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In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to psychological and neurological conditions that affect a person's communicative capacities and potential to be taught effectively. The term includes such conditions as dysgraphia (writing disorder), dyslexia (reading disorder), mathematics disorder and developmental aphasia. In the United Kingdom, the term learning disability is used more generally to refer to developmental disability.
Someone with a learning disability does not necessarily have low or high intelligence, nor any innate inability to learn. It just means this individual has an impairment to their ability due to a processing disorder, such as auditory processing or visual processing, that is detrimental to normal teaching methods. Learning disabilities are usually identified by school psychologists through testing of intelligence, academics and processes of learning.
Official definitions
The term "learning disability" was apparently first used and defined by Kirk (1962, cited in Streissguth, Bookstein, Sampson, & Barr, 1993, p.144). The term referred to a discrepancy between a child’s apparent capacity to learn and his or her level of achievement. A review of the LD classifications for 49 of 50 states revealed that 28 of the states included IQ/Achievement discrepancy criteria in their LD guidelines (Ibid., citing Frankenberger & Harper, 1987). However, the National Joint Committee for Learning Disabilities (NJCLD) (1981; 1985) preferred a slightly different definition: More on [ Learning disability ]
Learning Disabilities :: Child and Adolescent
Learning Disabilities :: Special Education
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RTRT @repsaragelser Today's ed fact: 1200 OR kids with disabilities dropped out of high school in '08, incl. 730 with learning disabilities.
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RTRT @repsaragelser Today's ed fact: 1200 OR kids with disabilities dropped out of high school in '08, incl. 730 with learning disabilities.
RT @repsaragelser Today's ed fact: 1200 OR kids with disabilities dropped out of high school in '08, incl. 730 with learning disabilities.
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RT @repsaragelser Today's ed fact: 1200 OR kids with disabilities dropped out of high school in '08, incl. 730 with learning disabilities.
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Banyan Tree - Provides individualized instruction for average to bright students with learning and attention problems in grades 1-6. San Diego, CA.
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Bethany Independent School - Independent, co-educational, boarding and day school for ages 11-18, offering specialized help to dyslexic students. Kent, UK.
Brehm Preparatory School - Boarding and day school offering junior high, high school, and post-graduate programs for students diagnosed with a specific learning disability and/or ADD. Carbondale, Illinois.
Currey Ingram Academy - K-12 independent day school for children with learning differences, in Brentwood, Tennessee. Photo tour of the campus, and information about program, admissions, athletics, and other topics.
Delaware Valley Friends School - A Quaker day school in Paoli, Pennsylvania, promoting multi-sensory teaching and learning strategies for students with learning differences.
Eagle Hill School - Serving children ages 5-16 with learning disabilities. Day and boarding programs available. Greenwich, CT.
Eagle Hill School - Eagle Hill School is located in Hardwick Massachusetts. Preparing the bright learning disabled student for today and tomorrow.
Frewen College: School for Dyslexics - UK independent co-educational day and boarding school for children aged 7 to 17 with dyslexia, dyspraxia, or Aspergers Syndrome.
Meta Description: [ Frewen College is an independent specialist school for dyslexic and dyspraxic young people aged from 7 to 17. We are based in idyllic surroundings in the Wealden countryside, on the borders of Kent and Sussex in the South East of England ]
Gap Academy - A small, alternative school for pre-teens and teens with learning disabilities; located in Toronto, Canada.
Geebung Special School - A Special School Located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia catering for the special educational needs of a small group of students
Hamlin Robinson School - Serving students in grades 1-8 with dyslexia and related language difficulties. Students admitted with average to superior IQ and without primary behavior difficulties. Seattle, WA.
Meta Description: [ Hamlin Robinson School is an independent, non-profit, accredited, state-approved, elementary day school dedicated to providing a positive learning environment that will meet individual needs and nurture the whole child. ]
Hampshire Country School - New Hampshire boarding school educating boys of high ability, ages 9 and older, who need extra personal attention, structure, and direction, including those with Asperger's Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and ADHD.
Meta Description: [ Since 1948 Hampshire Country School has been educating boys of high ability
especially students with Asperger's Syndrome, Nonverbal Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ]
Hill Top Preparatory School - Rosemont, Pennsylvania, private, co-educational college preparatory day school for students in grades 6 through 12 who have diagnosed learning disabilities.
Meta Description: [ Hill Top Prep ]
Hunter School - The Hunter School, a private day and boarding school for children with ADD
Meta Description: [ The Hunter School is a private day and boarding school for children with Attention Deficit Disorder. The Hunter school for ADD children is based in Rumney, New Hampshire. ]
Landmark College - Fully accredited two-year college in Vermont exclusively for students with dyslexia, ADD or specific learning disabilities.
