Learning Disabilities

These filters were created and tested by Salsabel Almanssori as her masters thesis. The thesis itself is available here in the Articles on Pearl Harvesting. The filter for math LD was updated by R. Sandieson 2016.

Learning Disabilities (general)

"arithmetic-and-reading disab*" OR "academic failure" OR "academic skill deficit*" OR "academic underachiev*" OR "bright underachiever*" OR "disadvantaged student*" OR "educationally high-risk child*" OR "learning disab*" OR "high-risk learner*" OR LD OR "learning difficult*" OR "learning disorder*" OR "learning deficit*" OR "learning handicap*" OR "learning problem*" OR "low achiever*" OR "low achieving student*" OR "mild disab*" OR "mild handicap*" OR "neurological dysfunction" OR "slow learning child*" OR "working memory deficit*" OR "exceptional child*" OR "exceptional student*" OR exceptionality

Learning Disabilities (reading)

“deficient reader*” OR “disabled reader*” OR “dyslexi*” OR “language learning disab*” OR “reading disab*” OR “phonemic awareness” OR “poor decoder” OR “poor reader*” OR “reading deficit*” OR “reading difficult*” OR “reading disorder*” OR “reading intervention*” OR RD OR “retarded reader*” OR “reading problem*” OR “struggling reader*” OR “writing disab*”

Learning Disabilities (mathematics)

"arithmetic disab*" OR "arithmetic learning disab*" OR dyscalculia OR "learning difficult* in numeracy" OR "learning difficult* in math*" OR "learning problem* in math*" OR "math* disab*"OR "math* difficult*" OR "mathematic learning disabilit*" OR MLD OR

"Low Numer*" OR "Poor Numer*" OR "Number sense deficit*" OR "Number fact disorder" OR "Math* disorder*" OR "Math* dyslexia" OR "Math* impair*" OR "Arithmetic difficult*" OR "Arithmetic learning disorder*" OR "Arithmetic deficit*" OR Acalculia OR Dysmathematics OR "Digit dyslexia" OR "Gerstmann Syndrome"

Non-verbal Learning Disabilities

“auditory-perceptual” OR “nonverbal deficit*” OR “nonverbal intelligence” OR “nonverbal learning disab*” OR “nonverbal learning disorder*” OR “right hemisphere deficit syndrome” OR “visuospatial learning disab*” OR “developmental dysgraphia” OR “developmental gerstmann syndrome”

ALL Learning Disability search terms combined (from above)

“arithmetic-and-reading disab*”OR “academic failure” OR “academic skill deficit*” OR “academic underachiev*” OR “bright underachiever*” OR “disadvantaged student*” OR “educationally high-risk child*” OR “learning disab*” OR “high-risk learner*” OR LD OR “learning difficult*” OR “learning disorder*” OR “learning deficit*” OR “learning handicap*” OR “learning problem*” OR “low achiever*” OR “low achieving student*” OR “mild disab*” OR “mild handicap*” OR “neurological dysfunction” OR “slow learning child*” OR “working memory deficit*” OR “exceptional child*” OR “exceptional student*” OR exceptionality OR “deficient reader*” OR “disabled reader*” OR “dyslexi*” OR “language learning disab*” OR “reading disab*” OR “phonemic awareness” OR “poor decoder” OR “poor reader*” OR “reading deficit*” OR “reading difficult*” OR “reading disorder*” OR “reading intervention*” OR RD OR “retarded reader*” OR “reading problem*” OR “struggling reader*” OR “writing disab*” OR “arithmetic disab*” OR “arithmetic learning disab*” OR dyscalculia OR “learning difficult* in numeracy” OR “learning difficult* in math*” OR “learning problem* in math*” OR “math* disab*” OR “math* difficult*” OR “mathematic learning disabilit*” OR MLD OT “auditory-perceptual” OR “nonverbal deficit*” OR “nonverbal intelligence” OR “nonverbal learning disab*” OR “nonverbal learning disorder*” OR “right hemisphere deficit syndrome” OR “visuospatial learning disab*” OR “developmental dysgraphia” OR “developmental gerstmann syndrome”