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Specific learning disabilities

Bulletin of the Orton Society, 1977
Though specific learning disabilities have probably existed as long as human learning itself, they were "discovered" only at the turn of the 19th century, and have become a pressing social problem in the developed countries only since the 1950s. As the demands on education in the developed countries increase, so does the problem these disabilities ...
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Specific Learning Disabilities

2017
Abstract Specific learning disabilities are high-incidence disabilities. Subtypes include dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and dyspraxia. Learning disabilities can make reading music notation a challenge and can impact academic success. Students may struggle with reading comprehension, writing skills, organization and math.
Paige Cullen Pullen, Holly B. Lane, Kristen E. Ashworth, Shelly P. Lovelace   +3 more
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Cognitive impulsivity in specific learning disabilities

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Many studies on cognitive impulsivity in learning disabled children have been criticized for their methodological limitations, and they have not dealt with the different types of learning disability. The aim of this study was to overcome these limitations and to assess if there was a significant cognitive impulsivity in reading disorder and/or spelling
Renato, Donfrancesco, Daniele, Mugnaini, Andrea, Dell'Uomo   +2 more
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Specific Learning Disabilities

2016
This chapter discusses best practices in providing supports for students diagnosed with reading (dyslexia), writing (dysgraphia), and spelling (dysorthographia) deficits. It examines some impacts of these and associated conditions on learning. The recommended strategies for leveraging learning for the identified population are all evidence-based.
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Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities

Topics in Language Disorders, 2014
Specific learning disability (SLD) identification and eligibility practices are evolving and sometimes contentious. This article describes the historical context and current status of the SLD definition, legislation, regulation, and case law related to the identification of students eligible for ...
Rebecca O. Zumeta, Perry A. Zirkel, Louis Danielson   +2 more
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Specific Learning Disabilities

2014
Abstract The term “specific learning disability” (SLD) applies to specific areas of academic learning in subjects who are intellectually normal, with normal vision and hearing, who do not have any chronic medical or mental disease, and who receive adequate education—but still do not succeed academically.
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Children with Specific Learning Disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1971
In this study 82 children with specific learning disabilities (CLD) and 34 controls with adequate academic performance were given the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). The CLD group scored lower, on the average, than the control group, particularly on Arithmetic, Digit Span, In formation, and Similarities.
Peggy T. Ackerman, John E. Peters, Roscoe A. Dykman   +2 more
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The Search for Subtypes of Specific Learning Disability

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
This month's Topical Review discusses recent research that has attempted to divide the general population of learning-disabled children into a variety of different subtypes. The research is important because it is the first sustained attempt to deal with one of the most troublesome problems in the field: the heterogeneity of learning-disabled children.
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Specific Learning Disabilities: A Neuropsychological Perspective

International Journal of Neuroscience, 1997
A dispersion in cognitive abilities is expected in normal populations. Specific learning disabilities would represent an extreme polarity in a continuum of normal cognitive dispersion. Three propositions relative to learning disabilities are advanced in the present paper.
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Specific Learning Disabilities

2018
Abstract Specific learning disability is a common neurodevelopmental disorder affecting about 5–8% of the school-aged population. A key concept in specific learning disabilities is unexpected low achievement. An individual whose achievement in reading, math, or writing is both low and less than what would be expected based on ...
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