Part Two

Part Two

Introduction

This paper intends to discuss the impact of learning disabilities or communication disorders on the achievement of students. Some children just do not learn, not because they will not but because they cannot. They seemingly have the ability and teachers certainly have expectations. They do not achieve to these expectations or, for that matter, to their own expectations. They have an inability to learn as most children learn, or more precisely, a disability, a learning disability. Students with learning disabilities (LD) certainly can learn, but they cannot learn as teachers might expect. Students with LD learn very differently, so teachers need to teach very differently. The two activities that will be focused within this paper are the explanation of the term learning disability to the concerned parents and the visit of local school district and exploration of various policies related to the education of students and their achievements having learning disabilities or communication disorders. The purpose of this paper is to make the reader aware about the impact of learning disabilities or communication disorders on the achievement of students.

Discussion

Early Childhood Education

As a child care practitioner, the best ways to guide children's behavior with peers include role modeling, providing them with conflict resolution activities and most importantly providing them with positive social opportunities to enhance their relationships. Role modeling will help children identify the need of positive relationships, conflicting resolution will make them able to deal with different situations positively and children will be able to make better relationships if provided with positive social opportunities (Parke & Ladd, 1992).

While assessing the growth and development patterns of any child, there are various factors that must be considered. The most important factors to consider are personal characteristics and paternal behaviors. Abilities of every child differ. Each child has its own personal characteristics which must be kept in mind while assessing the development. Various religious and cultural influences allow impact the normal development patterns of children. Every child has its own ability to learn and understand things; individuality is the basic thing we need to consider while assessing anyone's development. Moreover, the way they are nurtured and the support they see in their relationships also impact their development patterns. Birth and genetic disorders must also be considered (Shumow & Miller, 2001 Pp. 68-91).

Learning Disabilities

Many parents had a sincere conviction about their children's ability to learn. Their children's failure to learn, however, became a challenge and a struggle to convince others that the condition was not simply intellectual disability. The struggle to define LD persists even today. Educators do not agree on what a learning disability is. Definitions may include its cause, its impact on learning, or what it is not. The IDEA 2004 addresses what a learning disability is and is not. According to IDEA, a learning disability is "a disorder of basic psychological processes." Communication is the principal area impacted by a learning disorder wherein specific skills are affected. Communication problems are an "imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, ...