Learning and attention issues impact 1 of 5 children, according to many studies!
Read this fact sheet: https://www.ncld.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1-in-5-Snapshot.Fin_.03142017.pdf
Go to this Understood.org page https://www.understood.org/en/articles/through-your-childs-eyes#Simulations_of_learning_and_thinking_differences
and watch at least two of the videos of children talking about their challenges.
Choose one quote from the Instruction reading. How does it relate to what you learned about the role of emotions in learning?
What highlights did you take away from the children’s experiences in the videos at www.understood.org? How do they compare with your insights from watching the FAT City video clips earlier in the module?
Given your answers to 1 and 2, how do you think teachers can address common emotional issues that come up for children with specific learning differences in processing of math/reading/writing or attention/organization?
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