Learning disability

A learning disability exists when there is a significant discrepancy between one's ability and achievement. Usually this discrepancy equals a 1.5 standard deviation, typically 22 points between the IQ and an academic area such as math, reading, or written language. Someone with a learning disability does not necessarily have low or high intelligence, it just means this individual is working far below their ability due to a processing disorder, such as auditory processing or visual processing. Learning disabilities are usually identified by school psychologists through testing of intelligence, academics and processes of learning.

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Ability - Achievement - IQ - Math - Reading - Intelligence - Processing disorder - School psychologists

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