Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Jane Doe

Root, C., (Vol 1, No. 1, April, 1994). A Guided to Learning Disabilities for the ESL Classroom

Practitioner. Retrieved from http://www. Idonline.org/article/8765/

A Guide to Learning Disabilities for the ESL Classroom Practitioner

By Christine Root

This article, A Guide to Learning Disabilities for the ESL Classroom Practitioner, begins with a statistical information about the amount of people in the general population with learning problems. Also, it includes a clinical definition of a learning disability by Dr. Melvin Levine from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Based on extensive research by Martha-Sue Hoffman, the article lists the four categories of detailed behaviors associated with learning disabilities. Along with the description of types of learning disabilities, effective strategies are included that can be implemented into the classroom environment by the teacher to help improve student engagement and understanding.

Christine Root provides a well- research article on the definition of a learning disability as well as the types of disabilities displayed in students with learning concerns. The article dispels myths surrounding people with learning problems and implores teacher not to accept these myths as truths. The classroom teacher’s responsibility is not to perpetuate student failure.

Along with defining and describing the various types of learning disabilities, the article includes research by leaders in educational research such as Howard Gardner and Betty Edwards. Learning strategies that focus on bringing out the strengths of each students are included in the article as well. These techniques are easy to incorporate into any classroom routine and instruction. The focus on the article is to ensure each student is provided every opportunity to be successful especially in a cultural diverse classroom.