"Difficulty
Learning New Things" Quest
If
a Kid has Difficulty Learning, Can He or She Get a Job when He
or She Grows Up?"
Follow the
10 steps below
to pursue your Web Quest.
Let's see...
If a student has difficulty
learning, will he or she get poor grades and have to go to a special
school? What kind of jobs or careers
can a kid look forward to having if he or she has difficulty learning?
Some things to think about....
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What is it like to have a
learning disability?
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What kind of assistive technology
can help people who have difficulty learning?
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Who are some famous people
who have learning disabilities?
Can you think of more
questions to
help you in your Quest? Write
them down so you'll remember them as you search the
Internet.
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Quick
Facts
Here are
some little
known facts that may help you answer
some of your Web Quest questions. Remember, these facts will only give you
basic information. You'll need to search the Web further to find more in-depth information for
your Quest.
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By the time you
reach 12th grade, you will have been in school for about 17,000 hours?
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Approximately 10
million school-aged children (nearly 1 in 5) have a reading disability (New England Journal of Medicine
1992;326:145-150)?
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Einstein
couldn't speak fluently until after his ninth birthday? His parents
thought he was mentally retarded.
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Web
Search Locations
Search these sites for information
to help you in your Web Quest. Each site looks at the topic
under investigation from a different point of view. Each site may have
more links to send you off in new directions.
DISCLAIMER:
We provide links to other web pages if you want to learn even more about a topic. Some of these pages are on the CDC website and others are on outside websites. Links to organizations outside of CDC are included for information only. CDC has no control over the information at these sites. The views and opinions of these organizations are not necessarily those of CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), or the U.S. Public Health Service
(PHS).
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LD Online: KidZone
An interactive guide to learning disabilities for kids.
Word Q
This website is an example of computer software that helps students who
can't spell or who have difficulty with written communication.
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More
Cool Sites
Here are some
more cool
sites that have information about the topics in this Quest.
SparkTop is a
website where kids with learning disabilities can create, play games, and
connect with other kids.
KidsClick
This reference site was created by librarians. The simple search
engine finds good Internet sites about disabilities and other subjects.
Type in the words "disability" or "disabilities" or choose "D" in the
search subjects by letters option.
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People
The people featured on these websites may be able to help you with your Web Quest.
Successful
People with Learning Disabilities
This website is part of the SchwabLearning.org website and has stories
about famous people with learning disabilities or Attention Deficit with
Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Date: September 28, 2006
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities