Learning difficulty – a condition that can cause
an individual to experience problems in a
traditional classroom
Learning context may interfere with literary
skills development and math can also affect
memory
- Ability to focus and organizational skills
- Learning difference – not a disability
- Learning different way from others
- Brain works differently
DYSLEXIA
SKILLS: Reading, writing, and spelling
Phonological dyslexia – affects the way a person
break a words into their component parts
(decoding)
Problems: note taking, reading and writing
assignments.
Signs: reading out aloud, inconsistent spelling,
poor grasp of phonics, letter reversal, halted
writing due to trouble with writing.
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
Signs: may appear paying attention until
incomplete assignments and poor performance
on tests.
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVE DISORDER
Signs: difficulty maintaining focus,
- Over extended periods
- Poor impulse control
- Fidgety
- Messy written work
DYSGRAPHIA
Affects ability to form letters in writing
SIGNS: - illegible handwriting
- Labored writing and taking a long time
to complete
- Problem staying in margins, using
punctuations and choosing between
capital and lowercase letters.
DYSCALCULIA
Affects ability to process numbers
Signs:
- Trouble performing simple arithmetic
and even a struggle in counting
- Difficulty in groupings numbers and
performing the right order of
operations
DYSPRAXIA
- Motor skills difficulty affecting, planning
and coordination of muscles, including
those of hands.
Problem gripping the pen/pencil/paintbrush
- Verbal dyspraxia affected muscles of
the face, mouth and throat limit spoken
language production
AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER
- Difficulty recognizing the differences
between sounds, understanding the
order of sounds, recognizing where
sounds have come from, or separating
sounds from background noise.
LANGUAGE PROCESSING DISORDER
- Difficulty giving meaning to sound
groups in order to form words and
sentences
- Relates to the processing of both
expressive and receptive language
NON VERBAL LEARNING DIFFICULTY
- Difficulty interpreting facial expressions
and body language affecting visual-
spatial motor, and social skills.
VISUAL PERCEPTUAL/VISUAL MOTOR DEFICIT
- Impacts the way a person understands
visual information, the ability to draw
and copy, hand/eye coordination, and
the ability to follow along in text or
paper.
CAUSES
- Genetic influences
- Brain development
- Environmental effects