2. Learning Disabilities A disability in which the individual possess average intelligence but is substantially delayed in academic achievement. (Smith 125) Largest Special education category, with over 50 percent of all students with disabilities identified as having it as their primary handicapping condition. (Smith, 123)
6. Not caused by other factors, such as cultural differences, educational opportunities, poverty, or other disabilities: the exclusion clause
7. Often manifested in language-related areas, such as communication, written language, or reading
8. Problems intrinsic to individual involving that person’s central nervous system, specific deficits in information processing, or the ability to learn
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11. The scores used in some states to determine eligibility for services designed for students with learning disabilities
12. Formulas measure the difference between a child’s potential, as measured by a standardized intelligence test, and the child’s actual academic achievement, determined by a standardized test
33. Affects 10 to 20 percent of the school age population
34. Not all students diagnosed qualify for special education services
35. Those who do have a co-existing condition of learning disabilities
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37. Through Adulthood Follow up studies How adults fare in society, and give us insight in the nature of this disability, and support they need. Majority of students with LD’s drop out of school Unemployed Dependent upon their families
