PSY 2105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Percentile
18 Oct 2016
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What is a learning disability: affects both verbal and non-verbal abilities. It is a barrier to learning capabilities and thus the access to any academic skills, such as reading, writing and arithmetic, that are important in school learning. The expression of a learning disability can vary over someone"s lifespan. The term (cid:498)learning disability(cid:499) belongs to both education and psychology. Approximately 3. 2% of canadian children (statistics canada, 2006) Varies by area; 5-15% dsm-v: there are three main areas for learning disabilities. It is present in all cultures, it is durable and can last typically in adulthood. As early as kindergarten, early signs may appear: this is where the role of the teacher is important, as they are the first ones that are seeing the signs or symptoms of a learning disability in children. Spelling; letters reversed (ex. s, k, g: reading. Difficulty reading single words (the, the, the, play, dog) recognition, pronunciation, and understanding of words &
