THEORETICAL PART
2.1 LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ( LDs )
Learning Difficulties ( LDs ) are neurologically-based processing problems. These
processing problems can interfere with learning basic skills such as writing, reading or
maths. They can also interfere with higher level skills such as time planning,
organisation and abstract reasoning .http://www.ldaamerica.org/
LDs are not contagious, but they are probably inherited. It is possible that
children with LDs probably have other family members who have had some learning
troubles, too. However, most learning disabilities are unexplained, there is no known
cause and often, the effects of LDs are seen throughout a personal life.
Generally speaking, it is a disorder characterised by difficulty in the acquisition
and the processing of information.
According to Dr. Levinson’s research, Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities are
the same. In other words, Dyslexia is a syndrome of many and varied symptoms that
differ in intensity. Thus some dyslexics will have severe spelling, reading and speech
difficulties, whilst others will have problems with maths, concentration and memory. It
is caused, according to Levinson, by dysfunction of the brain.
LD is a term that refers to a group of disorders. There are many different types
of learning disabilities:
- Dyslexia
- Dysgraphia
- Dysortographia
- Dyscalculia
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity (ADHD)