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Tomo Haske
Professor Malcolm Campbell
English 1103
September 28, 2015
Learning to Learn
Introduction/Overview
Learning differences have in recent years, become the topic of many education related
discussions. As schools design their curricula, they often ask how they can best cater to the needs
of all of their students. This has always been important as everyone has different approaches to
learning. However, some students have certain learning differences which severely impact the
way in which they learn. Learning differences have always existed. However, only in recent
years have these learning differences been officially recognized and met with appropriate
accommodations. I would like to conduct my research on slow processing speed and other
learning differences, to better understand how they are developed, and how they can affect areas
outside of education including self-esteem and social interaction.
While the name (learning difference) may suggest that it affects students only in an
educational environment, research has shown that these differences often translate to social
problems as well. In a report released by the National Association of Special Education Teachers
it is mentioned, Although not all children with LD have socialemotional problems, they do run
a greater risk than their nondisabled peers of having these types of problems. In the report they
go on to say, In the early years they are often rejected by their peers and have poor selfconcepts. As adults, the scars from years of rejection can be painful and not easily forgotten.
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Next Steps
I plan to gather research from various medical and psycho educational online sources and
reference this information with my own personal experience to hopefully add some validity to
these documented medical findings. I will also seek the help of a librarian to find possible
printed resources. However, I feel I may be limited to online sources and very recently published
information due to the fact that processing speed is a very recent topic and is not even officially
recognized as a formal learning difference yet.