Learning Disabilities

When someone has difficulty reading, writing, concentrating and/or learning, their chances of success in school and in life are diminished. It is common for these difficulties to be associated with a lower intellectual capacity, but the real problem may be a Learning Disorder.

Learning Disorders can be found in children, adolescents and adults, they generate difficulties that are perceived at school and in the lives of people with these disorders.

In this course you will learn about Learning Difficulties and Disorders, learn their causes, how to detect and treat them, in addition to knowing what the role of Parents, Teachers and the School should be in the treatment of disorders.

Learn how to identify, deal with and treat Disorders:

• Dyslexia
• Dysgraphia
• Dysortography
• Aphasia
• Dysarthria
• Dyscalculia
• Acalculia
• Apraxia
• Dyspraxia
• Stutter
• Attention deficit
• ADHD

Also learn how to deal and treat Learning Disabilities such as Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Down Syndrome and Mental Disability.

The main topics of the Learning Disorders Course are:

Unit 1: General Aspects

• What are Learning Disabilities?
• Differences between Learning Difficulties and Disorders
• Early Childhood Education

Unit 2: Types of Learning Disorders

• Classification of disorders
• Entrance Disorders
• Visual Perception Disorders
• Auditory Perception Disorders
• Integration Disorders
• Memory Disorders
• Output Disorders
• Language Disorders
• Motor Activity Disorders
• Learning Difficulties
• Autism, Syndromes and Disabilities

Unit 3: Other causes of learning difficulties

• Brazilian Education
• The school
• The teachers
• The family

Unit 4: Dealing with Children with Learning Disabilities

• How to Detect Learning Disabilities
• The Role of Parents
• The Role of the School
• The Role of Teachers
• How to use the Legislation
• Conclusion

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