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Characteristics of LD

Characteristics of Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities vary from one person to another and are often inconsistent within an individual. Some of the types of learning disabilities include:

• dyslexia - difficulty reading
• dyscalculia - difficulty doing mathematics
• dysgraphia - difficulty writing words with appropriate syntax
• dysphasia - difficulty speaking with fluency or sometimes to understand others
• figure-ground perception - difficulty seeing an object from a background of other objects
• visual discrimination - difficulty seeing the difference in objects
• auditory figure-ground perception - difficulty hearing one sound among others
• auditory sequencing - difficulty hearing sounds in the right order

Students may demonstrate one or more problem characteristics. The form may be mild, moderate, or severe.

Study Skills

• inability to organize and budget time
• difficulty taking notes/outlining material
• difficulty following directions
• difficulty completing assignments on time

Writing Skills

• frequent spelling errors
• incorrect grammar
• poor penmanship
• poor sentence structure
• difficulty taking notes while listening to class lectures
• problems with organization, development of ideas and transition of words

Oral Language

• difficulty understanding oral language when lecturer speaks fast
• difficulty attending long lectures
• poor vocabulary and word recall
• problems with correct grammar
• difficulty in remembering a series of events in sequence
• difficulty with pronouncing multi syllabic words

Math Skills

• computational skill difficulties
• difficulty with reasoning
• difficulty with basic math operations (multiplication tables)
• number reversals, confusion of symbols
• difficulty with concepts of time and money
• difficulty copying problems

Social Skills

• spatial disorientation
• low frustration level
• low self-esteem
• impulsive
• disorientation in time
• difficulty with delaying problem resolution