Nonverbal LD
Any questions about Dear Ann?
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Map
Etiology
NONVERBAL
LD
CHARACTERISTICS
Independ. activities
Academics: Social
Cognitive:
Routines
Math
Visual
poor
Emotional
Hazards
Estimations
Games
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Instructional Implications ?
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Visual Memory Poor
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Visual Concepts To Estimate
Distance Time Money
Quantity Size Age Weight
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Cognitive Poor
Literal answers
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Prevalence &
Co-occurrence
• Some of these children incorrectly labeled
PDD, autistic, schizophrenic, Aspergers’
syndrome
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What is my disability
. Dysgraphic
2. Dyspraxic
3. Math LD
4. Nonverbal LD
5. 3 & 4
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Case 3: Michael
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Intervention
Possibilities?
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Accommodations and
Compensation Training
 Teacher uses simultaneous
verbalizations with all
nonverbal materials
 Teacher encourages the
child’s questioning
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Interventions: Direct Instruction
Social Understandings
Task analysis and training in nonverbal:
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voice tone (tonal agnosia)
facial expression (facial agnosia)
gestures
charades
sequences of pictures
film strips
movies
(Rourke 1989)
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