SHOULD WE NAME DYSLEXIA MICHELLE KEIPER DECODING DYSLEXIA
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SHOULD WE NAME DYSLEXIA? MICHELLE KEIPER, DECODING DYSLEXIA OK
CURRENTLY IN THE CLASSROOM
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY: • Disorders include conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. • Disorders not included. SLD does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of mental retardation, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. IDEA 2004. 34 CFR 300. 8
dysgraphia dyscalculia dyslexia
US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OCTOBER, 2015 • US Department of Education issues a Dear Colleague letter to ensure a high-quality education for children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). • There is noting in IDEA that would prohibit the use of the terms dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia in IDEA evaluation, eligibility, determinations or IEP documents.
EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH INFORMATION
“NOT ALONE” “LOOK WHAT WE CAN DO” “WITHOUT A QUIVER IN HER VOICE”
CURRENTLY IN THE CLASSROOM UNRECOGNIZED ANXIETY BEHAVIOR ISSUES
89% OF CHILDREN WHO COMMIT SUICIDE AND LEAVE A NOTE, COULD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY BASED ON THE NOTE. – LINDA SIEGEL ITS TIME TO NAME DYSLEXIA IN THE CLASSROOM
