SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEED

Special Educational Need



Introduction

Children who need special education are distinguished among normal children of their age. The disability of a child is a major obstacle in his way, as he is deprived of learning as well as he is unable to predict. Predictions as in, if you take an example of a ball and throw it towards them, they won't be able to calculate its speed and the trajectory in which the ball is being thrown at them (Morris 2001, pp 6).

Discussion and Analysis

Dyslexia

Children who fall under the category of special education need may have dyslexia. Child's struggle with reading and writing is known as dyslexia. There are three main types of dyslexia: trauma dyslexia, primary dyslexia, and developmental dyslexia. In addition, dyslexia is also categorized by the issues the individual is having. These include visual and auditory dyslexia (Kershner 1975, pp 37).

As mentioned above, individuals with a certain type of dyslexia may also be categorized by what type of skill they are struggling with. Visual dyslexia is constituted as a struggle with the ability to write numbers, letters, and words in their correct order and style (Gordon 2001, pp 479). Many dyslexics often may read words backwards or write (or say) words out of order in a sentence. Auditory dyslexia is the struggle with the sounds of individual letters or words and they cannot pronounce the sounds of letters and words correctly because they do not hear or see them in the right way (Newman 2007, pp 287). Auditory dyslexia also may be caused by hearing and ear problems that start from an early age. However, it's important to note that this isn't always the case (Mather 2003, pp 207). Auditory dyslexics don't always have hearing problems and those with hearing problems may not have dyslexia (Stanly 2008, pp 181).

What causes dyslexia definitely depends on the individual's own circumstances. A dyslexia patient may suffer from a combination of the above causes of dyslexia and therefore may have a more severe (or long-standing) case than others.

SEN Management

To many of us reading seems easy and doesn't seem much of a problem. Reading can be a complex task for our brains. The fact that children struggle with reading is not surprising at all. Twenty to twenty-five percent of the United States population has a reading disability called dyslexia. This is one of the major causes for failure of reading in school.

Learning challenges can lead you to frustration and self-doubt, especially if it has to do with your child before their diagnosis. It is recommended that parents should immediately consult the doctor if any symptom of Dyslexia is identified. In addition, parents can also test their child at home (Arlin 2001, pp 712). To test your child at home, use words that your children know, and have them read or spell them. You will see the writing and reading a problem as some words look backwards or letters mixed (Augur 2002, pp ...