Case Study: Specific Learning Disabilities Criteria Name: Jennifer Birthdate: 12/17/92 Jennifer is a 2nd grader being referred for possible learning disabilities in reading. Jennifer has always attended Sand Hill Elementary and has not repeated a grade. She is eight years old. She has been screened for vision and hearing problems and was found to have normal vision and hearing. Her teachers have described her as cooperative and likable. She does not exhibit behavioral problems. Jennifer has a history of difficulty with early reading skill milestones. She had difficulty learning the letters of the alphabet in kindergarten as well as trouble with initial sounds, sight vocabulary and rhyming. Her overall language development was …show more content…
She has been paired with a peer to assist with reading directions during work time in all subjects. She also exhibits trouble organizing her time and space and sometimes does not go back and complete unfinished work during time allotted in class. She often hands in unfinished assignments and forgets to bring homework home. When asked, she says she didn’t remember that she hadn’t finished the work. She does not use the assignment list that is posted on the blackboard every day to help her get the materials needed for homework unless the teacher goes over it with her individually. Most of the other students in her 2nd grade classroom are able to read classroom text and complete work independently. They also read books for enjoyment on their own. The reading time in her classroom consists of a block during which the teacher works with small groups and the children are expected to work quite independently when they are not working directly with the teacher. The class uses a trade book format and this is utilized across the curriculum. Students are provided with short skills building lessons in large and small groups. Most of the time spent during explicit reading instruction is targeted to helping students develop reading fluency. Jennifer also works with the Title I reading teacher during this time period for ½ hour, three times per week. The Title I teacher has been using SRA Reading Mastery with Jennifer this year. Although she says that
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When writing, the student does not use appropriate spacing which makes her letter illegible. The student has deviations greater than ½ inch when using scissors to cut large geometric shapes out of construction paper. The student is shy and has difficulty interacting socially with her peers and instructors.
(Counselors Affecting Reading Everyday). My plan would involve developing one-on-one counseling sessions where the students would start off by taking a learning style inventory as well as a reading interest inventory. The purpose of the learning style inventory would be to help the students as well as their teachers to understand how each individual child learns and processes information. The reading interest inventory would serve the purpose of helping the students to find a particular type of text that they may enjoy reading. Upon completion of the learning style inventory and reading interest inventory, the students would begin meeting with the counselor to receive one-on-one reading opportunities using books that students self-select based on their interest. This one-on-one meeting will serve to meet the needs of those students who stated that they did not have anyone at home to read with. The students will utilize the school’s Accelerated Reading program to take quizzes on the books they read with the counselor. After earning their first five Accelerated Reading points, a book will be purchased for the student based on their interest. This incentive plan will serve as a means to provide personal books for those students that do not own any as well as attempting to help them to get over the fear or taking reading tests. During these weekly meetings, the counselor will provide a variety of reading text (based on student
Amy Johnson just started first grade. She enjoys going to school because she gets to hang out with her little friends. She loves Ms. Kim, her teacher because she is very nice and lovely. One day Ms. Kim asked the children to get into groups so that can play a spelling game. When Amy was selected to spell “happy”, she completely forgot how to spell it. She was embarrassed. Ms. Kim believed she was just shy to talk in front of her classmates. The next day, Amy was told to read a three-word sentence, but she was not able to carry it out. Amy sometimes turned in her homework incomplete or late. Ms. Kim started to become concerned about Amy because she was showing learning developmental delays. Ms. Kim decided to contact the elementary school social
At age five Stacey was diagnosed with a reading disorder and was place in a special education classroom for grades Kindergarten and 1st grade. She was placed in a general classroom in second grade but continue to receive the following accommodation extended time
Jadarius is a quiet and soft spoken year-old boy at Magee Elementary School. Jadarius's favorite sport is football. His favorite color is blue and he likes to watch Superman videos. In the summer, Jadarius looks forward to playing outside, eating vanilla ice-cream along with his mom's Hamburger Helper. Jadarius states, after high school, he would like to work at a Dollar General store and attend Jackson State University. His favorite subject in school is math. Jadarius has an eligibility ruling of Developmental Delay and Language/Speech Articulation. In reading, current I-Ready data indicates Jadarius recognizes Level K high frequency words, and with support, answer questions about key ideas and details stated in literary or informational
She maintained ‘A’s’ in all academic areas except reading. Morgan ended her third grade year with a 88% in reading as she struggled with understanding written materials and reading with fluency and expression. Morgan’s third grade teacher believed if she slowed down while reading, her reading skills would have improved.
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additional groups to work independently, reading at their own specific level. The roles of the teacher
Since 2011, Valerie has been enrolled in Christa McAuliffe, P.S. 28. Valerie was an excelling student in Pre-K and Kindergarten. During her time in P.S. 28, Valerie was receiving weekly support from the Reading Recovery Program with Ms. Farah to improve her reading level. Valerie’s reading skills dramatically improved. However, the program ended in first grade.
A shocking video has been released from a hidden camera which has captured three Calgary care workers who brutally assaulted an elder resident. This elder resident died a month later from the incident. This incident happened in Garrison Green CareWest facility in Calgary on March 12, 2015. The camera captured that the three health care workers abused the elder client. Not only this, they threatened him by pouring urine over him while emptying his urine bag. He told his family that the staff is abusive towards him. Then, a hidden camera was installed in his room by his son. This camera captured all the incidents of abuse towards the 92- year- old man.
From reading Brittany’s case history, my provisional diagnosis is a language-based learning disability. Language-based learning disabilities or LLD are characterized by age inappropriate deficits in the areas of reading, spelling, and/or writing (ASHA, 1991). According to Brittany’s case history, she has great difficulties reading, spelling, and writing, causing her to fall well behind her classmates. Despite Brittany’s problem with reading, spelling, and writing, her case history reports that she is developing typically in all other areas. A combination of Brittany’s poor literacy skills and her typical development in all other areas led me to my diagnosis of a language-based learning disability.
She has poor spelling and writing skills. She has trouble in taking notes and copying. Her handwriting is hard to read. It is challenging for her to complete normal class tasks on time, because she reads and writes more slowly than other students (homeofbob.com, 2016).
Julia tries her best very hard to complete her homework and classwork assignments. She works well in small groups with teacher-guided instruction. Julia is currently a 8th grade level student. She is struggling to meet grade-level requirements in reading and writing. Her mother requested that Julia be tested. Julia is able to socialize in class. Julia makes friends easily and is very affectionate. Julia is a sweet and loving child, she gets along well with her peers. However, more additional information is needed to determine whether Julia eligible for special education services.
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