Chapter 1. Learning Disabilities: A Field in Transition

1. Chapter 1. Learning Disabilities: A Field in Transition Ch 1. Learning Disabilities: A Field in Transition

2. The Federal Definition IDEA’97 ICLD Definition NJCLDDefinition -Psychological process disorder -Difficulty in learning -Not due to other causes -Severe discrepancy -Social Skills -Occurs with other conditions - CNS disorders -Heterogeneous disorders -Intrinsic to the individual -With other conditions Definitions of Learning Disabilities

3. Common Elements in the Definitions • Central Nervous System Dysfunction • Uneven Growth Pattern /Psychological Processing Deficits • Discrepancy Between Potential and Achievement • Exclusion of Other Causes

4. Percentage of Students with Learning Disabilities

5. Age Span of Learning Disabilities Population • Preschool children • Elementary-age children • Secondary students • Adults Ch 1. Learning Disabilities: A Field in Transition

6. Ages that Children with LD Are Identified

7. Composition of Students with Disabilities