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Learning Disabilities and Support for High School Students

Learning Disabilities and Support for High School Students. Christina Nicole Murillo California State University of Monterey Bay Psychology Major CHHS 302 Professional Writing Health/Human Services . Professional Interest . Psychology Major: School Psychologist

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Learning Disabilities and Support for High School Students

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  1. Learning Disabilities and Support for High School Students Christina Nicole Murillo California State University of Monterey Bay Psychology Major CHHS 302 Professional Writing Health/Human Services

  2. Professional Interest • Psychology Major: School Psychologist • High school students struggle with learning disabilities • Inadequate support for children with learning disabilities. • My brother, dyslexia

  3. Critical Situation About 5% of all public school students have learning disabilities. Most of these students are not receiving the adequate support. Individualized Education Program (IEP)

  4. Rhetorical Timing 67% of students with learning disabilities graduate from high school 20% of students with learning disabilities drop out of high school California’s States Budget Crisis

  5. They Say • Individualized Education Program (IEP) • Perfect IEP’s for every student with learning disabilities

  6. Community Connection • Schools • Teachers • Parents • Student

  7. Thank You QUESTIONS?

  8. References A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. (2010, December 10). Developmental reading disorder. RetrievedFebruary 26, 2012, from PubMedHealth: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002379/ Dessoff, A. (2008). Resources to Support Disabled Learners, District Administration, 44(6), 49-52 Kenyon, R. (2003, September). Facts and Statistics on Learning Disabilities and Literacy. Retrieved February 20, 2012, from http://www.floridatechnet.org/bridges/factsandstats.pdf Melekoglu, M. A. (2011). Impact of Motivation to Read on Reading Gains for Struggling Readers With and Without Learning Disability Quarterly, 34(4), 248-261. Doi:10.1177/0731948711421761 NCLD Editorial Staff. (2012, January 9). Learning Disability Fast Facts. Retrieved February 17,2012, from National Center for Learning Disabilities: http://www.ncld.org/ld-basics/ld-explained/basic-facts/ld-fast-facts NICHCY Disability. (2011, January). Learning disabilities (LD). Retrieved February 20, 2012,from National Dissemination Center for Children with Disability: http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/ld The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (2011, March). Services In School For Children With Special Needs: What Parents Need To Know. Retrieved February 26, 2012, from The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/services_in_school_for_children_with_special_needs_what_parents_need_to_know U.S. Department of Education. (2007, March 23). Retrieved February 17, 2012, from Archived: Guide to the Individualized Education Program: http://ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html

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