learning+disability

toc =1375968772= = Definition: = Difficulty in mastering a specific academic skill (most often reading) despite possessing normal intelligence and no physical or sensory handicaps. HGD, Chapter 9, pp. 237-239

= Examples: = //Dyslexia//: learning difficulties in reading //Dyscalculia//: learning difficulties in math //Dysgraphia//: learning difficulties in writing //Dyspraxia//: learning difficulties in motor skills //Aphasia/Dysphasia//: learning difficulties in languagemedia type="custom" key="23493818"

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= Mnemonics: = __Types of Learning Disabilites:__
 * R**io (Reading)
 * M**elts (Math)
 * W**ith (Writing)
 * M**olten (Motor Skills)
 * L**ava (Language)

=In the News:= [|A Fight We Can Win] The article above describes a young student with a learning disability, but a family that helps her stay on top of it everyday. It discusses how her family and her community help her learning disability from getting the best of her. Funding special needs is covered by the government, but is never enough. The article explains how the left over gap is filled.

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