http://specialneedseducation.suite101.com/article.cf/how_to_teach_students_with_reading_disabilities
Rating: 18
Site Summary:
“Understanding and teaching students who have a reading disability is no longer the sole job of the special educator. Working with a child who has a reading disability is well within the ability of every educator with a little understanding of the disability, modifications and methods of working with the child.”
We chose this site because it is a useful site for teachers to learn how to teach students with reading disabilities.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Learning Disabilities- What are the Learning Disabilities in Reading Comprehension?
http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/learningdisabilitybasics/p/rdgcomprhnsn.htm
Rating: 17
Site Summary:
“A learning disability in reading comprehension that affects the learner's ability to understand the meaning of words and passages. Students with LDs in reading comprehension may also have difficulty with basic reading skills such as decoding words, but understanding is the greater weakness.”
We chose this site because it talks about reading disabilities having to do directly with comprehension.
Rating: 17
Site Summary:
“A learning disability in reading comprehension that affects the learner's ability to understand the meaning of words and passages. Students with LDs in reading comprehension may also have difficulty with basic reading skills such as decoding words, but understanding is the greater weakness.”
We chose this site because it talks about reading disabilities having to do directly with comprehension.
Study Shows Two Types of Reading Disability
http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov03/study.html
Rating: 16
Site Summary:“Researchers at Yale University have identified two reading disabilities that account for why some children compensate for impaired ability but others struggle to read throughout their lives. It's a finding that demonstrates the need for early intervention reading programs for children.”
We chose this site because this study shows the importance of parents teaching their children to read early and early intervention.
Rating: 16
Site Summary:“Researchers at Yale University have identified two reading disabilities that account for why some children compensate for impaired ability but others struggle to read throughout their lives. It's a finding that demonstrates the need for early intervention reading programs for children.”
We chose this site because this study shows the importance of parents teaching their children to read early and early intervention.
Kinds of LD
http://www.ldrc.ca/contents/kinds/reading_disabilities.php
Rating: 17
Site Summary:
“Youngsters with reading disabilities usually take significantly longer to learn the sounds of the alphabet. As these children learn to read, they may exhibit difficulty in blending the sounds of letters into a word or segmenting words into their separate sounds.”
We chose this site because it effectively defines what a reading disability is.
Rating: 17
Site Summary:
“Youngsters with reading disabilities usually take significantly longer to learn the sounds of the alphabet. As these children learn to read, they may exhibit difficulty in blending the sounds of letters into a word or segmenting words into their separate sounds.”
We chose this site because it effectively defines what a reading disability is.
Learning Disabilities: Signs, Symptoms and Strategies
http://www.ldanatl.org/aboutld/parents/ld_basics/ld.asp
Rating: 19
Site Summary:“Every individual with a learning disability is unique and shows a different combination and degree of difficulties. A common characteristic among people with learning disabilities is uneven areas of ability, “a weakness within a sea of strengths.” For instance, a child with dyslexia who struggles with reading, writing and spelling may be very capable in math and science.”
We chose this site because it gives good descriptions of learning disabilities and useful information on how to identify them.
Rating: 19
Site Summary:“Every individual with a learning disability is unique and shows a different combination and degree of difficulties. A common characteristic among people with learning disabilities is uneven areas of ability, “a weakness within a sea of strengths.” For instance, a child with dyslexia who struggles with reading, writing and spelling may be very capable in math and science.”
We chose this site because it gives good descriptions of learning disabilities and useful information on how to identify them.
Strugging to Read
http://www.pbs.org/parents/strugglingtolearn/understanding_reading.html
Rating: 17
Site Summary:
“Of all the skills children learn, reading is arguably the most important. It is a means of gaining knowledge about many different subjects and of understanding the world. Today, especially in the developed world, it is considered a fundamental skill required for success. Unfortunately, for many children with reading disabilities, learning to read is one of the most arduous and frustrating activities they will ever face. All too often, the barriers they face outweigh their desire to read and, without proper guidance, they never overcome them.”We chose this site because it shows important milestones of reading and what areas children with reading disabilities struggle.
Rating: 17
Site Summary:
“Of all the skills children learn, reading is arguably the most important. It is a means of gaining knowledge about many different subjects and of understanding the world. Today, especially in the developed world, it is considered a fundamental skill required for success. Unfortunately, for many children with reading disabilities, learning to read is one of the most arduous and frustrating activities they will ever face. All too often, the barriers they face outweigh their desire to read and, without proper guidance, they never overcome them.”We chose this site because it shows important milestones of reading and what areas children with reading disabilities struggle.
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