I have learned that the reading process is progressive and in order to move to the next step, the foundations of the previous steps are critical to master. A student that has a learning disability has trouble with each of the steps and can easily become overwhelmed with trying to progress. I was also shocked to learn that 10% of the population has some form of a learning disability. Going forward, I now know more about what the learning disabilities are and am better prepared to identify a possible accommodation to help that student, even if they do not have an IEP.
