Lauren Wise

Sherrell

TAP I

May 2017

Learning Barriers

Sleep deprivation: Sleep deprivation can relate to when a student has a disorder that
makes it hard to gain the correct amount of sleep or outside effects that cause this. Can
impact memory and performance of tasks. This leads to worse grades and issues with
problem solving. Some students gain mood disorders as well.

Peer Pressure: Students are often pressured by peers to fit in or do like behaviors. This
leads to bad behaviors and mistakes being made by the student.

Poverty: Poverty is when someone doesnt make enough money to survive or take care
of their family. Disadvantages include the lack of technology, vocabulary, supplies,
clothing, hygiene, and support. Children of poverty havent been taught work ethic
always as well as those who are well off.

Suicidal thoughts or tendencies and Depression: Depression is a serious mood disorder

affecting daily function negatively. Depression also leads to loss of sleep, causing bad
performance in school. Depression also negatively affects a students social skills and
motivation.

Eating Disorder: Eating disorders include a wide range of disorders relating to

purposely not eating correctly. Examples are Bulimia, Anorexia, Purging disorder, etc.
This leads to issues because they focus only on their eating rather than their schoolwork.

English as a Second Language: Students for whom English is their second language
will often be taken to special classes where it is easier for them to learn and adapt to their
new surroundings. But, this is a learning barrier because students still go through culture
shock and struggle adapting. Sometimes these students will be bullied for not fitting in as
well, leading to struggles at school.

Latchkey Children: A latchkey child is a term coined to describe a child who wore or
carried house keys to their house. This means their parents are likely not often home.
This leads to loneliness, boredom, and low self esteem.

Abuse and Neglect: Abuse is language that unjustly vilifies a student or physical
mistreatment. It normally occurs at home by an adult. Most abuse and neglect cases
arent filed. Students who are abused are often expecting the worst and struggle to make
friends. They also develop trust issues and have no close relationships. Teachers can help
by trying to make the student comfortable in the classroom and ask questions about the
students home life.

Lack of Parental Involvement: Parental involvement has been shown to aid childrens
grades as well as their social skills. Parents can do so by building relationships with their
childrens teachers and actively learning at home as well. Children with parents that
arent involved often have poor social skills and lower grades than those that dont. They
also are more likely to become depressed.

Physical Disabilities: Physical disabilities are when a student struggles to perform

physical tasks in the classroom due to physical handicaps or physical barriers in the
classroom. This leads to low self esteem. The teacher should work around these
disabilities and make their lessons catered to students with physical disabilities. Notes
should be put online to aid students.

Cultural Barriers: A cultural barrier is s division between people that typically relates to
culture or beliefs. An example would be language barriers or cultural differences that
relate to how the child acts. Students may also dress a different way related to their
culture or religion, leading to bullying that makes the student hesitant to come to school.
Teachers should talk to their class about cultural differences so that they understand and
dont make fun of each other for them.

Death, Dying, and Grief: Grief is the natural response to death or a bad situation.
Causes of grief are loss to a job, family member, health loss, failure in school, moving,
and divorce. Most young people dont know how to express their emotions of feelings
and bottle them up inside. So, the student only focuses on their grief rather than
relationships and school. This leads to bad grades and loss of friendships. The 4 stages of
grief are denial, anger, acceptance, and depression. Each of these effects the students
learning.

Bullying: The forms of bullying are physical, social, cyber, verbal, sexual, and
prejudicial. A bully is someone who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those
who are weaker. Those who are bullied struggle with anxiety and it could even lead to
suicide. A teacher can talk about bullying to address the problem if they see it in the
classroom.

ADHD and ADD: ADHD and ADD are disorders related to inability to focus. ADHD is
when a student has too much energy and ADD is when a student has too little energy.
Sitting still becomes a struggle for the student. Teachers often consider this disorder to
make the student unintelligent, when really they just struggle to convey their thoughts
in their work. Teachers can help by understanding this disorder and considering that
when they have a student with that disorder.

Dyslexia: Dyslexia is a disorder that involves difficulty in learning to read or interpret

words, letters, or other symbols. These children will struggle in school because their
brains do not comprehend these words or letters correctly. They will have difficulty with
reading, spelling, writing, and memory. These students often have apparent lack of
concentration, low reading level, and tire easily.