Lesson Title
Understanding Learning Disabilities and Inclusive Support
Level
Introductory / Disability Awareness Training
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session learners will be able to:
Define a learning disability
Explain key differences between learning disabilities and mental health conditions
Apply inclusive communication strategies
Analyze barriers faced by people with disabilities
Evaluate support strategies
Create simple inclusive learning resources
Stage 1 – Remembering
Learners recall key information.
Activities:
Define learning disability
List examples such as
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
Dyscalculia
Activity example:
Instructor asks:
“Name three learning disabilities.”
Stage 2 – Understanding
Learners explain ideas in their own words.
Activities:
Explain how learning disabilities affect learning
Describe the difference between disability and mental illness
Discuss why support is important
Example discussion question:
“What challenges might a student with dyslexia face in school?”
Stage 3 – Applying
Learners use knowledge in real situations.
Activities:
Practice explaining information in Easy Read
Demonstrate how to support a student with dyslexia
Apply inclusive communication strategies
Example task:
Rewrite a paragraph using plain language.
Stage 4 – Analyzing
Learners break ideas into parts and examine them.
Activities:
Compare learning disability and intellectual disability
Identify barriers in schools or workplaces
Examine why some students struggle
Example task:
“Identify three barriers students with learning disabilities may face.”
Stage 5 – Evaluating
Learners make judgments and decisions.
Activities:
Evaluate teaching strategies
Assess accessibility of information
Judge whether support systems are inclusive
Example discussion:
“Are schools doing enough to support students with learning disabilities?”
Stage 6 – Creating
Learners produce something new.
Activities:
Create an Easy Read information sheet
Design an inclusive classroom strategy
Develop disability awareness training
Example project:
Create a short Easy Read guide explaining learning disabilities.
2. Bloom’s Taxonomy Question Bank (For Quizzes)
Remembering Questions
What is a learning disability?
Name two examples of learning disabilities.
What does dyslexia affect?
Understanding Questions
Explain the difference between a learning disability and mental illness.
Describe how dyslexia affects reading.
Why might students with learning disabilities need extra support?
Applying Questions
How could a teacher support a student with dyslexia in the classroom?
How would you explain learning disabilities using simple language?
How can Easy Read help people understand information?
Analyzing Questions
Compare learning disabilities and intellectual disabilities.
Identify barriers students with disabilities face in education.
Analyze why some students develop low confidence at school.
Evaluating Questions
Evaluate whether schools provide enough support for students with disabilities.
Assess the effectiveness of inclusive teaching methods.
Judge the importance of accessible information.
Creating Questions
Design an Easy Read guide about learning disabilities.
Create a disability awareness workshop.
Develop a support plan for a student with dyslexia.
3. Easy Read Version of Bloom’s Taxonomy
How People Learn
This learning model was created by
Benjamin Bloom.
It shows different levels of learning.
People usually learn step by step.
1. Remember
Remember means knowing facts.
Example:
What is a learning disability?
Name Dyslexia
2. Understand
Understand means explaining something.
Example:
Explain what dyslexia is.
3. Apply
Apply means using knowledge in real life.
Example:
Use Easy Read to explain information.
4. Analyze
Analyze means looking closely at something.
Example:
What problems might students with learning disabilities face?
5. Evaluate
Evaluate means deciding what works best.
Example:
Which teaching methods help students most?
6. Create
Create means making something new.
Example:
Write an Easy Read guide
Make a disability awareness lesson
4. PowerPoint Slide Version
Slide 1
Title
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Learning and Thinking Skills
Slide 2
What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
A learning model created by
Benjamin Bloom
It helps teachers plan lessons and learning activities.
Slide 3
6 Levels of Learning
1 Remember
2 Understand
3 Apply
4 Analyze
5 Evaluate
6 Create
Slide 4
Remember
Recall information.
Example:
What is
Dyslexia?
Slide 5
Understand
Explain ideas.
Example:
Explain how dyslexia affects reading.
Slide 6
Apply
Use knowledge.
Example:
Support a student with dyslexia.
Slide 7
Analyze
Break information into parts.
Example:
Identify barriers students face in school.
Slide 8
Evaluate
Make judgments.
Example:
Which teaching strategies work best?
Slide 9
Create
Make something new.
Examples:
Create an Easy Read guide
Design an inclusive lesson
Slide 10
Key Message
Good teaching helps learners move from:
Remembering
➡ Understanding
➡ Applying
➡ Creating
✅ These materials work very well for:
your book
training courses
Easy Read learning modules
teacher training
disability awareness workshops
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