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Developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. Symptoms Strategies Difficulty in accurate diagnosis. Need accurate diagnosis to treat effectively; requires TEAM approach: educational, pediatric, psychological. This all needs to be coordinated.Provide careful education remediation of the specific deficit (usually ADHD accompanied by learning disability). Hyperactive, can’t sit still, fidgets.Is always “on the go”, acts …

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Trouble distinguishing similar sounds (“pig and big”) or confusing the sequence of heard or spoken sounds (“ephelant”). Symptoms Strategies Has trouble distinguishing between individual sounds in spoken language (sh-ch, th-ph). May mispronounce new vocabulary words and will have trouble with foreign language classes – Face the student and speak slowly and distinctly. Have student look …

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Difficulty recalling previously learned material upon demand, with short and Efficiency in skill required to produce language for communication with other individuals. Efficiency in skill required to produce language for communication with other individuals. Symptoms Strategies Has trouble recalling words for usage in speech. Says, “Whatchamacallit.” “you know.” frequently. – Encourage verbalizing and visualization.– Greatly …

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Difficulty understanding language that is spoken or written by others; problems relating speech and words to meaning. Symptoms Strategies Delayed speech development, vocabulary problems — difficulty attaching meaning to words. – Use simple language.– Tape record resource material; can rewind if necessary.– Build vocabulary. Has trouble understanding figurative language, seeing different shades of meaning: i.e., …

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What Parents Should Know About Retention This information is taken from the Center for Applied Research in Education Retention of a student’s grade placement is a very difficult decision for both parents and educators. When parents are first presented with this suggestion by the school, they may become overwhelmed and confused. If parents are presented …

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Difficulty recalling previously learned material upon demand, with short and long term memory problems. Symptoms Strategies Lags in memory of hearing you; seems unaware of what is happening; asks you to repeat. Will have difficulty recalling the sequence of the directions. – Have student repeat oral directions in sequence or tell you in his/her own …

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