Learning Disabilities
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
LEARNING DISABILITIES
Result from:
environmental factors ( ex. low socio-economic status)
family factors (ex. inadequate reading habits)
personal factors (ex. lack of motivation)
school factors (ex. less effective teaching method)
Result from neurological damage that affect the cognitive functions involved in
oral language
reading
writing
mathematics
Learning disabilities are permanent in nature.
Examples of learning disabilities:
Dyslexia- dysorthographia : problems with spelling and accurate, fluid identification of written words
Dyscalculia: disability that is specific to numbers and calculations.
Dyspraxia/ Developmental coordination disability (DCD): poor performance in activities requiring motor coordination
Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NVLD): caused by anomalies of the white matter in the right hemisphere of the brain. It is characterized by neurocognitive disabilities affecting perception, analysis, memory, understanding, organization and use of verbal and non-verbal information