The article is written by Kim Calder Stegemann and titled as “Learning Disabilities in Canada”. The article talks about the learning disabilities in the public schools of Canada. It is where the wider population is optimistic and worthy of few good concerns. Almost each of the territories in Canada is considered being responsible for its own education system. It leads to the inconsistency in definition, the funding for support, identification practices along with the intervention or support services. This essay will analyse the article of Stegemann and evaluate its appropriateness and value. The essay will also consider what types of evidence has been used by the original article. It will further recognize the points of strengths and weaknesses in the structure, the reasoning and the evidence of the original argument. The essay will also identify and comment on the effectiveness of the theoretical strategies employed in this essay.

The article talks about the consequences of not addressing the learning disabilities that can be extremely devastating. Some of the innovative practices are constantly being launched for identifying and intervening holding a great promise for the children and the youth in Canada having disabilities. The article firstly introduces the readers with the concept of learning disability. It defines what learning disability in Canada is and what challenges it pose on Canadian families, parents, children and the youth. As a review of literature, it depicts the history and the current use of term “learning disabilities”. It can be said that the article holds evidence of its claims. It is apparent from the official definitions of learning disabilities that is adopted by the learning disabilities Association of Canada. There is also evidence of strong research and documentation.  It drags evidence from different authentic surveys such as National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, the Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, the Canadian Survey on Disability.

Next, it highlights the mandates from Learning Disabilities Association of Canada in addressing the problem of learning disabilities in Canada.  The training programs and the awareness programs are suggested to be the fundamentals in issues related to mental health and learning.  It further reveals that as per the LDAC, the awareness and the training should be extended into the labour market particularly for the human resource personnel. As far as the data collection is considered, the article has used the secondary method for gathering relevant information. The survey results from CSD, PALS and NLSCY help in identifying the learning disorders from adult populations having increased the reliability of the claims.  

 The article concludes with notifying that education is the responsibility of every territory and province. The author of the article has identified the negative impact of learning disabilities on the families of the students and on the students too. As far as the weakness of the article is concerned, it can be said that the information is limited only to Canada and there is scope for further research. However, the referencing and acknowledgement of the reference is proper throughout the article. The language is lucid and clearly conveys the intended message.

Reference

Stegemann, Kim Calder. “Learning disabilities in Canada.” Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal 14.1 (2016): 53-62.