODE page at Education.Ohio.gov
Information pertaining to the federal law and definition of Specific Learning Disabilities can be found on the U.S. Department of Education page here IDEA-US Dept Education
The most common areas affected by learning disabilities include reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning and math.
In Ohio, there are 8 specific areas in which a student may be identified as having a learning disability:
- Oral Expression
- Listening Comprehension
- Reading Fluency Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Basic Reading Skill
- Mathematics Calculation
- Mathematics Problem Solving
Terms that are also used to describe specific areas of difficulty include
dyslexia-- difficulties in reading (dys-: difficult or disordered, -lexia: reading)
dysgraphia-- difficulties in writting (dys-: difficult or disordered, -graphia: writing)
dsycalculia--difficulties in math (dys-: difficult or disordered, -calculia: to compute)
Reading Resources
Common Core Standards: English and Language Arts
The expectations and goals for each grade level as set by the Common Core State Standards Initiative are available online. Exploring this page may provide some helpful information about what is expected at each grade level and what skills make up the different standards areas.
More information can be found at cisam.ossb.oh.gov
The International Dyslexia Foundation provides fact sheets on Dyslexia and other Language-based Learning Disabilities as well as suggestions for instruction and intervention.
- Facts sheets about Dyslexia, AHHD and Dyslexia, At-Risk English Language Learners and more can be found here: Dyslexia Fact Sheets
- More information including standards for teachers and dyslexia specialists can be found here: Dyslexia Association
Math Resources:
Common Core Standards: Math
The expectations and goals for each grade level as set by the Common Core State Standards Initiative are available online. Exploring this page may provide some helpful information about what is expected at each grade level and what skills make up the different standards areas.
Visit this page Common Core: Math Standards to find out more.
Building Blocks for Math: This is a supplemental math curriculum that is designed to help preschool children develop early mathematical knowledge through individual, small group and large group activities. The curriculum is designed to incorporate math activities throughout a variety of activities in a typical preschool day.
More information can be found through What Works Clearinghouse at this link: Building Blocks for Math
Games: Fun and interactive games to practice current math skill targets can be found at a variety of websites
- Check out multiplication.com This site has games for 1st grade through high school math topics and beyond!
- Visnos Math has a wide variety of activities covering time, angles, counting, fractions and more
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