Basic Reading Learning Disabilities:
Learning disabilities in basic reading affect the ability to read words in isolation and in passages. Students with learning disabilities in basic reading have difficulty understanding the relationship between letters and sounds. Confusion with common letter clusters such as th, sh, ing, str, and ight is common in learning disabilities of basic reading skills.
Causes of Basic Reading Learning Disabilities:
Learning disabilities in basic reading likely involve difficulty with language processing and visual reasoning centers of the brain. They are believed to be caused by inherited conditions or developmental differences in the brain and environmental factors. They are not due solely to vision problems, difficulty with hearing or speech and language disabilities, or lack of instruction.
Symptoms of Basic Reading Learning Disabilities:
People with learning disabilities in basic reading have difficulty understanding the link between letters and sounds. As a result, the learning disabled cannot decode words or use phonics skills to sound out words. Reading is physically and psychologically draining for people with learning disabilities. School problems are embarrassing to many people with learning disabilities, and they will avoid reading whenever they can.
Misconceptions About Learning Disabilities:
All students with learning disabilities may appear less capable of learning than they really are. Learning disabilities may make them seem lazy or uncaring about school. However, most learning disabled students have general learning ability that is as strong as, or higher than, their peers. This can cause tremendous frustration for learning disabled students because of the effort they must put forth to get their work done. People with learning disabilities often know they are behind their peers, which affects their self-esteem, and consequently, motivation.
By Ann Logsdon, About.com Guide
By: Ms. Marilyn R. Perez
