Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders

Enable users with disabilities to move, play, communicate, write, speak, and participate in many activities that would be inaccessible without the computer.

Recognizes the need for persons with disabilities to access and use assistive technology devices and provides funding to support assistive technology.

Brain injury occurring before birth, during the birth process, or at some point after birth.

Teachers must appreciate the cultural contributions, differences in assessment procedures, and be fair in considering culture, language, and background.

Student's current performance

Limited English-proficiency

General education classroom

Standards-based assessments

Placing children with disabilities into the general education classroom for instruction

Written plan for the education of an individual student with disabilities

Government committee commissioned by the U.S. Congress to develop a definition for learning disabilities, made of representatives from 12 agencies of Dept.

's., using social disabilities; Federal program

All individuals have variations in learning abilities in various abilities.

A neurobiological disorder in one or more of the basic processes involved in understanding spoken or written language.

To the greatest extent, children with disabilities should be taught with children who do not have disabilities.

Groupings of children with several different disabilities; learning disabilities; mild mental retardation, emotional disabilities, attention deficit disorders, and other syndromes.

A mild or minimal neurological abnormality that causes learning difficulties, .

Strengths and weakness, undervalued incredible talents, at least eight types.

An organization of representatives from several professional organizations involved with learning disabilities, related to the central nervous system, biological

Passed in 2001, to ensure all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and to reach a minimum proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards.

A disturbance in the ability to perceive objects, relations, or qualities-difficulty in the interpretation of sensory stimulation.

Education for all Handicapped Children Act, pased by Congress in 1975 , guarantees a free andd appropriate public education to children with disabilities; first and most widely used definition of Learning disabilities

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 1990); First revision of 75 in 1990

1997 IDEA that was passed by Congress; Second revision of 75 in 1997.

Most recent revision in 2004, the definition of learning disabilities in the federal law is the basis of most state definitions, and used by many schools.

The prereferral stage to identify children with learning disabilities. Students considered at-risk for learning disabilities are given instruction with scientific, research-based curriculum materials.

federal definition, significant difference between achievement and intellectual ability in one or more of seven areas.

Setting of certain standards for the curriculum content and teacher education.

Erratic and inappropriate behavior, Increased motor activity, poor organization of behavior, Distractibility of more than the ordinary degree, Persistent faulty perceptions, Persistent hyperactivity, Awkwardness and consistently poor motor performance.

New views of technology for teaching, learning, assessment, and curriculum development; designing for the diverse needs of special populations increases usability for everyone.