Learning Disabilities: classification, lags

Learning Disabilities:  Classification

General – Lags behind in most areas

Specific - Lags behind in a specific area

Developmental Consequences

3 Major Achievement Lags:

Reading - decoding, comprehension

Writing - spelling, written expression

Math - computation, problem solving, organizational problems, social interaction

Oral Language can also be a problem:  listening, speaking, understanding

 

Reading

  

Phonological Awareness   – Ability to blend, segment, rhyme, and manipulate the sound     of   the spoken word

Phonemic Awareness - Word recognition, word attack skills, fluency, comprehension, main idea, context and clues

Nonverbal Learning Disability = social and emotional development

35 % of students with nonverbal learning disabilities are neglected

15 % of students with nonverbal learning disabilities are rejected

They FAIL = They LOSE MOTIVATION 

Learning Disabilities Association of Canada

 www.ldao.ca