05:300:383 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Rapid Automatized Naming, Inductive Transfer, Phonemic Awareness
21 Mar 2017
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Introduction to special education - chapter 5 - specific learning disability. The term includes usc conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury*, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. Brain injury in this case is for those born with the injury, not after birth (that is a different category) The term does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities; or mental retardation; of emotional disturbance; or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. Sld is currently the largest special education category, and the cause is most often unknown. Recognize that the field is evolving in its understanding of learning disabilities (which emcompasses such a large group of heterogeneous learners); best practices for teachers working with students with any form of sld are also evolving. Sld characteristics from the individual"s talents and potential shown in other areas. Unexpected underachievement : academic performance significantly below what would be predicted.
