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Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities are neurological disorders that affect an individual's ability to receive, process, store, respond to or communicate information. They can impact areas such as reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, recall and organization. Common learning disabilities include dyslexia which affects reading, dysgraphia which impacts writing, and dyscalculia which involves math skills. Learning disabilities are identified through testing of cognitive abilities, academic achievement, classroom performance and social/language skills to determine if a person's performance is lower than expected based on their intelligence. Symptoms vary but can include issues with reading, writing, math, attention, memory, organization and motor skills.

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Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities are neurological disorders that affect an individual's ability to receive, process, store, respond to or communicate information. They can impact areas such as reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, recall and organization. Common learning disabilities include dyslexia which affects reading, dysgraphia which impacts writing, and dyscalculia which involves math skills. Learning disabilities are identified through testing of cognitive abilities, academic achievement, classroom performance and social/language skills to determine if a person's performance is lower than expected based on their intelligence. Symptoms vary but can include issues with reading, writing, math, attention, memory, organization and motor skills.

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Learning

Disabilities
Definition:
Learning disability is a general term. It
refers to a
heterogeneous group of disorders
manifested in terms of difficulty in the
acquisition of learning, reading, writing,
speaking, reasoning, and mathematical
activities

Learning disabilities are due to genetic and/or


neurobiological factors that alter brain functioning in a
manner which affects one or more cognitive processes
related to learning.
WHAT ARE
LEARNING
DISABILITIES?
Learning disabilities are the problems that affect the brain’s
ability to receive, process, analyze or store information.

These problems can make it difficult for a student to learn as


quickly as someone who isn’t affected by learning disabilities.
Characteristics Of Learning
Disabilities
Slow reading
rate

Problem Problems with


remembering reading and
maths abstract
problems etc. concepts

Problems
Difficulty finding
understanding
main problems or
what they
ideas
read

Difficulty
recalling
answers or
arithmetic
problems
More Characteristics
• Confusion of similar words.
• Confusion or reversal of numbers or math
problems.
• Difficulty remembering formulas/answers.
• Poor organization and management of time.
• Frequent spelling errors.
• Difficulty beginning and sticking with study.
• Letter reversing.
• Poor note taking and outlining skills
• Overly large handwriting
• Difficulty following directions/instructions
• Inability to complete the work in the given
time. Etc.
Learning disabilities are often identified by psychiatrists, school
psychologists, clinical psychologists, clinical psychologists, and
neuropsychologists through a combination of intelligence testing,
academic achievement testing, classroom performance, and social
interaction and aptitude. Other areas of assessment may include
perception, cognition, memory, attention, and language abilities.
The resulting information is used to determine whether a child’s
academic performance is commensurate with his or her cognitive
ability.
Many children have trouble reading. Writing, or
performing other learning related tasks at some
point. This does not mean they have learning
disabilities. A child with a learning disability often
has several related signs, and they don’t go away
or get better over time. The signs of learning
disabilities vary from person to person.
Common symptoms that a person may have
learning disabilities are:
• Problems reading and/or writing.
• Problems with math.
• Poor memory
• Problems paying attention
• Trouble following directions
• clumsiness
• Trouble telling time
• Problems staying organized.
A child with a learning disability also may have one
or more of the following:
• Acting without really thinking about possible
outcomes(impulsiveness)
• ‘Acting out’ in school or social situations
• Difficulty staying focused; being easily
distracted.
• Difficulty saying a word correctly out loud or
expressing thoughts
• Problems with school performance from week to
week or day to day.
• Having a hard time listening.
• Speaking like a younger child; using short, simple
phrases; or leaving out words in sentences
• Problems dealing with changes in schedule or
situations
• Problems understanding words or concepts.
• The most common learning disability is dyslexia.
What is Dyslexia
Dyslexia
People with dyslexia usually have trouble making the
connections between letters and sounds and with
spelling and recognizing words.
The symptoms include:
• Failure to fully understand what other are saying
• Difficulty organizing written and spoken language
• Delayed ability to speak
• Poor self expression
• Difficulty learning new vocabulary
• Trouble learning foreign languages
• Slowness in learning songs or rhymes
• Slow reading and giving up on longer tasks
• Poor spelling
• Difficulty understanding questions and following
directions
• Difficulty remembering numbers in sequence
(for example: telephone numbers and addresses)
• Trouble distinguishing left from right.
• Etc.
By: Sumaiya Zakir- 91232- XI-K Psychology
PPT- Learning Disabilities

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