Need of Training of Teachers to Tackle Students with Learning Disability

Education faculties are dedicated to preparing competent teachers. At the same time, they must provide reasonable accommodations in the teaching and evaluation of qualified students with disabilities, in compliance with the mandates of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Learning disability is one of the biggest hurdles in the way of effective learning. Since it goes undiagnosed and untreated in most cases. Students with learning disability are normally being treated as low achievers, because the teachers are not trained to diagnose and treat the learning Disabilities (LDs). This paper discusses some of the underlying legal and ethical issues encountered when working with students with LD in teacher education programs, as well as some ways to enhance success.