{"id":404,"date":"2020-07-22T16:40:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=404"},"modified":"2024-03-03T22:33:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T22:33:14","slug":"learning-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=404","title":{"rendered":"Learning Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-info\">The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) defines learning disabilities (LDs) as specific neurological disorders that affects the way a person stores, understands, retrieves, and\/or communicates information. <br><br>For more informati<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldac-acta.ca\/official-definition-of-learning-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on, review the LDAC&#8217;s official definition<\/a> of LDs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will also be important to\u00a0encourage your client and their parents to build awareness and understanding of Learning Disabilities and general strategies that will be helpful. Resources and <a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community supports<\/a> are available from the L<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldac-acta.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">earning Disabilities Association of Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5dec1c8f9831a1ca490f487fa6c503d2\"><strong>General Strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General supports<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=1209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General suggestions for adolescents<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=1603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supporting transitions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To support\u00a0your clients learning disability, she\/he will require the following supports information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Specific skill instruction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accommodations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compensatory strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-advocacy skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Confidence\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For recommendations for academic subjects see: <a href=\"https:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subject specific resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Depending on the profile of your client, you may want to include recommendations on:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strategies to<a href=\"https:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> enhance learning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategies on <a href=\"https:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cognitive functioning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategies to improve<a href=\"https:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> social-emotional and behavioral functioning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your clients parents may also be interested in exploring the following websites for more information<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.ldonline.org\/<\/a> (resource for parents and teachers for learning disabilities)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/hub<\/a> (resource for parents and teachers for learning difficulties \u2013 U. S.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The following handout contains multiple worksheets that could be given to your clients and their parents in school: <a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/files\/2020\/09\/AppendicesUnlockingPotential.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Disorder School Worksheets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information on and targeted interventions for learning disabilities, see these handouts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/files\/2020\/09\/Learning-Disability-Home-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Disability Home Handout<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/files\/2020\/09\/Learning-Disability-School-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Disability School Handout<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThe Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) defines learning disabilities (LDs) as specific neurological disorders that affects the way a&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=404\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Learning Disabilities&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8966,"featured_media":0,"parent":52,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-404","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8966"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=404"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2851,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/404\/revisions\/2851"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}