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Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University Unit 17 : Identification: Causes, Problems of Learning Disabilities

Unit 17 : Identification: Causes, Problems of Learning Notes
Disabilities

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
17.1 Identification of Learning Disabled Children
17.2 Etiology of LD Children (Causes)
17.3 Problems of Learning Disabled Children
17.4 Diagnosis of LD Children
17.5 Remediation of LD Children
17.6 Summary
17.7 Keywords
17.8 Review Questions
17.9 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarized as below:
• to know about the identification, causes and problems of learning disabled children.
• to describe the diagonosis of LD children.
• to explain about the remediation of LD children.

Introduction
Learning disabilities, or learning disorders, area umbrella term for a wide variety of learning problems.
A learning disability is not a problem with intelligence or motivation. Kids with learning disabilities
are 'nt lazy or dumb (LD) vary person to person. One person with LD may not have the same kind of
learning problems as another person with LD. We will discuss about how we identify them, and
what are the causes and problems of learning disabilities.

17.1 Identification of Learning Disabled Children

Individuals are assessed usually as learning disabled after they start having problems in school. A
variety of tests are administered even after certain tell-tale signs. The three indicators of LD have to
be identified : The following questions can be put to the learning disabled children :
1. Has difficulty in telling the time, remembering the order of days, months and seasons and
mathematical tables.
2. Finds if difficult to organize his work and is often late in submitting his class-work.
3. Seems dull and’slow in responding to others.
4. Cannot correctly recall oral instructions when asked to repeat them.
5. Does not seem to listen to or understand instructions given at home or in the classroom (asks
for repetition).
6. Shows excessive inconsistency in the quality of performance; form lime to time; seems to be
bright in many ways, but still does poorly in school.

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