Synonyms Dyscalculia ; Dysgraphia ; Dyslexia ; Learning disabilities Overview The current chapter reviews and integrates conceptual and empirical research on specific learning disorder (SLD), including the following core topics: the definition and diagnostic criteria for SLD; its comorbidity with other ...
Overview The current chapter reviews and integrates conceptual and empirical research on specific learning disorder (SLD), including the following core topics: the definition and diagnostic criteria for SLD; its comorbidity with other disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; its etiology;...
Teacher Support Team General Education Requirements in support of accurate identification of a specific learning disability (SLD) Is it „Yes‟ or „No‟ ? Teacher Support Team • Documentation of presence of appropriate members on the Teacher Support Team to assist in development of ...
specific learning disorderclinical decision-makingbiasattitudescounselor traineesIndividuals with disabilities often face discrimination due to negative attitudes from others around them. This is true for youth with specific learning disorders (SLD), whose experiences of discrimination can increase the risk ...
How is SLD defined and how is the label assigned? According to DSM-5, “Specific learning disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a biological origin that is the basis for abnormalities at the cognitive level that are associated with the behavioral signs of the disorder.” That’s...
Synonyms Dyscalculia ; Dysgraphia ; Dyslexia ; Learning disabilities Overview The current chapter reviews and integrates conceptual and empirical research on specific learning disorder (SLD), including the following core topics: the definition and diagnostic criteria for SLD; its comorbidity with other di...
Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) affects the acquisition of reading, writing and mathematics skills, with a prevalence rate of around 5% in school-age children. In the Brazilian context, there is a shortage of scales for the SLD symptoms screening. Therefore, this study aimed to generate the it...
The Cross-Battery Assessment (XBA) approach to identifying a specific learning disorder (SLD) is based on the postulate that deficits in cognitive abilities in the presence of otherwise average general intelligence are causally related to academic achievement weaknesses. To examine this postulate, we ...
Results: The groups significantly differed on the PPAT test, and the students with SLDs had a lower mean score than the non-SLD students on three components of integration, realism, and perseveration, but not on rotation. On the Bender-Gestalt test, the two groups significantly differed on ...
Empathy and theory of mind abilities of children with specific learning disorder (SLD)The prevalence of reading difficulties is typically higher in males than females in both referred and research-identified samples, and the ratio of males to females is greater in more affected samples. To explore...