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Learning Disabilities
Definition – A condition that causes significant learning problems, most often related to reading and writing; a disability of unexpected underachievement that is typically resistant to treatment.
Unexpected Underachievement – poor school performance cannot be explained by other disabilities or limited potential
Reading/ Learning Disabilities – a students learning disability is most significant in reading
reading words (decoding)
comprehending language
accessing background language
fluency
Mathematics/ Learning Disabilities
retrieving information from long term memory
memorizing
multiple step problems
word problems
reading skills
information processing
Characteristics of Learning Disabilities
Negative Attributions
lack of motivation
learned helplessness and overuse of feedback
Being Nonstrategic – not paying attention to the important features of a learning task or not structuring ones learning
insufficient thinking skills
Classifying – the ability to categorize items or concepts by their common characteristics
Chunking – organizing information by groups or topics
Associating – the ability to see relationships among different concepts or knowledge bases
Sequencing – categorizing and putting items, facts, or