Explain impact of cultural diversity of special education
English essay
Many scholars and researchers contend that LD is not a disability and should not
remain a category. What is your response to this contention? Do you agree or
disagree and why?
In your opinion, should a learning disability be diagnosed by a discrepancy between
academic performance and IQ score or should it be diagnosed by how well a child
responds to intervention? Why?
In the lecture for module we learned that a communication disorder is “an
impairment in the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts, or
verbal, nonverbal, and graphic symbol systems” (“Foundations for Understanding
Special Education: Defining Special Education and the Impact of Cultural Diversity
of Special Education Grand Canyon University,” 2010). Learning disabilities are
determined by examining the discrepancy between standardized achievement scores and
academic performance in a given academic area. Many students with learning
disabilities have difficulty processing information, much like students with
communication disorders. Many students with communication disorders have difficulty
learning academic content and exhibit problems with receptive and/or expressive
language. What are some strategies you could think of that would help students
process information?
