My son has a learning disability. We need help getting him to learn latin terms.?
Friday, October 16th, 2009 at
11:07 pm
My son has a specific learning disability. He can't learn languages because of this. In his chosen career field he has to learn latin names of trees and other nature items. He is really having a problem. Are there any tricks for this or tools he could use to try to help him get this in his brain? He can study for hours and think he knows it and go to take the test and ... it's all gone! Please help. He does have an IEP and he is in college. Thank you!
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combine all techniques of neural processing
if you see, using flash cards, that is receptive processing
if you hear that is also receptive
to write the words is expressive processing
to speak is of course also expressive
by combining pathways of processing, one can overcome neural limitations that show up as LD’s
I agree with sarah V about the cognates, you can find a commonly used word that helps to bring to mind the latin equivalent
( I did all of these for medical terminology class, and to remember the scientific names for classification of animals, and to classify and group languages in an intro to lingusitics class )
but also using mnemonic devices to link either visual images with the words or to link the physical perception with the word or word sounds is also very powerful
and how the memory experts overcome the brain’s tendency to do things linearly
I helped my brother learn the hebrew alphabet at age 2 1/2
and my daughter is now memorizing shakespeare monologues at age 7
(if they learn these techniques sooner, it’s easier than as an adult to retrain your brain to process lists this way
i too have an LD and i find that it helps to either write or type things out. i also say things aloud to memorize them. flash cards may also help.
i understand what you mean, its hard for people who dont have learning disabilities.
I did some research and this website has some great tips and techniques for helping him remember.
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/grammar/lvocab2.html
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There are NOT IEPs in college–that ends upon graduation from high school…he should have accommodations under section 504 of teh rehab act…and the disability services office shoudl be helping witha ccommodations..
ask if it would be appropriate to allow him to always use a reference manual…
Try the Comenius pages on Latinum – these might help.
http://latinum.mypodcast.com
I don’t mean to be rude, but it’s very important to note that no learning disability will prohibit your son from learning a foreign language. There is no learning disability that says THIS CHILD CANNOT, AND I MEAN ABSOLUTELY CANNOT, LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. There are definitely disabilities that make learning a foreign language far more difficult, but please, for your son’s self esteem please do not tell him that he has a disorder that will prohibit him from learning anything. There are children with SEVERE cognitive impairments who speak more than two languages, I’ve worked with many. It hurts my heart when I hear parents saying things like that!
With that being said, what are his interests? If he likes music, can he put the terms to a song or chant? It seems really juvenile but if no one else is going to hear it- what the hell? Flash cards are good, writing the words in columns..(IE Column One: Word in Latin, Column Two: Word in English, Column Three: Word in Latin), making studying a game, etc. It sounds kind of childish, but we all do it in college. Anything to help us remember the words. What specific learning disability does he have? It would be beneficial to those answering your question to know what is the specific barrier your son is trying to overcome.