Meta Description: [ Landmark College is the nation's premier college for high potential students with learning disabilities and AD/HD. ]
Landmark School - Co-educational, residential and day schools for emotionally stable students in grades 2-12 with specific learning disability/dyslexia. Located in Prides Crossing, and Manchester-by-the Sea, Massachusetts.
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Landsdale Farm School - Located on a 4 hectare site near Perth in Western Australia catering for students with learning disabilities and working in a rural environment.
Lawrence School - State-chartered, independent, co-educational day school for bright students in grades 1-9 with learning disabilities and attention deficits. Broadview Heights, Ohio.
Meta Description: [ State-chartered, independent, co-educational day school for bright students in grades 1-12 with learning disabilities and attention deficits. ]
Learning Skills Academy - A private, non-profit day school for children in grades 4-10 with language learning disabilities and/or attention deficit disorder. Rye, NH.
Magnolia Elementary School - Located in Cajon Valley region of Ca.providing a planned curriculum
Meredith Dunn School - Assist children with specific learning difficulties, K-8, in obtaining academic achievement commensurate with their learning potential in Louisville, Ky.
Moon Hall School for Dyslexic Children - Situated in rural Surrey, near Dorking. School within a school on the site of Belmont Preparatory - a relationship believed to be unique in the UK. Moon Hall caters for bright dyslexic children aged 7 - 13 years. Specialist tuition results in the rapid rebuilding of self-esteem.
Pathways Academy - A private school for children in grades one through five. Students have average or above average intelligence and learning difficulties in reading, writing or spelling.
Pennine Camphill Community - Education and training for young adults with learning difficulties. The college is set within a Therapeutic Community in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Meta Description: [ Pennine is a Camphill Community that supports a Specialist Further Education College offering education, training and support for young people who have special needs. There are opportunities for volunteering. ]
Scope - Providing disability services throughout Melbourne and Victoria. Assists with the basics of accommodation and respite, health support, therapy and attendant services.
Meta Description: [ Scope is a non-profit organisation providing disability services throughout Melbourne and Victoria to children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities. ]
Spring Ridge Academy - Opportunity for young women 14-17 years old to redirect lives that are being made unhappy and unsuccessful by poor academic achievement, conflicts with parents and peers, drugs, alcohol, self-destructive or acting out behavior.
Meta Description: [ Spring Ridge Academy is a boarding school for troubled teens that offers high school women a choice for change and an opportunity to redirect their lives. We offer support to struggling teens suffering from substance abuse and other behavioral problems. ]
St. Ita's and St. Joseph's School - State Specialist School caters specifically for slow learning children functioning in the mild range of learning disability. Ireland.
Meta Description: [ A Department of Education & Science designated specialist
school catering for children who have a mild
general learning disability ]
Stanbridge Academy - Day school for children with learning disabilities, grades K-12. San Mateo, California.
Summit View School - Dedicated to educating young people with learning disabilities through programs committed to maximizing each student's potential and performance.
Meta Description: [ Summit View specialized schools and therapy programs serve young people with special needs: learning disabilities, autism, AspergerÕs syndrome, mental retardation, abuse and emotional disabilities. TheHelpGroup ]
The Charles Armstrong School - Belmont, CA school serving the dyslexic learner by providing an appropriate educational experience
The Churchill School - St. Louis, Missouri private day school for learning disabled students ages 8-16.
Meta Description: [ Churchill Center & School in St. Louis Missouri, is a private day school dedicated to giving high potential children with learning disabilities the finest individualized remedial education and the support they need to achieve and return to a traditional classroom. ]
The Gow School - College preparatory boarding school in New York state, for young men (grades 7-12) with dyslexia and similar language based learning differences. Includes a virtual tour and general program information.
Meta Description: [ a boarding school specializing in dyslexia and other language based learning disabilities. The Gow School accepts boys in grades 7 - 12 and is located in Western New York. ]
The Greenwood School - Boarding school for boys, ages 9 to 15, with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Located in Putney, Vermont.
Meta Description: [ a boarding school specializing in dyslexia, speech and language based learning disabilities. The Greenwood School is a middle school for boys ages 9 to 15 located in Southern Vermont. ]
The Victory School, Inc. - An educational facility offering children with autism and similar disorders comprehensive individualized and science-based intensive therapy.
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Vanguard School - Offers a program for students age 11 through high school who are experiencing academic difficulties due to a learning disability such as dyslexia or dyscalcula or an attention deficit. Lake Wales, Florida.
Westmark School - Encino, California school for students in grades 2-12 with diagnosed learning differences and at least average intellectual potential.
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