Learning Disability

What Is a Learning Disability?

Typically, students with learning disabilities have an average intelligence but they will require more specific instructional strategies, program modifications or accommodations. A learning disability does not include a disability resulting from vision, hearing impaired, physical or behavior. Although, many behavior disabled students often have learning difficulties. Discrepancies between academic performance and actual intellectual ability will occur. Diagnosis of a learning disability usually occurs after the child has had a WISC R performed which is the standardized test and is done by a psychologist - usually. Definitions of learning disabilities will often vary from district to district but do tend to convey a common meaning.

Here's a comprehensive list of characteristics of learning disabled students by their specific category:

Visual Perceptual

Auditory Perceptual

Body and Spatial Relationships

Conceptual Deficits

Memory Deficits

Behavior Deficits

Directions:  For the disability that you are in charge of, find examples of the types of issues faced and also find some specific interventions or strategies that may help someone with this disability.  Create a flyer that includes all this information and some sort of graphic or visual that illustrates this issue.