PSYCH312 Study Guide - Final Guide: Brainstem, Sight-Reading, Knowledge Base

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH312
• Professor: Ernie Mac Kinnon

Document Summary

According to the national advisory board on handicapped children, a learning disability is a dysfunction in one or more of the physiological processes involved in using or listening to written or spoken word. These disorders can be in reading, writing, speaking, listening, or arithmetic skills. Committee on learning disabilities states that a learning disability is a generic term referring to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, and mathematical skills. It is presumed that these issues are due to a dysfunction with the central nervous system, and that they are intrinsic to the individual. The law stipulated that for a child to be considered learning-disabled they have to meet certain criteria. The first of these criteria was that the child did not achieve in school to the ability he or she should depending on their age and ability when provided with normal learning experiences.