UAS Conference Series 2013/14 Specific Learning Difficulties and tigers: Any connection? Anwen Jones Disability Advisory Service 4 February 2014 14 September 2010 Page 1 Tigers – beautiful.. ..but potentially dangerous 4 February 2014 Page 2 Tigers: a skills audit Can you? • • • • Identify different types quickly under pressure Read patterns of behaviour and understand how they will affect you Track and trap effectively Run really fast! 4 February 2014 Page 3 Your tiger-related “deficiencies” are defined by the society in which you find yourself Now apply the same thinking to words …… 4 February 2014 Page 4 Words – beautiful… but potentially dangerous an inability to manage words can be fatal to your success … but only depending on the society in which you live 4 February 2014 Page 5 Handwriting Reading aloud Spoken communication skills Spelling Organisation Written composition 4 February 2014 Page 6 Source of a “disability”? …. Individual deficit? Deficit in society? Medical vs. social model of disability 4 February 2014 Page 7 University approach ... Working Group on SpLD Trinity 2011 Education Committee Planning & Resource Allocation Committee 4 February 2014 Page 8 How do we diagnose? Biology? 4 February 2014 Page 9 Theoretical Perspective? Biology Cognition Environment Behaviour 4 February 2014 Page 10 Core features of SpLD • An over-arching term encompassing a range of skill difficulties …. not related to intelligence • Difficulty related to efficiency of very specific cognitive processes in the brain • Process information differently .... Potential to see things in a whole new light! 4 February 2014 Page 11 Core features of SpLD 4 February 2014 Page 12 Theoretical Perspectives • Single deficit model (traditional approach) Genetic difference Cognitive Processing Difficulty Behavioural impact (literacy, attention etc) Phonological deficit Dyslexia 4 February 2014 Page 13 Theoretical Perspectives • Multiple-deficit approach (new approach) Risk factors Protective factors 4 February 2014 Page 14 Dyslexia Dyspraxia Dyscalculia Other ... e.g. Specific Language Impairment ADHD 4 February 2014 Page 15 Assessment Psyc. Testing Theory of SpLD Observation and history 4 February 2014 Page 16 Phonological skills • King John • Lazy dog • Snow Black 4 February 2014 Page 17 4 February 2014 Page 18 4 February 2014 Page 19 4 February 2014 Page 20 Coding ± ∞ › 2 7 3 ⁄ ∆ ∙ ф ₍ # 1 5 9 4 8 6 4 February 2014 Page 21 Time to go back to school ..... Try these ... • wulanawop • natynation 4 February 2014 Page 22 Please copy down these notes • Hoe voelt het, in bijna elk aspect van uw leven, met een elke dag worden onder ogen gezien code die voor iedereen volledig gemakkelijk schijnt te zijn maar u? U probeert en probeert, dan vertellen de mensen u of slechts zou u enkel een weinig harder proberen. Ouder wordt u, het meer wereldgebruik de code, u verwacht dat gebruiken de code, en uw waarde door deze selfsame code meet. Hoe zou u voelen? 4 February 2014 Page 23 Core impacts across SpLD • Pace of working • Organisation • Time management • Concentration • Orientation • Differences in spoken communication skills • Stress, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression? 4 February 2014 Page 24 Compensatory Strengths? Always individual – regardless of the label 4 February 2014 Page 25 Possible areas of difficulty Skills Situations • • • • • • • • • • Reading speed / accuracy Written expression Spoken expression Note-taking Listening comprehension Mental calculation Fine motor skills Social interaction Daily living skills • • • • • • • Lectures Tutorials Library Speeches/presentations Practical laboratory work Exams Travelling between locations ... all social environments 4 February 2014 Page 26 QUESTIONS 4 February 2014 Page 27
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