Learning Disabilities: Characteristics and Instructional Approaches

Abstract

A learning disability is a neurological disorder.In simple terms, a learning disability results from a difference in the way a person's brain is "wired."Children with learning disabilities are smart as or smarter than their peers.But they may have difficulty reading, writing, spelling, reasoning and organizing information if left to figure things out by them or if taught in conventional ways.A learning disability can't be cured or fixed; it is a lifelong issue.With the right support and intervention, h owever, children with learning disabilities can succeed in school and go on to successful, often distinguished careers later in life.Parents can help children with learning disabilities achieve such success by encouraging their strengths, knowing their we aknesses, understanding the educational system, working with professionals and learning about strategies for dealing with specific difficulties.The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal law, defines a learning disability as a condition when a child's achievement is substantially below what one might expect for that child.Learning disabilities do not include problems that are primarily the result of intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, or visual, hearing, emotional or in tellectual disabilities.

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