Learning Disabilities: Learning Characteristics

Question 1

What are four learning characteristics for individuals with learning disabilities?

Answer 1

Reading
Mathematics
Metacognition
Memory

Question 2

Reading

Answer 2

Over half of students with a LD have problems with reading. An example is dyslexia, where a student fails to recognize and comprehend written words.

Question 3

Mathematics

Answer 3

1 in every 4 pupils with learning disabilities have difficulties comprehending math. Problems that begin in elementary school generally continue through high school.

Question 4

Metacognition

Answer 4

the ability to monitor one’s performance. deficiencies in metacognition may cause reading problems

Question 5

Memory

Answer 5

Difficulties in short term memory lead to information “going in one ear and out the other,”

Difficulties in working memory lead to problems understanding reading and math

Question 6

Learning Strategies

Answer 6

focuses on teaching students how to learn.

Some learning strategies are breaking big tasks into smaller ones, presenting information visually and verbally, and providing clear expectations