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Languaged Based
Learning Disability:
Not Just
In the Classroom
By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
(Strategies For Optimum Success)
She has trouble reading. ĮĐƵůƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ Žƌ ŇƵĞŶƚ ǁŽƌĚ
He can’t write in a straight line. ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƉŽŽƌ ƐƉĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ
She doesn’t focus unless she can see ĚĞĐŽĚŝŶŐ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ LJƐůĞdžŝĂ ŝƐ Ă ůĞĂƌŶ-
the person speaking to her. ing disability that is neurological in or-
He can’t remember something if it’s ŝŐŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŽŌĞŶ ƌƵŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ Śŝů-
ŶŽƚ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĚŽǁŶ͘ ĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚLJƐůĞdžŝĂ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚƌŽƵďůĞ
She can’t add. reading when taught through tradi-
,Ğ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ĨŽůůŽǁ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ ƟŽŶĂů ŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘
All of the above describe symptoms dŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐLJŵƉƚŽŵƐ ŽĨ ĚLJƐůĞdžŝĂ
Bulletin
ŽĨ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŚŽ ƐƵīĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁĂLJƐ
ďĂƐĞĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ;> > Ϳ͘ > > ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚ͕
ĐĂŶ ĂīĞĐƚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ͕ ƐƉĞĂŬ- some common symptoms for a kinder-
ŝŶŐ͕ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕ ƐƉĞůůŝŶŐ͕ ŵĂƚŚ͕ gartener through fourth grader are:
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ͕ ŵĞŵŽƌLJ͕ ĂŶĚ
self-regulatory skills. Some of the ͻ ŝĸĐƵůƚLJ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ
ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĨĂůů ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ that are not surrounded by other
> > ƵŵďƌĞůůĂ ĂƌĞ ĚLJƐůĞdžŝĂ͕ ĚLJƐŐƌĂƉŚ- words.
ŝĂ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƵĚŝƚŽƌLJ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͘ ͻ ^ůŽǁ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůĞƩĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ͘
Dyslexia ͻ ŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƐŵĂůů ǁŽƌĚƐ
ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ͞Ăƚ͟ ĂŶĚ ͞ƚŽ͕͟ Žƌ ͞ĚŽĞƐ͟ ĂŶĚ
dŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ĚĞ- “goes.”
ĮŶĞƐ ĚLJƐůĞdžŝĂ ĂƐ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĞĚ ďLJ ĚŝĨ- ͻ
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