Showing posts with label DO YOU HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DO YOU HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY?. Show all posts

Thursday, March 5, 2009

WHAT IS A LEARNING DISABILITY?

This definition will help you not to have preconceived notions of students considered to have learning disabilities. Do not get into the trap of labelling. You could be come part of the problem.

Learning disability

In the United States and Canada, the terms learning disability, learning disabilities, and learning disorders (LD) refer to a group of disorders that affect a broad range of academic and functional skills including the ability to speak, listen, read, write, spell, reason and organize information.

A learning disability is not indicative of low intelligence.

Indeed, research indicates that some people with learning disabilities may have average or above-average intelligence.

Causes of learning disabilities include a deficit in the brain that affects the processing of information.