Specific Learning Disabilities

Alyssa Cottle
Savannah Burton
Stockton Smith
Understanding Learning Disabilities
-Development of the Learning Disabilities field
-definition of learning disabilities
-federal definition
-alternative definitions
-essential dimensions of a definition of a learning disability
Understanding Learning Disabilities Continued
-Prevalence of learning disabilities
-Causes of LD
-physiological causes
-curriculum and environmental contributors
Idaho SLD Eligibility
(i) Oral Expression.

(ii) Listening Comprehension.

(iii) Written Expression.

(iv) Basic Reading Skill.

(v) Reading Fluency Skills.

(vi) Reading Comprehension.

(vii)Mathematics Calculation.

(viii) Mathematics Problem Solving.

 SPLIT INTO THREE STATIONS
1. Characteristics of Individuals with LD
2. Identifying LD
3. Educating Students with LD and Recommended Educational Practices

12 MIN EACH! We will then have you switch!

Summary and Closure
Parent and family perspectives
-parents as partners
Trends and issues affecting the field of LDs
-issues related to RTI
-Transition to post-secondary options for students with SLDs
Summary