Learning difficulties

Learning difficulties

1. Writing and Reading skills

   • Speech recognition softwares can be used to enhance reading and writing skills for students with learning difficulties.
     • IBM via voice, Mac Speech dictate, DragonDictate

2. shortage of study materials/resources

   • A virtual library can be created by uploading ebooks/textbooks online.
     • Icloud, google drive...

3. Attention and listening limitations

   • Learners that have difficulty focusing on the teacher, personal FM listening systems transmit a speaker’s voice into the student’s ear.  This can help the listener focus on the speaker
     • P.A System...
   • For children with attention deficit disorders, extraneous noise can be over stimulating. Noise cancelling earphones are used for those easily distracted
     • skullcandy noise reduction earphones

4. Arithmetic difficulty

   • Brain games can be played online to stimulate problem solving in a fun and exciting way.
     • Sudoko, Math talk software...

5. Time allocated for teaching

   • Learners may be under pressure to process a lot of information over a short space of time in a classroom session. technology can be used to record lessons and reviewed again later.
     • Video and audio recorders, online lecture notes, slides, etc..