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===Learning Disability/Difficulty===
===Learning Disability===
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_disability Learning Disability] is a type of Specific Learning Disability (SLD) where the students shows difficulty in certain skills that are need for the learning processes like reading, writing, speaking and problem solving due to various factors. Based on the difficulty of skill exhibited by students learning disabilities are further classified as [https://www.iccons.co.in/index.php/Learning_Disabilities_Historical_Background dyslexia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysgraphia dygraphia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyscalculia dyscalculia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder attention deficits]. The child can exhibit mild to severe learning disabilities based on which teachers or support people need to analyze the kind of interventions to be provided at the right time.
Most of these mild to moderate learning disabilities can be resolved if it is identified at the early stages of childhood and given adequate help and accomodations. The schools need to special educators or resource persons to identify such learning difficulties in young children and help them overcome these learning challenges through modification of learning tasks, activities and motivation.
Some of these links will guide us to understand more on learning difficulties in children:
# https://www.iccons.co.in/index.php/Learning_Disabilities_Identifying<nowiki/>- Identification of learning disabilities
# https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/conditions/dyslexia - Dyslexia- symptoms and treatment
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==== Screening tests ====
# [http://14.139.62.22/DALI/ DALI (Dyslexia Assessment for Languages in India):] It is a screening and assessment tool for dyslexia in regional Indian languages developed at National Brain Research Centre and supported by Department of Science and Technology.
# This website provides a list of tests for individually identifying students with learning disabilities. [https://www.iccons.co.in/index.php/Learning_Disabilities_Psychological_Assessment Click here]
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