EDSP- Chapter 5
Specific Learning Disabilities - answerDisorder in one or more of the basic
psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language: spoken or
written
7 Areas Affected by Learning Disabilities - answerReading, writing, spelling, math,
listening, thinking, and speaking
Other Factors of Learning Disabilities - answerAnxiety affects performance, not bad
attention they pay attention to everything...average or above average IQ...Learning
Disabilities are Intrinsic
Psychological Processes - answerFunction of brain, measured indirectly, through which
it takes info in, interprets it, & acts on it
Examples of Psychological Processes - answerAttention, Auditory & Visual Processing,
Executive Function, Long-Term Memory, Working Memory, Processing Speed
National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities(NJCLD) - answerRepresentatives
from 11 professional & parent organizations concerned about individuals with learning
disabilities
Dyslexia - answerStudents w/learning disabilities who have significant reading
problems....words get jumbled
Dysgraphia - answerStudent w/learning disabilities who have difficulty in written or oral
language....spelling
Dyscalculia - answerStudents w/learning disabilities who have difficulty in math
Causes of Learning Disabilities - answerPhysiological Causes &
Curricular/Environmental Contributors
Physiological Causes - answerBrain injury, heredity-family has disability, biochemical-
chemical imbalances in the brain
