PSY 30312 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Standard Score, Phonological Awareness, Number Sense
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Specific learning disorder: (cid:449)he(cid:374) a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) readi(cid:374)g, (cid:373)ath, or (cid:449)riti(cid:374)g is (cid:449)ell (cid:271)elo(cid:449) the a(cid:448)erage for the (cid:272)hild"s age a(cid:374)d intellectual ability, he or she may be diagnosed with an sld. Issues (cid:449)ith lds= (cid:272)hildre(cid:374) (cid:373)ay (cid:271)e (cid:271)la(cid:373)ed for (cid:374)ot liste(cid:374)i(cid:374)g, payi(cid:374)g atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374), or for (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:862)slo(cid:449)(cid:863) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h further disguises the true nature of these problems. Dsm-5 criteria: main diagnostic feature= child has difficulties learning keystone academic skills of reading, writing, spelling, or math. Difficulties may be in more than one of these skills, including: Difficulty understanding the meaning of what is read. Difficulties mastering number sense, calculation, or mathematical reasoning. Affe(cid:272)ted a(cid:272)ade(cid:373)i(cid:272) skills (cid:374)eed to (cid:271)e su(cid:271)sta(cid:374)tially (cid:271)elo(cid:449) (cid:449)hat it should (cid:271)e for the (cid:272)hild"s age a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)telle(cid:272)tual ability. Child"s a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t test s(cid:272)ores i(cid:374) a(cid:272)ade(cid:373)i(cid:272) su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ts are at least 1. 5 standard deviations below average for their age and sex standard score of 78 or below the seventh percentile. Performance problems must significantly interfere with academic achievement or daily living.
