For non-learning disabled students, it is often difficult to understand what children with learning disabilities face in a regular classroom. Misunderstood Minds is a documentary from PBS that explores the lives of five children living with learning disabilities. This assignment has you visit the website (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/) and experience first-hand what it is like to have trouble paying attention, reading, writing, or solving math problems. -Choose 1 student of the 5 from the documentary: Nathan V., Lauren, Sarah Lee, Adam, or Nathan S. -Write a 1-paragraph summary of the student’s story and issues with their learning disability. -Write another paragraph summary with information about the description, causes, symptoms of that particular disability – use the textbook OR find one other online resource for your information. -Try the tasks under their learning disability category on the Misunderstood Minds website under; Attention, Reading, Writing, or Mathematics -Write a brief summary of each task you completed, as well as a short discussion on which task you found to be the most difficult. -Sum up your essay with a conclusion paragraph about your own thoughts of the possible outcomes for this student with this particular disability.
