Language Based Learning Disabilities

Educators encounter students from varying backgrounds. Many students who enter classrooms present distinctive troubles that educators must modify, change and support. There are many students who present different types of disabilities. Disabilities such as, physical, intellectual or mental. One disability that many students are faced with are Language Based Learning Disabilities. Often this disability refers to a student’s ability to process spoken, written, listening, reasoning and reading skills. If a student demonstrates a lack of age- appropriate language skills this can hinder their development of comprehension and communication skills throughout their life. If a language based learning disability is not addressed appropriately and in

Dyslexia, as defined by the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity (2017) is “due to a difficulty in a phonological processing which affects the ability of an individual to speak, read, spell and write.” It is often seen that students with Dyslexia typically do not read fluently. They tend to peruse at a slower pace and perusing for these students requires extreme exertion. Students who have Dyslexia struggle with memorizing, spelling, and understanding material. A student with Dyslexia may have trouble with decoding the order of letters, trouble with spelling and writing along with difficulty in listening and reading comprehension. Despite Dyslexia being a condition that is lifelong, it is important to realize that Dyslexia does not limit one’s level of intelligence. Students with Dyslexia can function through life learning just like any other student. They just learn at a different

Reading fluency and comprehension is how well one can read out loud and grasp what they read. This is critical in light of the fact that students need to peruse words in setting. They additionally need to comprehend what they read and answer open-ended questions. Lastly, rapid naming can also be a useful test to assess someone who may have Dyslexia. This examines one’s speed with reading. How quickly a student can identify letters, numbers and colors in a text. Testing for speed is very helpful in knowing if someone has Dyslexia because a student with Dyslexia typically lacks the ability to read and identify words and letters