PSYC 3505 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Authentic Assessment, Reading Disability
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Definition: 1960"s samuel kirk proposed the term learning disabilities, previously child was likely to be referred to as minimally brain injured. The united states federal definition: visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, mental retardation, emotional disturbance, environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. Processing of visual and auditory information, or the making sense of this. Training students in visual- and auditory- processing skills in isolation information was the underlying cause of academic problems from academic material would help them conquer their reading problems exercises did not result in benefits for students" reading achievement. Researchers determined that these perceptual and perceptual-motor: omission of the intrinsic nature of learning disabilities. Njcld considered learning disabilities due to central nervous system dysfunction: omission of adults. Not just a disability of childhood but, rather, a lifelong condition: omission of self-regulation and social interaction problems. Often experience difficulties in self-regulation and social interaction o. Inclusion of terms that are difficult to define.
