Learning disability

speak often in the classroom and when he does it’s not understood. John is diagnosed with a learning disability, and speech impairment. Learning Disability is also referred as “LD”. A learning disability is when someone is facing difficulties in acquiring knowledge and skills on the same level as others with the same age. I think that early intervention can really benefit this disability. Learning Disabilities affect the way one produces information, and speaks New To LD. (2015). Speech…

What exactly is a learning disability? A learning disability is a type of condition that gives a rise of difficulties in acquiring knowledge and skills to the level expected of those of the same age group. In other terms a learning disability generally describes specific problems that cause a person to have difficulties in certain subjects such as; math, writing, and listening. They can also interfere with higher levels of skills such as; organization, time planning, reasoning, long or short…

A learning disability is a problem that interferes with a person’s ability to learn, speak, think, read and write. I have chosen the learning disability called Dyspraxia, also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD). Dyspraxia comes from the Greek word praxis which means “to practice a function”. Dyspraxia is a motor learning disability that makes it difficult to perform coordinated movements and may deal with problems of thought and language. Dyspraxia affects speech, writing,…

very slow and that my brain goes back three younger years then now. When I heard this news, I was devastated that I have a disability. I‘m mean I feel so different for everyone. A lots parent worries their child what is going to happen to their future. Their brains are simply very different.…

How to cope with students with learning disability There are specific attributes of Aaron’s disability that entail specific behavioral characteristics, cognitive function or physical attributes of a learning disorder. That is why he has to constantly take attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication. People with this kind of disorder exhibit behavioral symptoms like being impulsive, short attention span and inattentiveness, restlessness, easily distracted, over-activity or even constant…

with a reading based learning disability the goal for the students was for them to become more efficient in their areas of struggle by including the extra help they need in the social studies classroom. One took place in a middle school where mostly eighth graders were studied. This particular age group normally takes classes like U.S, State and World History as per their states Social Studies standard.(Site) this class can be difficult if students have a learning disability. The most common…

Dyslexia is a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence. This reading disorder was in 1881 but the term Dyslexia was created by Rudolf Berlin. When a person has dyslexia their brain processes longer to the necessary steps to make connections. Dyslexia affects 40 million American children and adults , also people of all ethnic backgrounds. A person 's native language can play…

as another person. Consequently, this is how students with learning disabilities are treated and feel. According to the Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, learning disabilities can be classified as one having cognitive limitations in “math, writing and/or reading readiness” (“Learning Disability”). In addition to having academic limitations, students—specifically elementary—who are diagnosed with a learning disability may also have a hard time retaining and understanding…

Disabilities affect hundreds of millions of people and families all over our world. According to, the 2010 United States of America Census around 56.7 million people live with a type of disability, which has increased by 2.2 million since 2005. The types of functional and activity limitations can be classified into three domains, communicative, mental or physical disability. “Disability is often called a social construct”, meaning that the disability is best understood in terms of how society…

Understanding a student who has a learning disability can be difficult for some. IDEA makes it possible for students with disabilities to be included in general education classrooms. If a student with a learning disability is in a general education setting with a teacher who has never taught a student with a learning disability the teacher may have to alter their teaching strategies If a teacher fails to realize a student is expressing signs of a learning disability the student may suffer with…