1. Dyslexia
1.1. Those with dyslexia have deficits in accurate and fluent word recognition. They struggle with word/letter recognition, decoding and spelling. Reading comprehension is sometimes impaired too.
1.1.1. Some ways to help students with Dyslexia can be: using a recording of readings, clarifying and using explicit directions, highlight important work, and block out extraneous stimuli.
2. Dyscalculia
2.1. This LD impairs math calculation skills and causes difficulties understand numbers or math facts. Dyscalculia results in hardships when quantifying sets without counting. Quantitive reasoning is likely impaired also for those with this LD.
2.1.1. Some ways to help students with Dyscalculia: have separate worksheets for word problems and number problems, highlight or circle key words and numbers on word problems, provide anchor charts
3. Dysgraphia
3.1. This learning disability affects a person's fine motor skills and handwriting. This can often affect writing numbers as well.
3.1.1. Some ways to help students with Dysgraphia: provide pencil grips, provide handouts so there is less to copy, use tape recordings, graph and lined paper, extra time.
4. Oral / Written Language Disorder and Specific Reading Comprehension Deficit
4.1. Individuals with this LD often struggle with both understanding and expressing written and spoken language. Those with this LD have a hard time with semantic processing and syntactic processing. Semantic relates to the meaning of words, and syntactic relates to the meaning of words with connected with others or sentences.
4.1.1. Some ways to help students with this disorder: practice and rehearse memory strategies, provide non-verbal cues to call attention, give instructions with extra meaning, practice vocabulary.
5. Non-verbal Learning Disability
5.1. Those with this type of LD have trouble interpreting nonverbal cues like facial expressions or body language and may have poor coordination.
5.1.1. Some ways to help students with NVLD: highlight their strengths publicly and to the student, keep routines predictable, use simple graphic organizers, lined paper.
6. ADHD
6.1. This disorder makes it hard for children to focus and to pay attention. ADHD may also come with hyperactivity and behavior problems.
6.1.1. Some ways to help students with ADHD are: keeping eye contact with students, getting down to students' eye level, using cue words to regain attention such as "listen" "you'll want to remember this".