SLD

Types

100

A language based disability in which a person has trouble understanding written words.

What is Dyslexia

200

a mathematical disability in which a person has a difficult time solving arithmetic problems and grasping math concept

What is Dyscalculia

300

a writing disability in which a person finds it hard to form letters or write within a defined space

What is Dysgraphia

400

Reading comprehension disabilities involve complex thinking skills such as understanding words, phrases and larger meanings of passages

What is Dysphasia

500

A language disability in which a person has difficulty with understanding or producing spoken language, or both

What is Aphasia

Intervention

100

1. A method of academic intervention used in the United States which is designed to provide early, effective assistance to children who are having difficulty learning.

What is RtI?

200

2. A program of specific accommodations developed by the child, parents and school working as a team. The accommodations alter how material is presented, not what is presented.

What is an IEP (Individual Education Program)?

300

3. Giving preferential seating, reducing the number of questions on a page, or administering a test in several sections over several days are examples of this.

What are accommodations?

400

4. High- and low-tech tools that may aid a student in reading, writing, spelling, math, organization, or memory.

What are Assistive Technologies?

500

5. When a student exhibits spelling and reading errors, such as substitutions (house/home), letter reversals, (b/d), or inversions (m/w) this accommodation may help them to be successful on a writing assignment.

What is to provide a scribe or computer?