Describe three explanations for the increase in the number of students identified as having learning disabilit

Answer 1

1. Inclusion

Inclusion is much more common today than it used to be and students who are being identified now would not have been in mainstreamed schools years ago.

2. Research, research, research!

The more characteristics we learn of "exceptional learners," the more people we can ascertain as having those characteristics and needs.

3. Increase in Teacher Responsibility/Ease of Process

Teachers are expected to use their training to identify "at risk" students and students with special needs. They are accountable for recommending them to specialists and to collect work samples and documentation as well as to follow-through with meetings. The meetings are outlined and have a "status quo" that makes them easier to run...specialists know specifically what to do. Since teachers are working hard to find these students to help them, they are coming to the surface.

Answer 2

1. They didn't know as much about learning disabilities in the past as they do now, hence they are able to identify them better.
2. The definition of learning disability is broader.There are so many types of what is considered a learning disability now.
3. I think a lot of assumptions are made that if a student isn't doing well in school they must have a disability, just like if a kid is super active (which most kids are) they must have ADHD

Answer 3

this may not be PC. however growing up in the 50s & 60s 'learning disabilities' didn't exist as an enablement as now. one thing you might seriously consider the food then was grown local (under 200 miles) seasonal (no tomatoes in winter) on family farms (not industrial strength production farms). the quality of the food was of higher quality maybe not so pretty.
the number of injected sprayed on preservatives or insecticides were much fewer than now. cattle took longer to raise. turkeys took 9 -12 mths to market not todays 4-7 mths. chicken well you don't want to know.
people and kids didn't lower the standards as today. dumb kids worked harder . teachers could actually teacher to learn not to tests taking.

Answer 4

THe students don't have learning diabilities! The teachers have teaching disabilities!

Answer 5

pharmacy companies need to sell

parents/teachers not noticing it earlier and taking actions

more research report's being made

more students now

teachers that never started our children with the right fundamentals/parents also..................caring